Author Archives: Carmelo

Disneyland 2024

Posted on October 20, 2024 by Carmelo

We spent a pretty awesome week over in California to have some fun in Disneyland. Jaime and I got there a little earlier than our friends so that we could spend our own time wandering the park and buying stuff … Continue reading →

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Horror Fest

Posted on October 12, 2024 by Carmelo

I finally got to meet 2 more Hackers. Horror Fest was much smaller than I thought it would be. The whole con is tiny and the lines for photos didn’t even exist. I basically followed Renoly and Laurence right in … Continue reading →

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Nashville Work Trip

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Carmelo

A few months ago we planned to get our senior leadership team together for an onsite in Nashville. I flew out the night before and so did a couple of my peers. It was different than the our normal set … Continue reading →

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Damien’s 28th Birthday Weekend

Posted on September 8, 2024 by Carmelo

Starting on September 6th, after work, I met up with Damien and Preston for birthday dinner. It was pretty cool having some beers with these two guys and just chatting. We eventually started talking about video game consoles and I’ll … Continue reading →

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Tucson Comic Con 2024

Posted on September 2, 2024 by Carmelo

First, I want to say today is my son’s 28th birthday!! My gosh, he’s getting older. Okay, so on the 30th of this month, Jaime and I drove out to Tucson and did our usual check in at the hotel … Continue reading →

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Dark Ones “Cleopatra’s Curse”

Posted on August 24, 2024 by Carmelo

About this time every year, we go to the Dark Ones party, its one of our friends birthday and its usually at his house. Its a good time and we enjoy hanging with friends and making new ones. The theme … Continue reading →

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Uncle Click

Posted on August 5, 2024 by Carmelo

I found my Uncle! Its been too many years! After getting back with him, mom and I had a video conference with him.

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Courtney and Jolyn

Posted on August 4, 2024 by Carmelo

We got to hang out with our sisters, Courtney and Jolyn, and Courtney was visiting from Michigan! It was really nice to hang out and catch up!

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Hackers Movie: Matthew Lillard

Posted on July 14, 2024 by Carmelo

In 1995, the movie Hackers, came out and I was already interested in computers and knew that I would make that my career when I got out of the Marine Corps. My computer interest turned into a job in information … Continue reading →

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Fourth of July Weekend Party

Posted on July 6, 2024 by Carmelo

With the fourth of July being on a Thursday, we postponed getting everyone to come over to celebrate for the weekend. We had a lot of fun and Jaime made some really delicious food. We had some new friends come … Continue reading →

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