The Adventures of Captain Imperfecto

You are here: Home » Love and Meaning in 2013 Left to right: Nico and Christopher celebrating Christmas at a Disney World Resort December 31st, 2012 / January 01, 2013 Happy New Year "Let them have cake!" Okay Marie Antoinette, the Queen of France, I am not.  But for some reason I am thinking about that statement while enjoying this strawberry fruit covered cheesecake. It is written that she would use that line when she was informed that the,"peasants have no bread."   I'm sitting on a chair in my Walt Disney World Resort hotel room, staring at the 4 foot Christmas tree that I bought specifically for our Christmas week stay here. The lights are vibrant, thanks to the creation of LED. The golf ball size glass ornaments are glimmering from the twinkling lights of the tree that cast a spectrum of color off the four walls of my room.   My body is so sore from a busy 2 days of preparations for this trip that included worki...

You are here: Home » Just the Lyrics Mimie Marquez Fusaro December 27th, 2012 In honor of Mimie's fortieth birthday, I am posting this as is. No written blog, no promotion, just the lyrics to one of our songs that I dedicated to her in the begining of our relationship, that just happened to follow us throughout our life.  Happy birthday Mimie Jo Fusaro - 12/27/1972...   BRIAN MCKNIGHT - BACK AT ONE  Written by Brian McKnight It's undeniable  That we should be together  It's unbelievable  How I used to say  That I'd fall never  The basis is need to know  If you don't know  Just how I feel  Then let me show you now  That I'm for real  If all things in time  Time will reveal  [Chorus] One  You're like a dream come true  Two   Just want to be with you  Three   Girl, it's plain to see  That you're the only one for me...

You are here: Home » Goodnight, Santa Left to right: Nico and Christopher playing in a mall Christmas display December 24/25, 2012 For my boys, Christmas Eve's upon us and its almost Christmas Day.  I'm standing in an open field hoping to see Santa's sleigh. I want to catch a glimpse of him passing his Christmas cheer, and brag to everyone I know, about seeing his eight flying reindeer. The clouds cover the earths heavenly dome, bringing the clear night sky into obscurity. Its haze brought a thick wall of snow, that has been falling hard, upon this meadow all night long. If the overcast, doesn't recede into the abyss of night, then I fear my standing here tonight, could cause me to end up on Santa's naughty list. The heavy snow continues on and the white flurries are going to make it impossible to see, St. Nick's magical flight. I guess it's just not meant to be. I close my eyes and make a wish, hoping that the thick veil of butter...

You are here: Home » Game On Isle 12 Left to right: Christopher and Nico at Pro Bass Shops December 19th, 2012 I get so angry at times, about my life when I take the time to sit back and contemplate about my losses. I mean these losses aren't like a sports team that loses a Super Bowl or World Series game where you have to wait an entire off season to redeem yourself. There is no next year when you experience tragedies in your life. I just can't revamp my life and turn it into championship season the following year. No, when that buzzer goes off and life ceases to go on, it is truly a finale. My feeling of anger surfaces in the weirdest places too. For instance, I’m in a grocery store and my anger lies somewhere in-between aisle 6 and 7: The frozen dessert section. I think this overwhelming feeling occurs because I see food Mimie (my wife) and I shared together. The feeling of loss manifests itself from deep in my stomach, and it...

You are here: Home » Finding Peace with Loss Somehow Left to right: Nico and Christopher knocked out after a long day December 17th, 2012 I just got through a long weekend stretch of working. It feels like I was on a 3-day bender. In 72 hours (Friday through Sunday), I crammed in 40 hours of work, mingled that with tending to my boys at night when I got home, and somewhere in there, I found some sleep for my weary body. For the first time since I lost my wife, I wept for something else unrelated to my situation. I cried for those children and adults lost in Newtown, Connecticut, at the hands of a killer, a downright coward. I cried because I could see those children's innocence through my kids' eyes. May God console those parents and their children rest in the Kingdom of God.  Their lively, busybodies, full of curiosity in all that life offers them, were cut short before it started. And now, I place myself in the shoes of the murdered children's parents by thinkin...

You are here: Home » When in Rome Left to right: Christopher and Nico at Animal Kingdom Walt Disney December 12th, 2012 Everyone has a story to tell when they return from vacation. Like, "I caught a fish this big..." I knew I would have something to write for my Adventures of Captain Imperfecto blog to share with you, my reader. So sit back, relax, and let me tell you about this walk in the downtown area of San Francisco...  Since I arrived in California, my dad kept telling me,  "You have to go on the Trolley car; it's a must-do in San Francisco. When in Rome, son, When in Rome!"  "But dad, you've never been to San Francisco or Rome." "That doesn't matter!"  his voice shouted through my cell phone. After days of wandering through the city streets of San Francisco, I thought I knew how to get around. I was becoming one with the city folk regulars until I found myself lost while trying to find a local movie theater. I was ...