I was able to capture just about every scoring play of our 2012 Upward Hoops season. Here are all the videos which encompass all seven games, including nearly the full last game against the Clippers.

Games 1 & 2

Games 3 & 4

Games 5 & 6

Game 7 against the Clippers

This is the continuation of the baseball video I’ve been making for JJ over the years. It includes this past season and his second year in All-Stars.

Earlier this week, JJ and I went to Coloma, CA for 49er camp. We went back in time to 1854 and saw how the old timers lived.

We recently finished our latest basketball season and thus, the year end video.

Brian shot and directed his first YouTube video in which JJ and their friend Brandon had a “Dougie” contest.

This used to be my playground.

But it’s not so much anymore. And I’m not exactly sure why. I still write a ton and probably write twice as much as I used to when I was updating this blog every few days. But now, instead of writing about whatever it is I used to write about, I’m writing about sports or music or fighting and just not that much about myself. I still talk about my kids all the time, but it’s now on Facebook or Twitter, or I tell their stories in video form.

Why write?

I think the reason I used to share so much in this place was two fold.

1. I liked showing off my family.
2. I liked being in control of my own narrative.

I still like showing off my family. But I think I’ve shied away from communicating about my inner thoughts because life changes so quickly and what you’re happy about at one moment can change so quickly. Things aren’t always how you want them to be. And you don’t want to look like a hypocrite.
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Check out the year-end video for the Upward 49ers. JJ and Bri were able to play with their cousin Ryland.

If you want to watch it in 720p, click the actual video and watch it on YouTube. It looks pretty sweet in full screen too.

JJ had to do a commercial based on a book he read for a book report. In the commercial, he had to showcase a cereal based on the events in the book. He chose “Roberto And Me” which is a fantasy style book about a kid who can time travel to meet baseball players through their baseball cards.

Brian plays the great Roberto Clemente though we didn’t have any Pittsburgh Pirates gear. And we had to use the famous line, “Beisbol has been berry, berry good to me,” which I know wasn’t associated with Clemente. I always thought it was associated with Orlando Cepeda, but Garrett Morris popularized it on Saturday Night Live.