Author: jklucero
It is Christmas Season!
It is Christmas season. Well Advent starts next Sunday but lets not quibble over details. Henceforth I will be: Making Merriment everywhere I goRisking my life ...
Linebacker
He wanted to play linebacker just like his favorite football player, his big brother. It was a position he knew well, having earned the right to play it in midd...
Texas Mums
When my son came home and told us he had to have a “Mum” for his date for Homecoming, our response was: “What the Hell is a mum!?. You are get...
Off to College, Goodbye Son
It was 5:00 PM and I was alone at work, after hours in my cubicle, but I was not working. Instead, I was sitting in front of my computer sulking with my arms cr...
Advice to Californians moving to Texas
Being from southern California myself, I wrote these little tidbits of advice a little while ago for those who plan to move to Texas, more specific Central Texa...
The Perseids
Last night I walked out to our backyard with my youngest son to watch the Perseids meteor shower. The peak nights of this event were to include this night. The ...
My contributions to the program
Today is the first day of high school football practice for the last Lucero. Granted my name is not Alzer, Silguero or Whittington whose collective contribution...
My oldest graduates from high school
My son graduated high school yesterday. Although it was 13 years ago, I still vividly remember his first day of school. Here stood this sweet, little boy with h...
Glorious days in the sun
Glorious days in the sun I write incessantly about my children and the game of football. From all perception, it consumes us and is the forefront in everything ...