Category: Fatherhood

Education and Brown Sugar

 It seems inconsequential…my daughter needs brown sugar for her recipe and rushed out to get it.

What isn’t so obvious is that she needs it for an on-line school assignment that starts at a set time and will be broadcast to her teacher and peers. At this moment I am thankful to have the time and ability to rush out and get her what she needs so she’s in compliance with her school work.

But what if I weren’t here?

What if I was like the millions of people whose work or career or necessity takes them away from the home-school everyday and entrust their younglings to be accountable for all the hiccups that come in current education?

How do I convey to my children the relative privilege they enjoy because of how their family’s economy is structured?

Am I more patient with the tribulations of other families who, in spite of wanting to succeed, struggle daily with the reengineering of how we are teaching?

All from a $2.99 bag of brown sugar.

Know his Heart – Hugo explores his latest Nightmare?

Hugo had a rough night of sleep and on dream stood out among the rest and kept him up the rest of the night. In an unusually brief Pod Hugo asks himself about fatherhood and the relationship with his son.

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Podcast: Teach the Children Well – Hugo has a lot to Pass On

From the Simpsons to 12 Angry Men who has taken over the teaching duties at Casa Torres since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Can parents like him design a curriculum for their at home students. Hugo thinks you can.
Today on the Show:
YouTube – The Art Assignment –  https://www.youtube.com/user/theartassignment
Lisa the Beauty Queen (The Simpsons) –https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Lisa_the_Beauty_Queen
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Podcast: Galatian Reap – Hugo accounts for what he’s Planted

Hugo has been planting seeds…literally and figuratively. These actions eventually come to manifest and eventually lead for either a rich bounty or disastrous results. In this episode Hugo talks about being a mindful farmer and thinking about what you put in your ground/mind for you will eventually reap the results of it.
Today on the Show:
Galatians 6:7-9  NIV- “Brothers,   if someone is caught in a sine, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted. Carry each other’s burdens, an in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. Each one should test his own actions. Then he can take pride in himself, without comparing himself to somebody else, for each one should carry his own load.
Anyone who receives instructions in the word must share all good things with this instructor.
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.”
Hugelkultur (Hill Culture) Gardening: Self Sufficient Me https://youtu.be/3O2qCQU7Cac
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Podcast: Revisionist History – Is your own life story true?

The Fall Season is upon Hugo and with the onset of Thanksgiving soon approaching he thinks on what he thought of the holiday then and what he thinks of it now. Thanks to a quick exchange with his son, Hugo thinks about the new histories kids are learning and how they contrast with his idyllic knowledge when he first came of the United State from Mexico.
Today On the Show:
Louis CK – Indians, White People and God’s Earth
Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History:  https://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-series/
Daniele Bolelli’s History on Fire: http://historyonfirepodcast.com/episodes
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Podcast: Everybody Hurts – In a bad place but there is hope.

Earlier this week Hugo Tweeted; “I am tired, unmotivated, lonely and overall sad this morning. I have struggled to get out of bed and my body is resisting my pleads to move. I am not in a good place.” Lots of good people sent positive and uplifting messages that began the healing process. Hugo talks about how he got to be in the bad place and how he found his way out.
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Podcast: Talk a Minute – Funds are Tight, Listener Compliments and More

Hugo doesn’t have a set agenda for this episode. No larger point he’s got to make with follow up calls to action. Today on the Pod Hugo talks about the challenge he’s facing in Sept 2019 as kids return back to school from a long and expensive Summer. With some fun and exciting interviews on the way this is Hugo taking a breather and just pontificate. We hope you enjoy!
Today on the Show:
Luxury Sex Towels interview: https://anchor.fm/hugotorres/episodes/Conversations-Anne-Rae—Luxury-Sex-Towels–More-e51vn4
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