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LIFE, AS WE WROTE IT

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Jul 20, 2013 · Stephen Pasquini

Tomorrow Never Comes – by Norma Cornett Marek

If I knew it would be the last time that I'd see you fall asleep, I would tuck you in more tightly and pray the Lord, your soul…

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May 23, 2013 · Stephen Pasquini

I Used To Be Awesome!

We start out in life thinking that we're awesome. We can dance in public as 5-year-olds and not care what others think of us. By the time we're…

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May 12, 2013 · Stephen Pasquini

Santa Cruz and It’s Homeless – Attack Poverty, Not The Poor

[pullquote align="right"]"True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it is not haphazard and superficial. It comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars…

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Apr 13, 2013 · Stephen Pasquini

Three Days With the Kids

I have had such a great 3 days with the kids. For the first time in so long, I put everything aside. The blogging, the web dev. and…

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Mar 30, 2013 · Stephen Pasquini

Why and How I Spend Time

People tell me I am wasting my time. People tell me it is all about money, that time is money and unless we convert time to some tangible,…

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Mar 30, 2013 · Stephen Pasquini

Learning to Roll With The Punches

Layla had her spring musical! She played a rock, her neighbor was a boxer!

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Mar 29, 2013 · Stephen Pasquini

Rio in March

I am sitting here in Rio Del Mar. The sun is at my back.. It's time to ride home.

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Mar 28, 2013 · Stephen Pasquini

Wednesdays Ramblings

Today what got me out of bed was knowing I would have a lunch break. And how much I loved taking an hour under the eucalyptus trees, reading…

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Mar 24, 2013 · Stephen Pasquini

The Pasquini Family – Back from the Past

Today I liberated myself from the eyes of the internet and sadly (but gladly) blocked the Pasquini Family from non registered users. Then 1 day later I unblocked…

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Jan 22, 2013 · Stephen Pasquini

Blogging and Other Thoughts, January 2013

I can't believe how things have changed and advanced over the last year. The bar for content creation has been lowered to a degree that anybody can do…

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Dec 16, 2012 · Stephen Pasquini

The Perfect Quite Moments That Define Life

I captured this over the summer when the kids weren't looking. It is one of the favorite videos I have because I caught it when the kids weren't…

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Dec 15, 2012 · Stephen Pasquini

A Modern Discourse on Life: Discourse I – On the Treatment of Others

I. On The Treatment of Others: by: Stephen Pasquini We must make learning our greatest priority in all things. This includes people. We should not judge one another,…

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