This is Where I Live

I am from Strongsville.

From ERA and Nike.

I am from the nicest neighborhood in Strongsville.

I am from many generations.

The Essential part of my family.

I’m from Christmas dinners and Curly hair.

From Patty to Ken.

I am from the laughter at family get together and sporting events, from the magic carrot key and where the rest of the moose is.

I am from the Catholic Church.

I am from Italy, spaghetti, and steak.From the Roofing stories about Grandpa and the laughter from Grandma.

To the desk with all the family photos and charitable items that our family has collected from generation to generation.

My Suburban Sanctuary

One place in Strongsville that is very peaceful and calm is Chipotle. Chipotle it is a very calm place. You can grab a bite to eat, where they make amazing burritos, or you can simply just sit there and hang out with your friends. You can’t forget about the amazing salted tortilla chips also. But when people go in there it is very calm, never loud music or people yelling at each other, and it doesn’t smell bad either, it smells awesome, which is a big plus. When you sit at the tables eating your food you just have to relax with who ever you are there with. People watching is one of my favorite things to do when I’m at Chipotle because there is always something going on in the parking lot. When you leave Chipotle, you are always full and it is well worth the seven dollars you spent there.

5 Day Forecast

My Life in a Nutshell

July 6th 1991- I was born at 12:10 a.m.

December 25th 1993- My Grandpa Kamola bought me my Big Foot motorized truck.

May 30th 1995- Learned how to ride my bike without training wheels.

August 10th 1995- Had my picture taken with my Grandpa Vento for the Sun Star Newspaper.

August 1st 1996- First day of Kindergarten.

October 7th 1997- Named student of the month of October.

June 2000- Played my first year of baseball.

October 24th 2005- Freshman Football team went undefeated a perfect 10-0 season.

July 6th 2007- Finally turned 16.

July 19th 2007- Passed the driving exam with a 100% to get my license.

My Credo

1. Impossible is nothing

2. Don't start what you can't finish

3. There is always a hero by your side

4. Friends are what get you through the tough times

5. Work hard, play even harder

6. You only live once

7. No regrets

8. Go big or don’t go at all

9. Stand up for what you believe in

10. Never back down

Phases of the Moon

Sunrise & Sunset Times Day
Rise/Set
Thursday 1st6:14 7:54
Sunday 11th6:04 8:05
Wednesday 21st5:56 8:16
Friday 30th5:52 8:25

Moon Phases
Last Quarter Friday 2nd
New Moon Saturday 10th
First Quarter Sunday 18th
Full Moon Sunday 25th

Recipe

Creme Brulee

1 quart heavy cream 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped 1 cup vanilla sugar, divided 6 large egg yolks 2 quarts hot water

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.Place the cream, vanilla bean and its pulp into a medium saucepan set over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat, cover and allow to sit for 15 minutes. Remove the vanilla bean and reserve for another use.In a medium bowl, whisk together 1/2 cup sugar and the egg yolks until well blended and it just starts to lighten in color. Add the cream a little at a time, stirring continually. Pour the liquid into 6 (7 to 8-ounce) ramekins. Place the ramekins into a large cake pan or roasting pan. Pour enough hot water into the pan to come halfway up the sides of the ramekins. Bake just until the creme brulee is set, but still trembling in the center, approximately 40 to 45 minutes. Remove the ramekins from the roasting pan and refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to 3 days.Remove the creme brulee from the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes prior to browning the sugar on top. Divide the remaining 1/2 cup vanilla sugar equally among the 6 dishes and spread evenly on top. Using a torch, melt the sugar and form a crispy top. Allow the creme brulee to sit for at least 5 minutes before serving.

Slang Dictionary

1. Dude- A word that americans use to address each other. Particularly stoners, surfers and skaters. The Universal Prounoun.
2. Banol- A universal Pronoun used to take place of anything.
3. Bean-Dip- When some on uses their pointer finger and their middle finger to raise the nipple up, the bean dipper has to say "Bean Dip."
4. Solid- Used to describe something or someone as being superior, or excellent.
5. Rip- To fart, in the bad way.
6. Emo- An entire subculture of people (usually angsty teens) with a fake personality.
7. Brew- Can be used when referring to having a beer.
8. Ripper- A football term originated from Mike Rodak meaning a turnover, but can also be used as a universal pronoun.
9. Tool- A fake person. someone does things to impress people.
10. Toolbag- A person who is considered a tool by 3 or more people.

Autobiographical Incident

Freshman Football was one of the greatest times of my life. Early into summer practices I got hurt, because Sam Gallagher fell on my ankle. I was out for a good two weeks but when I came back, I ended up starting again. We went through the whole season with no problems, blowing away the competition because we had a huge team for freshman year. There was only one problem… going into the Brunswick game we were 9-0 and they were 9-0, witch meant someone was going home a loser. The week of the Brunswick game our practices started to get longer and longer, going until at least 6:30.
When Thursday came around we were all ready to go into Brunswick and beat them. When we got off the bus we started warming up and we all knew that it was going to be a tough game. As the first quarter started we had a very hard time running the ball, and that was our feature, I mean come on, we had Alex Kovach! At the end of the first quarter we were tied 0-0. Then the second quarter came along and we still couldn’t run the ball, and then we had a turnover on the 50 yard line, and Brunswick recovered. Brunswick then quickly scored and they were up 7-0. This was the very first time all year that we were down. When we got the ball back we pounded it down the field and we scored too making it 7-7. The third quarter passed and no one had scored, so we were both ties 7-7 still going into the fourth quarter. We had a couple of turnovers back to back, but when we turned the ball over, Brunswick also did the very next plays!
On our final drive down field we were on the goal line and it was 4th down. Our coach George Pana called a time out and he asked the offensive line what we wanted to do. Of course we said lets go for it and oh boy was that a good choice! Alex scored the winning touchdown and we won the game! A PERFECT 10-0 Season.

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