Last night I was perusing through Triumphs & Tribulations to gather some thoughts for an upcoming Toastmasters speech. Of course, as…
Just Juan
Just Juan
I’m not your average guy. I’m a Black man, a Christian, a husband, a father, a gentleman, and an American diplomat…in that order. I manage facilities for a living and my degree in facility management makes me slightly better than most at it. I’m a veteran…I’ve risked my life for my country. I’m a really mellow-like free spirit…Southern-born, internationally cultured. I’m well-traveled…equally as educated too. I’m a thrill seeker…I test the limits of life often and I have a bucket list to prove it. I’m cool, calm, and collected most of the time…and something like a heatwave when I’m not. I’m a lover of the arts, sports, rail transit, subtitles, and a lot of other stuff. I’m a lot of things but I’m not an average guy.
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Flashback FridayNostalgiaSports
Flashback Friday Moment of The Week: 6/17/2022
by Just Juan2 min readThe 2022 NBA Finals concluded last night. The Golden State Warriors won their 4th NBA championship in the last 8 years…
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Flashback FridayFood & DrinkNostalgia
Flashback Friday Moment of The Week: 6/10/2022
by Just Juan2 min readA few weeks back, a friend of mine posted the featured image on his Facebook page with the caption: I’m this…
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Flashback FridayNostalgiaTravel
Flashback Friday Moment of The Week: 6/3/2022
by Just Juan2 min readThe other day, I was reading through June 1 journal entries of times past. I came across the June 1, 2007…
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EntertainmentFlashback FridayNostalgiaTelevision
Flashback Friday Moment of The Week: 5/27/2022
by Just Juan2 min readFor the past 4 Fridays, I’ve been tuning in to the new Amazon FreeVee channel and its Bosch: Legacy series. This…
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Family & FriendsFlashback FridayNostalgia
Flashback Friday Moment of The Week: 5/20/2022
by Just Juan1 min readOn Wednesday night, Mercedes and I welcomed a baby girl into the world. Mackenzie Lynn Thomas is our first daughter, only…
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Flashback FridayNostalgiaSports
Flashback Friday Moment of The Week: 5/13/2022
by Just Juan2 min readToday is Friday the 13th. Here, at The Book of Juan, this is the 14th time I’ve written a post on…
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“Motherhood is the exquisite inconvenience of being another person’s everything” – Unknown As I alluded to last summer when I unveiled…
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Career & Professional DevelopmentFlashback FridayNostalgia
Flashback Friday Moment of The Week: 5/6/2022
by Just Juan2 min readToday is the 1st Friday in May. Going back about 55 years or so, the foreign affairs community—in particular my current…
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FilmFlashback FridayNostalgia
Flashback Friday Moment of The Week: 4/29/2022
by Just Juan2 min readWhile hanging out in the massive Centro Comercial Gran Estación during lunch today, I overheard a woman chastising her dog. She…