Thanks be to God the Father!

Thanks be to God the Father! Thank you for the Gift of Life that you have given me along with the many blessings which it includes: All of the wonderful sisters, brother and family, people that I have met along this journey, that have inspired me, stretched me to the limits, challenged me, loved me and encouraged me. All of them have helped me to realize how meaningful and beautiful my life truly is. Bless them Lord! “Angels we have heard on high singing: Praise to the Father, to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, For unto you this day a Child is Born!” Thank you Lord God Almighty for this blessing that you have given me because of your love for me and the grace that I have been given to know and feel this wonderful gift. You allowed me to know first hand the beauty of my beautiful children. Like you, as a Father, you watched your Son grow up and go through all the ups and downs of life. I got to watch Danielle grow to a beautiful woman with all the ups and downs that life has thrown her. At the wedding of Cana it was a beautiful feeling to see your Son, Jesus Christ, change the water into wine. For the wedding in Corpus Christi I got to see the beauty of how you filled a part of her heart with the Love of her life, Jim. I could see the joy she felt until she reminded me of the beauty of Butterfly Kisses that we shared and then she started my eyes to whine. I have not lost her but share in her happiness and like you we both watch and continue to see them grow and prosper. Like you who lost your Son and it so angered you that the skies went dark and the Earth shook. I felt the anger and pain in losing my child, Lindlee, the night was dark and my world shook but as your Son prayed Father forgive them. I felt no anger with others but in my self that I had no control over what happened as your hands were tied, so were mine. Thy will be done! This was a lesson that I had to learn and pray to accept the gift that I had for a time and then allow her to return to your side in Heaven. You now know that beauty that I will share one day. The gift of the Holy Spirit allows me to feel that comfort: to accept those things I cannot change and to change those that I can. Thank you for making me in your image as Lord of Heaven and Earth, Creator: You have given me your eyes that I might see the beauty in all things great and small. You have given me your hands that I might create beautiful things and things that might not be so beautiful or maybe just in my eyes, for beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. You have given me your voice that I might sing the praises of your name and all the Glories of the Heavens and Earth and I pray they are not as the clanging of gongs for though you have given me languages of men and that understanding lets me speak with the Love of God that they may hear. Even with all the knowledge and wisdom you have blessed me with; let my faith be in thee or I have nothing. So Lord for this Father’s Day I ask for nothing, for you have given me everything!

100 questions and answers you should ask to get to know me!

1) Put your iTunes on shuffle. Give me the first 6 songs that pop up. a. Dil Chata Hai b. March of the Witch Hunters c. Chori Chori Chupke Chupke d. Down Presser Man e. Kaun Disa Mein f. Aguas de Marco 2) If you could meet anyone on this earth, who would it be? Jesus Christ 3) Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 23, and give me line 17. Broiled flounder with lemon 3oz Meat o carbs. 4) What do you think about most? Sex 5) What does your latest text message from someone else say? I’ll shower and be over in 20, text me when you are ready. 6) Do you sleep with or without clothes on? Without clothes unless I am around others. 7) What’s your strangest talent? Cooing like a pigeon and other animal sounds I make. 8) Girls…. Have nice eyes and boobs; while Boys…. Turn me on more because I like the sex and don’t have to worry about babies. 9) Ever had a poem or song written about you? Yes, Paul Bryant sang a song about me at a coffee shop in Denton. 10) When is the last time you played the air guitar? Probably when I was playing with the children and playing the Air guitar on their side to make them squirm. 11) Do you have any strange phobias? I do not like heights but not a phobia. 12) Ever stuck a foreign object up your nose? Yes, my finger. 13) What’s your religion? Christian but a spiritualist too. 14) If you are outside, what are you most likely doing? Working in the yard or walking. 15) Do you prefer to be behind the camera or in front of it? Behind the camera, I like to observe rather than be observed. 16) Simple but extremely complex. Favorite band? I don’t do favorites but one I like is Los Tigres del Norte. 17) What was the last lie you told? Probably telling someone I liked something when I really didn’t. 18) Do you believe in karma? Yes, and it usually comes back to bite me in the ass. 19) What does your screen name mean? Chimera Dream Warrior . I am always battling against my two Sides. I am part Cherokee so dream warrior and the Chimera is a Creature with more than one nature or species. Male/female, good/bad, English/Spanish, Aquarius/Pisces. Some of my two sides. 20) What is your greatest weakness; your greatest strength? Trying to please others. 21) Who is your celebrity crush? I have to think, still don’t pick favorites, but Taylor Lautner is one that comes to mind. 22) Have you ever gone skinny dipping? Yes 23) How do you vent your anger? It is under control but I used to be like my mother and throw things. 24) Do you have a collection of anything? Shot glasses, owls, turtles 25) Do you prefer talking on the phone or video chatting online? Video chatting is more fun. 26) Are you happy with the person you’ve become? Yes, but I still have room to grow. 27) What’s a sound you hate; sound you love? Emory board; Koel 28) What’s your biggest “what if”? I won the lottery. 29) Do you believe in ghosts? How about aliens? Yes, Yes 30) Stick your right arm out; what do you touch first? Do the same with your left arm. Nothing, the window 31) Smell the air. What do you smell? Bamboo sent candle 32) What’s the worst place you have ever been to? An outhouse 33) Choose: East Coast or West Coast? West coast 34) Most attractive singer of your opposite gender? Jennifer Lopez 35) To you, what is the meaning of life? Antes que te cases mira lo que haces. 36) Define: Art. Aesthetic beauty: The branch of philosophy that deals with the nature, expression, and perception of beauty, as in the fine arts. 37) Do you believe in luck? Yes, if I didn’t have bad luck I wouldn’t have any luck at all. 38) What’s the weather like right now? Cold 39) What time is it? 8:51 pm 40) Do you drive? If so, have you ever crashed? Yes, the question is how many times have I crashed? 41) What was the last book you read? Out of Oz 42) Do you like the smell of gasoline? No 43) Do you have any nicknames? Lana Jonez , Wool, Maestro 44) What was the last movie you saw? Tarzan 45) What’s the worst injury you’ve ever had? Cracked 4th & 5th lumbar vertebrae 46) Have you ever caught a butterfly? Yes 47) Do you have any obsessions right now? No, I don’t get obsessed 48) What’s your ? What is life like after death? 49) Ever had a rumor spread about you? Yes, 50) Do you believe in magic? Yes, Never grow too old to believe in magic. 51) Do you tend to hold grudges against people who have done you wrong? No 52) What is your astrological sign? Born on the cusp of Aquarius and Pisces 53) Do you save money or spend it? Both but save more than spend it. 54) What’s the last thing you purchased? Groceries 55) Love or lust? Well I am working on Lust till I find Love. 56) In a relationship? No 57) Are you a virgin? Not since I was 10. 58) Can you touch your nose with your tongue? Hell No 59) Where were you yesterday? At home in bed with a Dark Knight. 60) Is there anything pink within 10 feet of you? Yes, a flamingo planter that is holding pencils. 61) Are you wearing socks right now? Not hardly I only wear them when I wear shoes for going out in public. 62) What’s your favorite animal? Owls 63) What is your secret weapon to get someone to like you? Kill them With kindness. 64) Where is your best friend? Jericho, NY 66) What is your heritage? Irish American 67) What were you doing last night at 12 AM? Masturbating 68) What do you think is Satan’s last name? Angelis 70) Are you the kind of friend you would want to have as a friend? Of course I am with my Narcissus complex 71) You are walking down the street on your way to work. There is a dog drowning in the canal on the side of the street. Your boss has told you if you are late one more time you get fired. What do you do? I go to work because I can’t swim anyway and the dog swims better than I do. 72) You are at the doctor’s office and she has just informed you that you have approximately one month to live. a) Do you tell anyone/everyone you are going to die? Probably after it sinks in on me. b) What do you do with your remaining days? Just what I do everyday, enjoy life. c) Would you be afraid? I am not afraid to die, I have lived a full life and at my age my days are numbered. Gracias a Dios! 73) You can only have one of these things: trust or love? Love 74) What’s a song that always makes you happy when you hear it? Somewhere over the rainbow. 75) What are the last four digits in your cell phone number? 9043 76) In your opinion, what makes a great relationship? Sex and compatibility 77) How can I win your heart? You can’t unless you are drop dead gorgeous and damn good in bed. 78) Can insanity bring on more creativity? It hasn’t yet, I get more insane daily and yet no more creative. 79) What is the single best decision you have made in your life so far? Maybe not the best but retirement takes the top of the list right now. 80) What size shoes do you where? 9 81) What would you want to be written on your tombstone? I haven’t set down to write it out yet artesano, bilingual 82) What is your favorite word? At any rate 83) Give me the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word: heart. attack 84) What is a saying you say a lot? Entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trencho. 85) What’s the last song you listened to? You’ll be in my heart 86) Basic question: what’s your favorite co lor/colors? Black, blue 87) What is your current desktop picture? 2015 Year of the Ram 88) If you could press a button and make anyone in the world instantaneously explode, who would it be? Thou shalt not kill 89) What would be a question you’d be afraid to tell the truth on? How I really feel about you. 90) One night you wake up because you heard a noise. You turn on the light to find that you are surrounded by MUMMIES. The mummies aren’t really doing anything, they’re just standing around your bed. What do you do? Wake myself up it’s another weird dream. 91) You accidentally eat some radioactive vegetables. They were good, and what’s even cooler is that they endow you with the super-power of your choice! What is that power? To grow wings and fly. 92) You can re-live any point of time in your life. The time-span can only be a half-hour, though. What half-hour of your past would you like to experience again? Right now the sex I had yesterday. 93) You can erase any horrible experience from your past. What will it be? I’ve probably forgotten more of them than I care to remember. 94) You have the opportunity to sleep with the music-celebrity of your choice. Who would it be? Ricky Martin or Enrique Iglesias 95) You just got a free plane ticket to anywhere. You have to depart right now. Where are you gonna go? Europe 96) Do you have any relatives in jail? No 97) Have you ever thrown up in the car? All the time 98) Ever been on a plane? Yes, longest for 22 hours 99) If the whole world were listening to you right now, what would you say? Jesus is Lord! 100) Give me your top 5 favorite blogs on Tumblr. a. http://betomartinez.tumblr.com/ b. jocknights.com c. jockvideos.com d. hexdecimal.tumblr.com e. http://dominicanmen.tumblr.com

a good knight

Well last night I had a good knight, or rather he had me. It has been way too long. Not as long as it has been since my last post but I write more on Facebook. Then that may not be true. I got mad at them and deleted my whole account. That lasted about 3 days and then I started a new one. They just had too much information or rather I was being bombarded by the stupid ads that were connected to all the cookies. At any rate, the dark knight is 31, 6'7", 250 lbs, 37 w. Athletic, Black, Hairy Body, Mix,says he is 12" but I estimate more of 9"and entertained me for 3.5 hrs. He says he will return, who knows, it would be nice, but I will not hold my breath, although I believe he will be. Of course the first thing I did was to inform my friend in New York, poor boy I brag too much. His problem is wanting a relationship, me I just want the sex. What am I doing again? bragging... sorry but I was waiting on the songs to shuffle through I tunes for my next blog item on a questionnaire that I thought about doing but I have to do the first things first, get my mind off of sex. Hard to do and I just turned 61 3 days ago. Nice birthday surprise. The only difference between men and boys is the size of their toys. Afterall little boys like Batman and I like My Dark Knight.

Year's beginning and now it is Marching on to a new life, counting down the days.

Well we were off today because of another sleet storm on Sunday. I did my taxes after doing my friend's taxes over the phone from NY to TX on Sunday. Too much information and yet not of any importance. January went by and it was wonderful. I got my baby married to the man she loves and they are happy. She tried to make me lose it when we had the Daddy daughter dance she chose Butterfly Kisses. My friend from NY came down and had a hard time getting there because of that sleet and his flight turned around and stranded him in Houston. He caught a ride with a couple of ladies so he made it down a few hours late but still a day before the wedding. We made it through all the fun and he and my ex hit it off well. Now she wants to plan a vacation with just the three of us. I told them both they were too much alike and I could not handle that they would drive me crazy. Of course he and I smoked and drank like crazy as we always do when we get together. Then February came and went with only one exciting thing. I joined the 60's club on my birthday and I also had to let them know, if I was going to get paid for my local days, by March 1 so I did it on my birthday. This was my gift to me. Come to find out I only had 8 days of local days so it wasn't worth it. I have like 95 state days that I will lose if I don't take them. I am too responsible to take them. I will finish the job I set out to do, then walk away a better person! No one will get in my way! I know the way, the truth and the life! RESPECT YOURSELF ENOUGH TO WALK AWAY FROM ANYONE OR ANYTHING THAT NO LONGER SERVES YOU, GROWS YOU, OR MAKES YOU HAPPY. This was something I found and posted on my facebook today. I just read the weekly newsletter that tells us to win the kids over but not by intemidation or threats. Baby them some more. They already run the school and no one does anything. That tells me that 26 years in Dallas and 34 total years is enough and now I retire and if I choose look for a new career. I am looking forward to retirement.

Dear Family and Friends, Well 2013 is almost over. The snake will be gone and then the year of the horse. That is my year and the 5th cycle of the zodiac so it should be a great year. Last year was not so bad with the announcement of the wedding on the 16th of December, 2012. So after that was only left to make all of the plans. I told my daughter that I would give her so much for the wedding but to leave me out of the planning. That job she and her mother fought over. Even after me warning her to let Danielle plan it and only offer to assist when she asked for her help. But of course, that was not meant to be because someone had expectations of what it should be and yet one had expectations of what she wanted so here in lays the dilemma. I went down over spring break to help her get unpacked from the move into a bigger apartment. I also took down the headboard from her bed that I had redone. In July I went up to New York to visit my best friend and his family. He tolerated me for 9 days and we had a great time, I have to admit it was my favorite trip to NY. School started in August with some big changes. I spent the last year over at Eduardo Mata as the Computer Lab teacher in charge of programs such as I-Station and Reasoning Minds. We opened the brand new building for O.M. Roberts and I got placed back in the 5th grade as a Bilingual teacher of Reading and Social Studies. It was not what I was expecting. I had these same kids with a few additions back in the 3rd grade and now I have to get them shaped up for the STAAR test in the spring. It has been a rough year with only 5 of the original teachers and 5 of the original staff members. Now we have a new principal and she has 3 new assistant principals and depending on whom you ask you get a different response. It is like the blind leading the blind. They say in Spanish “En la tierra de ciegos el tuerto es rey.” which means that in the land of the blind the Cyclops is king. It is a good thing that I know how to use my third eye and seek guidance from the man upstairs. We have made it through the first semester and retirement is looking better and better. I feel sorry for those that are just starting out and don’t have that option. So in January I am flying to Corpus Christi for a wedding and I have been told to behave myself, we shall see, but I don’t think it is me that we have to worry about. Then we shall see what the rest of the new year holds. I hope you have had a good year, a very Merry Christmas, and a Most Prosperous New Year for you and yours.

Viva la Indepencencia

Well today is the 16th of Sept. The celebration of the Mexican Independence and the 6th anniversary of getting the keys to my new house. Now it still seems new and a nice place to come home to after a long day at school. This school year is really interesting. Only ten original teachers and the 5 aides that were with us throughout. Many are talking already of not staying. Many are hoping things will change after the board finally decides what they will do over the super's violation of board policy and violation of his own contract. Many of us feel nothing will happen as does the super. The board has put the metting off till sat when they were supposed to meet on Thurs. now they will meet again next Thurs but no actions will be taken. We shall see. The new school has a principal and 3 assistants and everytime you ask a question then they do a nice little sidestep. Today I had to go in for a conference after a spot observation on Friday. It wasn't the best but they never are at the beginning of the year. That way they can say how much you have grown. Of course I could defend all I did and she was pleased with my work and complements me for steping up even though I didn't want 5th. yeah, yeah, yeah I've heard that before. Maybe 34 is the end of my teaching career. We shall see. Worked hard this weekend so I came home and did nothing today. Thinking about all the things I am not doing in the yard. We shall see. Thinking of destroying some of the things I built up and not working so hard, especially since the things are not growing. We shall look around and see what we are going to do. Right now it is time for bed. Just going to go rest and wait to see what tomorrow brings.

A lot on my mind but I don't want to do anything.

Today is Mija's birthday and like her Mom Mom I had to sing Las Mañanitas. She wants it recorded on her phone each year. I made her another video and posted it to her facebook page. She is spending her birthday with her intended. They are getting married in Jan and that should be an interresting wedding. But that is another story. Saw yesterday where the ex-boyfriend and his brother are going to be back in Pune to spend some time with the folks. Procrastinating because this is the first year I have felt like retiring from teaching. Not because of the kids but because of the new administration. We shall see.