Hurry up HUNTING SEASON!!!

Next weekend can't arrive soon enough!! :)

Dad

Spent the morning with Dad and Miriam.
Thanks Crystal for letting yer Mom spend the morning with us.. Sure meant a lot. Hugs.
Thanks sis for being there.. You're an awesome sister.
Went to our favorite coffee/ breakfast place - Big City Cafe. Took a quick trip up to Lucky Peak Reservoir. Then I had to get to the airport.
We exchanged hugs. I squeezed/ hugged him good and tight..He cried.
He said it was probably the last time. I said I know.. I told him he was the best Dad a son could ever have. We both said I love you. I gave him a kiss on the cheek.. And said goodbye... He said, you know where I'm going. I said yeah.. Save me a seat. He said OK.

See ya later Steve

As you well know, Steve Jobs passed away yesterday.
What an awesome tribute he made to technology and communication, etc.
He changed the world.
I personally trust Apple computers over any other and own a HUGE one at home as well as iPhones for Heather and I.  They just work.  They don't crash, they don't get virus'and they don't give us any trouble whatsoever.
We're in hopes that the new CEO of Apple keeps the company rolling as it always has before.. smooth timely innovation.

I wanted to share this quote from Steve Jobs.

"Here's to the crazy ones.

The misfits.

The rebels.

The troublemakers.

The round pegs in the square holes.

The ones who see things differently.

They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo.

You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them.

About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things.

They push the human race forward.

And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius.

Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do........."

Disney World

This was the view from my hotel room balcony. I was in the 12th floor.. And that was only half way up!
A friend from the office and I gave presentations at a conference and had to suffer thru seafood and wine and sunshine for 3 grueling days.
But someone had to do it.. :D

Lost art of Sky Writing!

I was down in Orlando Florida the past few days.  I gave a presentation at a conference... you know.. boring stuff - especially when you're at Disney World.
While having dinner on the 27th floor penthouse restaurant of the hotel.. I looked out the window and saw a plane buzzing around.. he was sky writing.
Everyone gathered around and watched him spell... JESUS SAVES ALL in the sky!
It was cool...
I hadn't seen sky writing in a long time and this was a great message as well!
Blessings to you,
Mike

Connor's Haircut

Well.. school has begun for the kids again this year.  We went out and spent a FORTUNE on school supplies. Sheesh.  Anyway.. Connor looked in the mirror and said, "Dad, I need a haircut."

So Heather grabbed the scissors and cut it to about 1 inch long.. then I took the trimmers and did the rest.
He LOVES it and should have done this before our long hot summer.. but before school is good all the same.

Here are the BEFORE and AFTER shots.

  

Bytheway.. it's hard to see the 12" scar up the center of his chest.. it has healed very well and once he grows some chest hair it will be all but a memory... Praise the Lord.

Finished my Novel

Well, I finally finished reading the Lord of the Rings!  It took me a while for 2 reasons:  One, I'm not the fastest reader.. but have decided that this is OK since my retention is great. I can usually quote books and movies LONG after they are done/gone.  Secondly.. I read the entire Lord of the Ring (3book trilogy) on my iPhone!

Yep.

You can pick your font size, and I had it on a fairly nice reading size.. So.at this small scale there were well over 9000 pages!  The best part is this: I am always carrying my phone..so I could capture a couple pages here and there.. waiting in a line, sitting at a light, at lunch at work, or in bed just before knocking off to sleep. The convenience is what helped.

I have a friend that has read The Lord of the Rings about 9 times and he is planning to read it again.  Personally, I think this is excessive and don't plan to do the same.  

My plan is to read all the GOOD books that I skipped when I was in High School and continue to skip the bad ones.  =)  I figure life is too short to read bad books. 

My next novel is A Wrinkle in Time.  I have already started it and am getting excited about reading.. it's a pleasure I have only recently been reintroduced to. For sooo many years of my life, I have been too busy.  Time to chill out a little and enjoy some of the finer things in life - like relaxing and smelling the roses.

=)