2 months & counting

Ronnie showed me a very informative video. Everyone should take something from it or at least be offended by how terrorists see us Americans. Obsession: Radical Islam War Against The West can be googled or seen from the link. It is over an hour long but there is a lot to learn about how we are viewed and "hunted" for their cause. Check it out.

Update: Video pulled off the internet due to lame internet radicalism attempting to not hurt anyone's feelings.

Hope comes from seeing what is to come beyond this world

Mom & Dad, it's your turn to take a big jump out of the plane. Since Matt started this back a year ago or so and Abby did the same a couple months ago and now me, I'm expecting you two to jump like you want to. I had the video on my old hosting service, but I will have it on my Picasa collection sometime soon.

Also, I have finally put the ceremony presentation together that I made for Matt since a lot of people wanted a copy of it. It will be online soon.

Dave, I'm glad you got the chance to visit for a couple days, help me start the break-in process on my new car, and entertain the midget skeleton. Come back anytime, but it won't be long 'til I'm back for some holiday time.

Make it or not?

Dave will be here in Abilene for the next few days...and tomorrow, I'll be taking a dive out of a plane. If I don't make it back safely, wake up enjoy the show of life.

Need a time machine

Skydiving was good, getting the new stang was good, and sailing a couple time this week was good. Now what...

Surprisingly good

Drove some fast cars of the long weekend...finally starting that process of looking to replace the old civic (a Mustang GTCS, Eclipse GT, and a 350Z Fairlady). The weather here has finally got my approval even though my steering wheel cover has been taken off due to it melting in the TX heat. For this week, highs around 80 and lows in the 50s...definitely can't complain. Saturday's jump isn't far away for me & Cody. More than 10,000 feet will be between our falling bodies after jumping from the plane. Mike = still a little scared to jump. Maybe next time.

Recuperating is key

Back from California & glad to be back. After getting to see SanFran, the Yosemite day trip on Saturday was really saving the best for last, and I don't know why more people I know haven't taken the time to go there. It started out at 3am heading out of Stockton with the terrible cold & getting to Yosemite by 5 or so, just in time for the sun to come up with the surroundings. Being above the clouds & feeling 50 degrees and below was a good change from this terrible TX weather. You can see the pictures at My Picasa Account. I'll add some more panoramics later.

Can't be forever

Just finished the training portion today, so the rest of the time is going to be getting over this small cold acquired by the San Francisco day trip(it was quite cold which was good) and heading out to Yosemite to see as much as possible. Everyone have a good weekend.

Some things cannot be celebrated the same anymore

I've been here in CA since Sunday afternoon. It's going fine, learning things, and definitely enjoying the 50 degree weather each morning. Tomorrow I'm taking Elton, another Aramark employee, out to see Oakland & San Francisco since he's never been there before. It should be a nice drive out there, seeing all the turbines again, especially in the Mustang that the Hertz guy was nice enough to give me at the same price. So, I'll get to take good pictures this time of San Fran, this time with a digital camera...Lumbard Street, the Exploritorium, the Oakland Bay Bridge, and of course the Golden Gate.

Dave, glad you're getting into the ECPI program. I hope you stick with it & learn a lot. Mr. Hamby will show you tons. Make sure he tells you about his new color creation. Oh, Mike said you were fat.

Today is Matt's birthday. He is 28, just a little too far away to tell.