what really matters

My wife safely delivered our second son on July 21st. We named him Boaz Oluwamitobi Peterson. We will be calling him Tobi. So now we have Tolu and Tobi. I am really really happy, and I’ve been bombarded with so many other emotions like fear and anxiety and joy etc…

My biggest prayer is that I am able to provide my family with everything they need, physically, emotionally and spiritually. I truly don’t care what they become in life, but I hope they are supremely hardworking and super-passionate for everything they do.

Interestingly, I was browsing facebook while having my tea, and I came across this wall post by my friend Cai which I thought was profound. She says:

I could see how back in the biblical times when people lived for hundreds of years, they really had time on their hands. , now the avarage person lives to approximately 87 years. People compared to 400 years… We really better get wit what really is important and stop WASTING Time with things that don’t matter. Enjoy every minute you have, Love,laugh, and share your wisdom make a difference in someones life.

I know exactly what matters…

For more Tobi pictures check out: http://picasaweb.google.com/danielbalapeterson/BoazOluwamitobiPeterson

Published on July 28, 2010 4:28 pm.
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IamRhym.com

In my senior year at Kutztown University I met a Math Professor from the country of Mali. He had REALLY dark skin, and I thought to myself, “hah, i’m not the darkest guy at kutztown university!”. He had grey hair – the type that is common among older african men – the kind that looks like a combination of fine-ly ground black pepper and salt (in his case, more salt) – the kind of grey hair that only comes with wisdom. His grey hair reminded me of my father’s. But if Dr. Guisse dyed his hair black, he could fit in as one of the college students. I was immediately drawn to Dr. Amadou Guisse, an incredibly bright and opinionated man who could talk (and I could listen to) for hours on end.

And then I met his daughter Rhym (pronounced – Reem) who is her fathers daughter (smart/opinionated/grey-hair). At the time she was a computer science major like me, but she didn’t fit in. I could tell that she did not belong in a computer lab, rather a tv-set or stage… I think she finally realizes this, and she is making it happen. So she asked me to build her a website, and I couldn’t say no because I know her dad and her husband Jite is a very close friend of mine – he was one of the first people I met when we came to America, and we’ve been friends ever since.

Fortunately, on my commute, I can work on the train, and I was a able to finish this site for her. I wanted to capture her Arabic and French heritage and convey her bursting personality…

I hope I did a good job. What do you think? Check out: IamRhym.com

Published on July 3, 2010 9:01 am.
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