Cancer Survivor, writing about Health and Fitness as you age

My just-turned-9 year old son and I had a very earnest conversation about how to guarantee that you get the best cards from Pokémon booster packs. But first, a little background. Before there was Pokémon Go, there was just the Pokémon cards. You can buy individual cards, packs, or sets in tins. You can play the card game or trade. The tins usually have sealed packs with about 10 cards in each packet. My little one has recently had a renewed interest in Pokémon and as a parent, I celebrate any non-digit al engagement. Over the summer, with too much time on his hands and too little supervision, (clearly), the little one started watching Pokémon-related YouTube videos and one genre of these videos are videos fans have made of themselves opening these booster packs and tins. But back to our conversation. My little one is looking up at me with his big brown eyes and explaining to me how he can guarantee he gets the most awesome cards ("pulls") in a booster pack by fo

The boys sleeping under a mosquito net, Trinidad, July 2016. This is just a short post about an epiphany I had coming back from my recent trip to Trinidad. Prior to going to Trinidad with my sons, and in planning the trip and the schedule, I'd been concerned about the length of time we would stay and how the boys would adapt. The longest they'd ever been there was 10 days. This trip was considerably longer. I felt I could adapt, after all, I grew up there, but them? How would the boys handle the heat? (There was no central air conditioning where we would be staying, only air-conditioning in the bedrooms.) What would they be able to eat? (Food was typically spicy and rich, full of fat, salt and sugar and unfamiliar in general.) What about the schedule? Irregular bedtimes, wakeup and activities. The constant rotation of visitors and visiting. Would they sleep comfortably? The mosquitoes! And Zika! And Chikungunya! And on and on. 2 weeks of disruption I felt they

Although there has been a bit of turmoil in my life the last few months, I wanted to give a quick update on my list of 50 things. My list of 50 has been derailed somewhat, and I expect to take the next few weeks to settle back down to my routine. Even so, I still do have an update. #27 on my list of 50 is "Open Kimono". What that really means is that while (I think), I am honest in my relationships, for sure there are some things I have chosen not to share. Now I've decided, well, maybe I should let my friends and family see and know a bit more about me. Hopefully you have already seen that in the posts that I've done, and in my social media presence as @AustinTrini . While I have resisted liking Facebook pages, because my FB page is me, I am loosening up on that too. Some of my blog posts include serious topics like issues of Race , my health like Chemo brain , and my latest trials   as well as what some may consider frivolous, like Strike Back and cussing