Peter Catalano

There are a great many different online dating sites that have emerged over the past five years. For lack of a better description, many of the newer developed dating sites are specialized. What does that mean? Rather than just be a general dating site where you need to narrow down your criteria for someone to [...]

This week is interesting for me.  It seems that the stress of the holidays keeps extending much as stores are extending the start time for Christmas shopping.  Whereas I love the gift giving time of this year, I find myself asking many questions this time of year.  Some things simply do not make sense to [...]

A couple of days ago I sat down to write a marketing plan for my business ventures.  I quickly stopped the process when I realized that I was not “standing” in a place that empowered me.  I asked myself, “When people encounter me, what is it that I want them to “feel” without me having [...]

Today I had the privilege of delivering a meal to a real cool people who have a son, Jack, who recently had brain surgery.  Jack has a rare genetic disease called Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC).  TSC causes tumors form in various organs, primarily the brain, eyes, heart, skin, kidneys, liver and lungs.  Jack has at [...]

The fires in Central Texas has impacted thousands.  Lost are homes, trees, and life.  In addition, the smoke filled air caused many to have bronchial issues.  My prayers go out to all the lives impacted. While the fires were in full force, my wife and I created an emergency evacuation plan complete with suitcases packed. [...]

I hear the same thing over and over again, “Love your spouse”, “Love your children”, “Be home more often”, “Never go to bed angry.”  And the list goes on.  Yet I always wonder why the same rhetoric needs to be said over and over again?  2 to 3 thousand years ago people wrote about the [...]

As I am walking the dogs on this cold December evening a sense of relaxation starts to overcome me.  Anthony was born less than 24 hours ago in our home.  I’m now a father! The phone is ringing and I see it is the midwife, MariMikel Penn.  What does she want at this late hour? [...]

So your doctor says your newborn needs treatment for jaundice. This is not the time to get scared or wonder “what did I do” or “why did they not catch this earlier.” Jaundice is a common occurrence and can easily be treated with phototherapy. Let’s take a layman’s look at jaundice… First, the liver processes [...]

Are you concerned about jaundice in your newborn?  All three of our children had jaundice and one of them needed hospital care for phototherapy treatment. So, even though we are not doctors, we are able to share our experience. Probably the most exhausting experience was the birth of Anthony.  For he had what is called [...]

So I left you some time ago in this series.  I apologize to my regular readers who may be wondering what happened.  The answer is I got stuck.  I let myself get stuck in the thoughts of which direction I want to take this series.  so, typical of me, paralysis by analysis set it.  Ever [...]