I miss the Peach Pit

Just wanted to say hello to everyone... haven't been able to blog much lately and I am a little upset with my email right now because sometimes I'll type a long email and my computer will send the email without actually including the text. Weird huh? I find that strange because years ago when people still wrote letters, you didn't have to worry about the ink disappearing. Unless you used disappearing ink... What am I getting at? Well I'm quite certain that my computer uses disappearing fonts. I know it sounds so crazy but you know what else sounded crazy? An upper-middle class family from suburban Minneapolis uprooting themselves from their pseudo-Canadian lifestyle and bringing their "O"-lacking accents and wholesome midwestern values to Beverly Hills. Ahh, the good ol' days of disappearing ink and Luke Perry.

Attention everyone! This is my first attempt at mobile blogging. Right now I'm somewhere between Miami and Atlanta. If you do not hear from me again within 3 days, please assume that I have been either kidnapped by the Russian mafia or sold as slave labor to a bunch of hairy Ishmaelites. In either case, the mobile blogging will have proven an unwise choice.

Do what you love

Greetings fellow blog-enthusiasts! Welcome to another exciting According to Me post... So much has happened recently and it may take a few posts to fill you in.

First, if you're not doing what you love to do in life, start running towards that goal. And I do mean run because, and excuse the cliche, life really is way too short. I say this because I have spent a fair amount of time doing things that I didn't want to do until I made a decision to do what I love to do. What this means for me is that I get to teach people how to fly. I get to spend countless hours crammed inside a tiny cockpit, endure stifling heat, hours of repetitive maneuvers, moments of sheer terror, endless turbulence and landings that bounce more than one of Bernie Madoff's checks. And then I step out of the airplane and they solo and return to the earth with a skip in their step and a walk that's just a bit taller because now they're a pilot, and I can't help but smile all the way home.

And from time to time, due to my occupational circumstances, I get to do very fun things. In upcoming posts, I'll tell you more about Soon-to-be and my exciting July 4th weekend trip to Clearwater, FL.

End of the Day

Alright people, let's talk about something that is very important. If you're a person who uses the term "at the end of the day" to offer a summation of critical points of your argument or commentary, please cease and desist immediately. I am somewhat reluctant at this point to persue legal means to persuade your compliance but do understand that I have retained counsel and am prepared for that recourse should it become necessary. As possibly the most over abused cliche in the history of the English language, it is difficult to reach the "end of the day" without hearing it uttered at least once, sometimes several more times, usually from pseudo-intellectual types who don't even make much sense to begin with. Thanks.

Lifestyle Change

I went wakeboarding on Lake Lanier with soon-to-be, neighbor, Marb, and neighbor's sister. Minister was unable to make it due to occupational issues. I feel like I did very well and was able to get up, turn and even exit the wake, stage left. However, if you've never wakeboarded before, you'd be surprised at how difficult it is to turn right, assuming you keep your left foot forward. It's an opposite-Zoolander-watersport thing.

But after my initial training, and some excellent coaching, I moved into some advanced wakeboarding maneuvers and was photographed mid-flip. I have decided to quit my job and join the pro-wakeboarder circuit. It's a pretty intense lifestyle which focuses mainly on Red Bull and Black Eyed Peas singles and may include me getting a pretty sweet joker tattoo. Hopefully I'll be able to obtain some sweet corporate sponsors like Febreeze and Arm & Hammer baking powder. I also look forward to visiting some of America's most formidable wakeboarding lakes like Arkansas's Lake Lotsagatorsinhere, or South Dakota's Bigolcatfishuleatchya Lake. Oh man.

A few things to talk about on Saturday morning

Welcome to the weekend! After an exhaustive week of flying, I'm looking forward to a lazy Saturday afternoon with soon-to-be and a fun day on the lake on Sunday. I think I'll try slalom water skiing again and hopefully I'll be able to get out of the water this time. Larkin is a good boat driver. So, that just might be the biggest problem I have in my life today... pretty cool. There are also many inetresting things going on, both personally and internationally.

I think the protests in Iran are an amazing thing. I'm not a big fan of oppressive regimes (unless of course it's an oppresive Zionist regime) and I support the Iranians who are challenging their government. I am reminded of Abraham Lincoln's famous quote, "Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up, and shake off the existing government, and form a new one that suits them better. This is a most valuable - a most sacred right - a right, which we hope and believe, is to liberate the world..." Go Iran.

CBS has a new reality show in which families will be walled off within their neighborhood. The neighborhood is in Kennesaw, GA, just a few miles from Cobb County Airport. I have been trying to find it from the air but no joy yet. I'll keep you informed.

Soon-to-be and I are less than 3 months away from getting married. I have decided that one of the most annoying things in the world is when people patronizingly tell you to "back out now!", or "don't do it" and then laugh like it's the funniest thing since William Hung sang 'She Bang' on American Idol Season 3. Really people, if your marriage is so horrible maybe you should "back out now" or at least run something a little more original up the old proverbial marriage pole. I guess this could have been part 3 of my 2 Part, 7 Part series on Things in Life that Really Annoy me. Yes, I said it right, re-read it if you have to.

Soon-to-be is also the coolest person I have ever met. Lucky am I to be marrying her, she is the best friend I've ever had.

FB UPDATE: No recent friend cancellations
TWITTER UPDATE: Still not using it
MYSPACE UPDATE: Never used it
iPhone UPDATE: iPhone has become increasingly angry with me and is threatening to nationalize me

UPDATE

After discussing the matter with my minister, I attempted to slalom water ski on Lake Lanier earlier today. If my ultimate goal was to achieve sore muscles, several facefulls of water and a healthier orange glow to my already sunburned body (see previous post for further information on this topic), then today was an unmitigated success. And, if my penultimate goal was to succeed in staying on one ski for at least 3.5 seconds, then again, righteous success.

So thanks to Dave, my Minister and sage, for his counsel and wisdom.

Also, for those of you who are waiting for my 2010 photo calender, the photo shoot ocurred this weekend and was a total success! I've attached a bonus photo to this blog post enititled "Grrr, I'm a tiger", and may even use this one for the March, 2010 photo. Remember you can pre-order your calender today and save 10%.