Omar On The Go

Day 56 This is becoming more and more common: not writing at night but writing the following morning.  Ugh, technically it keeps my motto of "one post a day" but it is a bit frustrating that I feel is becoming a bit of trend but hey, not trying to make excuses but these past few days I've been very busy and a bit more preoccupied than usual and to top it off, one of my cats is developing flu-like symptoms. Anyways, lets jump into the good news, skipping CrossFit on Saturday was actually one really good idea, you see, friday some of my close friends from DR arrived in Miami and stay with me for a night, early morning we decided to grab breakfast nearby which was great but then another friend from DR who was in town joined us at home for a drink and a chat. Afterwards, with my family I hit the town and took them to different places they haven't been, and we literally spent the whole day driving and walking around the city, having amazing food, running errands, having co...

Day 43 As I said on the post of January 9, I'm the proud owner of two cats: Taco and Pepe, but even though I won't be specifically writing about them, I will be talking about the cats that have come into my life through the years.  The big bulk of them has been after 2020 but, I've been fond of cats (and animals) all my life.  Below a list of the cats I've owned or taken care of at some capacity: 1- Putica (literally translate as "the slutty one") - circa 1993 - was the first cat I ever owned.  She was a stray that we adopted at home.  She got her name due to her tendency to be in heat and well, fooling around with other cats.  She was a free roaming cat and one day left home to never be seen again. 2- The Angora - circa 1996 - this one did have a name, but I can't remember it.  It was a male "angora" cat, FYI, in the Dominican Republic, if a cat has fluffy long hair, automatically is referred to as "an agora cat" even though technical...

Day 39 As mentioned at the end of yesterday's post, I'll be writing about pets a bit more frequently starting today and the main reason is simple: animals have been part of my life ever since I was a kid.  You want proof? Well, here you go: Is very hard for me to pin-point the exact date of that picture but I was definitely very young and was prior to 1991, that I know because of the dog.  Additionally, I can tell you the following details: It was in the front side of my childhood home (same place I was recently visiting), we used to have a lemon tree in the front, now days a type of palm tree, but most importantly is the oldest picture of myself with one of my pets. This one was named Flash (and I think that technically this one is Flash 2) and I'm pretty sure my older brothers have best memories of him, I hardly remember Flash since I was very young at the time, but I think is a good exercise to mention all the pets that have been around me, in certain order of remembranc...

Day 26 Even though I've said on the very first post that this is not a diary and is not intended to be one, today's post will be a bit diary-ish. But first a bit on my thought process to write on the blog: There's none. My days go by as usual but certain events may trigger a memory that would be worth to write about and today it was my friend's Peter birthday mainly because he is a really close friend of mine and is worth highlighting the attributes and the quality of person, he is BUT that won't be today. Today was fairly straightforward but after work I had a couple of errands to do buy some specialty coffee for my little brother and parents before my visit to DR and pick up a Steam Deck a friend lent me.  After I got back home, I noticed this kid and some ladies trying to catch a huge dog I offered to help and they told me that they are not the owners, that the dog seems lost, and they don't live in the community and were very worried for the dog. I hesitated...

Day 9 As usual, going around social media, you come across many different types of post some funny, some stupid, some interesting, some not so much, etc., but today I came across a post from a friend who, along with his wife and dog, were wishing merry Christmas (it was actually posted on Christmas day, but I came across it today). The interesting fact for me is the dog, and I am the person responsible for them to have this dog.  Looking at the post and how happy they seemed, made me think for a second that minor decisions we make can have big repercussions and amazing consequences on others. So, the story goes as follows: It was June 22, 2020, right in the middle of this stupid pandemic, and I had to pick something at the supermarket.  I parked my car and notice a group of construction workers meeting for some work that they were doing at the parking lot.  To my surprise and amusement, one of the workers had a small dog walking around him, I thought that well, the pandem...