INMATE #1: THE RISE OF DANNY TREJO DOCUMENTARY

   I just got done watching the documentary dedicated to the Latino actor Danny Trejo. In the documentary they talk about Danny's life which includes his time as a alcohol/drug user and time in prison. How he overcame the diversity and struggle growing up in his home town of Pomona in Southern California to the star we know today. From armed robber to boxing champ at San Quentin to the being on the big screen. And how he gives back to teach and give people hope in there life.

MOVING TO OUR OWN SPOT

   At the start of the year in February we got the news that the owner of the house we were renting was going to sell it. We had ninety days to get out and find a new place. Now lets go back a little, I had to move back in with my parents back in 2006 after I had a work injury that would put me out of work for four years. Within those four year I had three surgeries on my right wrist. Needless to say I have not been in a good spot financially to live on my own in California.

WEEKEND RENO TRIP

   This past weekend I headed up to Reno, NV for a little get away. Also to kill two birds with one stone. Not only for the get away, but also to pick up some material for work. Normally I would plan more then just a two day trip, but the need to get away was a must. So off to Reno where we stayed at Circus Circus hotel.

   My job has a store out in Reno, and we had a customer who needed some paint we did not carry. The Reno store carried that paint, so it worked out perfect that I would be headed out that way. This would save us money and time so I could get my customer the items they needed faster.

EL RANCHO STEAK HOUSE RANT

In this rant, I go off on the service at the restaurant El Rancho Steak House in Castro Valley, California. 

CHEESECAKE FACTORY REVIEW

   I have only been to The Cheesecake Factory twice in my life, and I really don't know if I will go back again. I went there the first time years ago, and from what I remember, it was a good experience. This last trip, not so much. Last Sunday(4/22/18), I went to the Cheesecake Factory in Pleasanton California with my brother Joseph, sister Emily, and wife Crystal, we did not have a good time.

   We did not have a long wait, we got sat pretty fast. The outside sitting was open, so we decided to eat our lunch outside in the beautiful weather we was having. The waiter came over and took our drink orders, and after awhile took our food order. As we sat outside, the sun started to move. When we sat down, the sun was behind the building, and now was right in my face. I get that since we decided to sit outside, that that was a possibility of happening. When our waiter came to check on us, I asked if he could bring a extra umbrella that was sitting in the corner over to block the sun, he said okay and left.

DON JOSE'S MEXICAN RESTAURANT FOOD REVIEW

   Don Jose's Mexican Restaurant in Castro Valley, California has some great memories for me when I was in and after I graduated from high school. I use to frequent that place all the time, they had the best salsa. I remember one time a friend and I went there just for some chips and salsa cause they were so good. Back then, that was my spot, I took many dates there. Now a days the food, not as good though.

   I had been to Don Jose's in a few years, then went back to be disappointed. The food was not as I remembered, and the salsa tasted like tomato paste. I could not believe that one of my favorite spots had gone down so much in just a few years of me being there. After that experience, I said that I would not return. So I moved on from a place that was a go to for me.

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PEOPLE ARE UNBELIEVABLE

   Yesterday at work I get a call from my wife. The first words out of her mouth are,"I got some great news for you". Right away the first thought that pops into my head is,"Oh great, she lost her job some how!", but no, that was not it at all. She tells me that someone stole her Social Security Number(SSN). With her stolen SSN, some low life opened a account with Verizon to get a cell phone.

   The wife tells me that she called the people at the Social Security place, and they told her to file a police report for stolen identity. She had also talked to he people at Verizon to tell them she did not open a account with them and that she wanted it closed. When I asked her if they had closed the account, she said they told her that she would have to fill out some paperwork and send it back to them so they can investigate everything.

TRYING TO HELP MY DAD GET TO KANSAS

   My dad really wants to go to Kansas to see his older brothers who live out there. One of my uncles that live in Kansas is not do to well. My dad would like to see them while he can. My dad has had to retire recently because he had to have his right hip and knee replaced.

STARTING SCHOOL AGAIN...NEED IT TO WORKOUT THIS TME

   Since graduating from Hayward High I have gone to many different schools. Every time it I finished a school it something has happen and it's seems like it was a waste of time. Well maybe not a waste of time, but the job that should have followed didn't workout for whatever reason. Now that I am starting school again on 2/1/2014, has started giving me mixed feelings, I'll explain why.

THE WIZARD..VIDEO GAME MOVIE OR SUPER COMMERCIAL

   The Wizard was a movie that came out on December 15, 1989 staring Fred Savage, Luke Edwards, and Jenny Lewis. The Wizard is know for having many different references to video games and accessories for the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System).  The movie also was the introduction to one of the biggest and fan favorite games for the NES, Super Mario Bros. 3. Many think the movie was more a super commercial for the NES.

   The movie follows two brothers trying to flee to California. The youngest brother Jimmy is thought to be suffering from a mental disorder ever since his twin sister died in a drowning accident in a river two years prior to when the movie takes places. Since the death of his twin sister, Jimmy does not like to interact with anyone. He spends most his time playing with blocks and boxes. Jimmy could always be found with a lunchbox that he does not let leave his side. After the death of the sister, Jimmy's whole family got torn apart. His parents separated and he now lives with his mom and step-dad. His brothers Cory and Nick live with their father.

A GREAT DOCUMENTARY,THE TOWN GAME:TWO LIVES, TWO PATHS

   I just got done watching the documentary called The Town Game:Two Lives, Two Paths. It's about two home town boys of Oakland California. How they both had similar childhoods and were both great basketball players with the skills and dreams to make it to the NBA. They follow the paths of Demetrius "HOOK" Mitchell and Leon Powe. The documentary was narrator-ed by co-founder of The Black Panthers Party Bobby Seale.
   Bobby Seale tells the story of the two men and there troubles of there life growing up in Oakland. How both were great athletes and how there choices and the people around them helped with the path they ended up going down.