August 17

From my brain

1 2010
- 1.1 Me 17:14, 17 August 2010 (EDT)
2 2008
- 2.1 Me 08:49, 17 August 2008 (EDT)
3 2007
- 3.1 Me 08:35, 17 August 2007 (EDT)
4 2006
- 4.1 Me 15:21, 17 August 2006 (EDT)

2010

Me 17:14, 17 August 2010 (EDT)

Chef S, I never ended up calling you last week because everything was stalled on Bradford's end and I only got updated info today.

The verdict: No.

Mr. B's primary issue was that there is no direct means of communication between the school and the Hassler. He's well aware that you are willing to translate, but he would have rather had a direct line. In addition, from a liability standpoint, he says that injury issues are just too problematic and the school just can't do something like this yet.

He and Chef M are both going to research alternatives both locally and elsewhere within the US. The few local options we came up with, I know are more commercial production enterprises, and nothing near what I'm interested in doing. They're digging through their contacts, but without being too pessimistic, I honestly doubt there's much in the niche market that I'm looking for out there that would ALSO qualify for an externship.

First and foremost then, a question I need to have you ask of the Hassler: is this opportunity available just right now and just this winter? I remembered that originally, you and Chef Francesco thought there wasn't an opening for me, but that was because you thought I needed the summer. If I'm not able to go after my graduation (in late February), is there still the opportunity still to be available in March?

If you can find out that vital piece of information for me, it would severely limit the number of variables in this decision. As it stands, I am still more than willing -- based on advice from the sources I cited before -- to forgo completing school. In my old job (and in life), I was always someone who just "went with the flow" of things. I have never been more determined to complete what's right for me. Everything about this seems right...except not for the Bradford Schools apparently.

Please let me know what you find. Again, my apologies for not having contacted you last week, but if you still want to speak this week or early next, please let me know.

Sincerely,

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2008

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Me 08:49, 17 August 2008 (EDT)

Sometimes, you find a role model, someone to live up to. Other times, you find that person you absolutely and under no circumstances want anything to do with: the anti-role model.

This person is one such. Don't live your life like her.

Dolores Aguilar

1929 - Aug. 7, 2008

Dolores Aguilar, born in 1929 in New Mexico, left us on August 7, 2008. She will be met in the afterlife by her husband, Raymond, her son, Paul Jr., and daughter, Ruby.

She is survived by her daughters Marietta, Mitzi, Stella, Beatrice, Virginia and Ramona, and son Billy; grandchildren, Donnelle, Joe, Mitzie, Maria, Mario, Marty, Tynette, Tania, Leta, Alexandria, Tommy, Billy, Mathew, Raymond, Kenny, Javier, Lisa, Ashlie and Michael; great-grandchildren, Brendan, Joseph, Karissa, Jacob, Delaney, Shawn, Cienna, Bailey, Christian, Andre Jr., Andrea, Keith, Saeed, Nujaymah, Salma, Merissa, Emily, Jayci, Isabella, Samantha and Emily. I apologize if I missed anyone.

Dolores had no hobbies, made no contribution to society and rarely shared a kind word or deed in her life. I speak for the majority of her family when I say her presence will not be missed by many, very few tears will be shed and there will be no lamenting over her passing.

Her family will remember Dolores and amongst ourselves we will remember her in our own way, which were mostly sad and troubling times throughout the years. We may have some fond memories of her and perhaps we will think of those times too. But I truly believe at the end of the day ALL of us will really only miss what we never had, a good and kind mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. I hope she is finally at peace with herself. As for the rest of us left behind, I hope this is the beginning of a time of healing and learning to be a family again.

There will be no service, no prayers and no closure for the family she spent a lifetime tearing apart. We cannot come together in the end to see to it that her grandchildren and great-grandchildren can say their goodbyes. So I say here for all of us, GOOD BYE, MOM.

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