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June 2017
LESSONS I LEARNED FROM MY DAD
MY DAD’S STORY
My dad’s life has been anything but easy. His own father passed away when my dad was just a few months old, leaving his mom single with seven kids. Both of them were originally from Mexico, and they worked for years as fruit pickers in the U.S. At 6 years old, he was picking strawberries from the vines. My dad remembers watching over his little sister as she crawled around in the shabby wooden box that served as her crib. Eventually, they decided to move out to California to meet up with a cousin, living in a wooden shed on a pig farm in Bloomington. Eventually, after saving up and doing odd jobs around the farm, and his mother cleaning local doctors’ offices and houses, they made it out to San Bernadino, to a nicer house and a better environment. But the whole family still worked to help them get by. For my 8-year-old dad’s part, he would spend his days outside the newly established Norton Air Force Base, shining shoes and bringing the money home to his mom. They subsisted on bags of beans, flour, rice, and a lot of hard, hard work. Eventually, my dad went into the Army. Every penny he made out there during the Korean War he sent back to his mom. He didn’t know she was setting aside almost all of it. When he came home, he had enough money saved up to buy a car with only cash. Eventually, he met and married my mom. With his persistent work ethic, he saved up the money to get through school, and became an industrial engineer. The way I remember him during my childhood, he never stopped working hard. He’d be up at 4 a.m. for a long run — he was fond of 5K and 10K races — then it’d be off to work until 6 p.m. But that’s not to say he didn’t have time for his family. He somehow managed to coach my baseball team in the midst of all this, not to mention that he and my mom raised five kids, each with a work ethic as fervent and driven as his.
I see it as the quintessential rags-to-riches story. He was born without a father, the son of a fruit picker, and through his unending dedication to hard work, went on to raise five highly successful kids. Now, at 88 years old, he’s still going strong. He looks like he’s 65, and wakes up five days a week to get to the gym and work out. He’s out dancing almost every other week. No matter which way you look at him, he’s a deeply impressive figure. All of us kids are incredibly grateful for all the wisdom he’s imparted to each of us. This June 18 — Father’s Day — we’ll get together and remind him of the huge impact he’s had on our lives.
-Patrick Silva
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4 DRINK HACKS TO KEEP YOUR BEVERAGE COOL
The sun is summer’s greatest ally — and greatest enemy. For every sun-soaked day at the beach, there are sunburns trying to ruin the party. For every excuse to drink an icy beverage, the sunshine’s more determined to keep the drink from staying cool. These hacks will allow you to enjoy the benefits of the summer sun without the side effect of a warm beverage. First, let’s say you just got home from the grocery store where you purchased a 12-pack of your favorite soda. You’re thirsty and it’s room temperature at best, right? Patience is a virtue, but there’s nothing wrong with accelerating the process. Fill a bowl with ice water and add a teaspoon of salt, then submerge a can of soda in the bowl. This process will cool your drink more than twice as fast as just putting it in the freezer.
This other example requires less work, but it takes more freezer space. And if you’re like the rest of us, your freezer is pretty packed in the summer! Wet a paper towel and wrap it around a bottle or can before you place it in the freezer. The contents inside will cool much more quickly. If you have more time to plan, this hack will keep your drink cold for longer. Ice doesn’t fit in a bottle, and freezing your beer or other beverage will get you to Slushy Town in a hurry. Fill an empty bottle about halfway, put the cap on, and place it in the freezer on its side. When it’s frozen, pour your favorite beverage inside — the ice from top to bottom will keep the contents cool on the go. Bonus Hack: This has nothing to do with the sun, but is still a neat way to make drinking your beverage easier. If you go fancy and use
a straw when you drink from a can, you know how hard it is to get the straw to stay put. Spin the can’s tab around and feed the straw through it. Now you’ll have a well-behaved straw that doesn’t shift around when you need it to be there for you. The sun is hot, and the summer is long. You need the comfort of a cool beverage to help you get through it. Keep cool, wear sunscreen, and have fun!
SUCCESS STORIES
“Patrick represented me at several court hearings. I was impressed with his professionalism and knowledge of the law. He was always willing to take the time to explain to me what was going on. It is important to have a lawyer who does not leave you with the feeling that there is somewhere more important that he needs to be. Thank you so much for the work you did on my behalf, Patrick. – DUI Client, Anonymous “Mr. Silva did an excellent job representing me. He was able to plea down my DUI to a lesser wet reckless. He was diligent in pursuing the best outcome for me. He and his office did a good job keeping me informed as the process moved along. Mr. Silva is professional and tenacious. I felt his advice was good and his performance on my behalf was well-done. He is easy to work with and explains everything clearly and completely. “Happy to have hired Mr. Silva.”
“Excellent DUI lawyer.”
– DUI Client, Anonymous
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WHEN CHALLENGE AND SPEED COLLIDE THE DIFFICULT FONTANA SHORT COURSE RACE
The second race of the Kenda Cup, a mountain bike race series running from February to late June, took place in Fontana, California. You may not think Fontana has any mountains to bike, but right in the middle of Southridge, there’s a huge quarry mountain sticking out of the earth like a giant green thumb. The Fontana track is one of the toughest short courses around, with difficult technical climbs littered with ruts and rocks — and an even more challenging descent. When it came to race day, I was battling it out with some other older guys, right in the middle of the larger pack of races. These 20 guys are the type that train five to seven hours a week — not exactly small-time. The course has a couple long straightaways before you hit the single, narrow track. The strong guys immediately get on the gas and get to the front of the group, but often, somebody will miss one of the following hairpin turns, bunching up everybody behind them. After the turn, the track narrowed drastically, until there was room for only a single, maybe two, bikes. It’s a constant climb up to about 1.1 miles. Then, we began a series of extremely technical descents, with over 100 turns, avoiding ruts that are 6–12 inches deep. Guys are
wrecking left and right, bikes slipping into the ruts and throwing their riders off. Not a pretty sight. Half the battle is staying up and staying alive. On the back of the technical descent, we got down into the flats, leading straight to the starting line. The entire course was about 4 miles long, and the race involved three laps. It’s one thing doing a single lap at all-out breakneck speed, but it’s another doing three. But I was happy with my time. My laps were pretty consistent, though I did spill off my bike for a minute or two. I moved up from the bottom two finishers last year to being in the bottom 25 percent — I’ll take that.
SUMMER CRAB ROLL
Latin Legal Word of the Day
INGREDIENTS
• 8 ounces fresh or canned crabmeat • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise • Kosher salt • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature • 2 soft rolls, split down the center like hot dog buns • Green leaf lettuce leaves (for serving) • Freshly ground white pepper
LATIN PHRASE ad idem
LITERAL TRANSLATION
to the same thing
DEFINITION AND USE
In agreement.
DIRECTIONS
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1. Mix crab and mayonnaise in a small bowl and season with salt. 2. Heat a large skillet over medium heat. 3. Butter opening of buns and cook until golden, about 2 minutes per side. 4. Place a large leaf of lettuce in each bun. 5. Add crabmeat mixture and season with pepper. 6. Enjoy!
KIM B.
Recipe inspired by BonAppetit.com.
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Lessons I Learned From My Dad 1 2 3 3 3 4 INSIDE THIS ISSUE 4 Drink Hacks to Keep Your Beverage Cool Success Stories The Difficult Fontana Short Course Race Latin Legal Word of the Day Summer Crab Roll Book Review: ‘Black Hole Focus’
HOW INTELLIGENT PEOPLE CREATE A POWERFUL PURPOSE FOR THEIR LIVES BOOK REVIEW: ‘BLACK HOLE FOCUS’
Relying on destiny makes people complacent. When you assume there’s already a plan in place, you may put your life on autopilot, drift aimlessly, and fall into a habit of small, meaningless decisions. This could lead to a hollow fate, but one that you can avoid with effort. As internationally acclaimed Fortune 500 consultant Isaiah Hankel, Ph.D., explains, “The toughest decision a person will ever make is determining his or her ultimate purpose in life.” Hankel has worked with leading corporations around the world and regularly presents at premier academic institutions, including Harvard University and Oxford University. In his book “Black Hole Focus,” Hankel rejects the complacent notion of destiny entirely, instead giving individuals the tools they need to find and fulfill their own purpose. Hankel starts by presenting research that links having a clear purpose with slower rates of mental decline and greater longevity. This is due to the fact that having a purpose enables you to meet your three prime needs: growth, connection, and autonomy. By “ruthlessly evaluat[ing] your current position,” as Hankel instructs, you determine if these prime needs are being met. Your purpose is determined when you established a plan to meet all of these needs.
When trying to meet your prime needs, it’s important to remember every purpose will demand years of effort. For this reason, Hankel guides you to develop a can-do mindset and avoid willpower depletion. From here, you can create a whatever-it-takes mentality, which makes you better able to overcome challenges without feeling discouraged as you pursue your purpose. Based on scientific concepts from the fields of psychology, physiology, and motivational theory, Hankel’s ‘Black Hole Focus’ offers valuable instruction to benefit anyone, from CEOs to stay- at-home parents. If you feel bound by circumstances, using “Black Hole Focus” to help you find your purpose may be the way out.
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