Hugo's Posts

Just before Thanksgiving 2018 Hugo talks about his anxiety about public speaking and how he overcame it. Hugo also discusses at miraculous event that he was part of and how that helped him gleam some insight on how we can best treat each other.

One more note: I am (Hugo) Thankful for the wonderful feedback, comments and friendships that have come as a result from this Podcast. I am happy to see the audience grow and that I can be accessible to talk to you further about my thoughts here. It means the world to me....Thank you.

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Hugo attended a Conference this past weekend and at one of the workshops he found himself sharing and caring about the troubles young men face. In this Episode he talks about what he learned from the struggles of others and how we might want to give the next generation a chance.

On the Show:

The Adelante Youth Alliance: http://www.adelanteya.org

Pasadena City College: pasadena.edu

Hunger Games Blog Post: http://sangabrielvalley.blogspot.com/2018/01/hunger-games.html

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Hugo has been making choices. Difficult and weighty choices over the last few weeks. Decisions as a coach, as a voter and in Social Media. On the Podcast he discusses his philosophy on how to deal with these choices and how he manifests it in real life.

On Today's Show:

The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler, long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,

And having perhaps the better claim,

Because it was grassy and wanted wear;

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black.

Oh, I kept the first for another day!

Yet knowing how way leads on to way,

I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

A terrific recording of the poem is available at the Poetry Foundation: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44272/the-road-not-taken

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Basketball Season is here and in the few minutes before selecting this year's Middle School team and cutting a throng of athletes, Hugo shares his thoughts on Sport and what it means to play.

Today on the Show:

Excerpt from the speech "Citizenship In A Republic"delivered at the Sorbonne, in Paris, France on 23 April, 1910 by Teddy Roosevelt: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."

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Hugo discusses how his view of one Quote has changed over the years and what Movement means to him in his saddest moments.

On the Show Today:

"I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself." D. H. Lawrence Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/d_h_lawrence_188621

G.I. Jane: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119173/

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Hugo is not a very bright man but he knows what are some good books to read. This guy takes some time to share why he hasn't read some of the greatest novels of our time. Just a bunch of excuses if you ask this reviewer.

On the Show Today:

From my Blog - On a Mission to Civilize - http://sangabrielvalley.blogspot.com/2017/12/on-mission-to-civilize.html

GoodReads Popular 100 Books to Read Before You Die - https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/100-books-to-read-before-you-die

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Hugo doesn't fit into one of this old dress shirts today and the realization sends him into the passage of time and lost opportunities. My goodness this guys is all feelings but he means well...if you like what you hear drop him a line. He's happy to hear from you on Social Media.

On the Show Today:

To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time by Robert Herrick: https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/virgins-make-much-time

The Newsroom Scene: https://youtu.be/fFcaKADJBdg

Subscribe to the Podcast or you can find Hugo on Twitter at @hugosposts on Insta at @hugotorres or his blog at sangabrielvalley.blogspot.com

Sports in film can be an inspiration to many of us and Hugo is no exception. As a father, he had a revelation over the weekend over the gut-punch inspirational sport flicks pack and how they have been tailored mostly to one demographic. Hugo asks questions about the relevance of the message these shows have and how we may want to produce stories of success that are not so male centered. Your thoughts and comments always welcomed.

On the Show Today:

The Miracle Season - https://www.miracleseason.movie/

Rolling Stone - 30 Best Sports Movies of All Time : https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-lists/30-best-sports-movies-of-all-time-71467/

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Hugo took objection to a Tweet. He discusses the importance of free thinking and the dangers of self-imposed policing of the mind's actions. He also contrasts the wording of the offending Tweet to a passage of one of his favorite books. Thoughts and Comments always welcomed.

On the Show Today:

Book Quoted is 1984 by George Orwell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four

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The Morning after the confirmation hearing of the next Justice to the United States Hugo discusses what is next. From the idyllic images of the past to the raw truth of today. Agree? Disagree? I want to know!

On the Show Today:

What is Gaussian Blur - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaussian_blur

Morning in America Commercial (1984) - https://youtu.be/Zn9fR_-X9uw

Subscribe to the Podcast or you can find Hugo on Twitter at @hugosposts on Insta at @hugotorres or his blog at sangabrielvalley.blogspot.com