Quick Note

This was posted on the sign at the "Y" in Ingram...

8th grade promotion 5/26/06
In the New Gym
Dance to follow afterwards
Untill 10:00 PM


Now this might not make much sense to anyone, but there is one blaring mistake. I'm not saying I'm perfect, I make my fair share of mistakes. However, if I was going to be doing the marquee in the middle of town, I would make sure to spell everything right (Untill=Until).

The second funny thing here, is that they still are calling the gym that was built in 1998 the "New Gym". I played basketball in that gym my senior season, and that was years and years ago! When will the new wear off?

Not much else to say right now, I just wanted to share how proud I am of my Alma Mater.

Camp is on a roll, or at least off on a good start! We've got lifeguards in now, and will have orientation starting next week. Campers stream in on the 5th! Exciting stuff. We had a meeting today in the office and we're ready as ever!

Great day today for me. Good news abound. Plus the fact that I got in on a poker game tonight and planned on leaving early, but ended up playing until midnight and winning the most. Lucky me!

I hope things are going okay with everyone else and their families. I've got y'all in my thoughts...

Have a good day...

Veritas

So usually I won't put something like this on here, but this is the 100% truth....

How to Make a Woman Happy

It's not difficult to make a woman happy. A man only needs to be:
1. a friend
2. a companion
3. a lover
4. a brother
5. a father
6. a master
7. a chef
8. an electrician
9. a carpenter
10. a plumber
11. a mechanic
12. a decorator
13. a stylist
14. a sexologist
15. a gynecologist
16. a psychologist
17. a pest exterminator
18. a psychiatrist
19. a healer
20. a good listener
21. an organizer
22. a good father
23. very clean
24. sympathetic
25. athletic
26. warm
27. attentive
28. gallant
29. intelligent
30. funny
31. creative
32. tender
33. strong
34. understanding
35. tolerant
36. prudent
37. ambitious
38. capable
39. courageous
40. determined
41. true
42. dependable
43. passionate
44. compassionate

WITHOUT FORGETTING TO:
45. give her compliments regularly
46. love shopping
47. be honest
48. be very rich
49. not stress her out
50. not look at other girls

AND AT THE SAME TIME, YOU MUST ALSO:
51. give her lots of attention, but expect little yourself
52. give her lots of time, especially time for herself
53. give her lots of space, never worrying about where she goes

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT:
54. Never to forget:
* birthdays
* anniversaries
* arrangements she makes

HOW TO MAKE A MAN HAPPY
1. Show up naked
2. Bring food

Nostalgic Kick

Anticipation or apprehension, one or the other, at this point I just don't know for sure. I've been racking my brain this last week trying to figure out exactly what I am going to do when the summer is over. The one certainty is that I know I want to get out of this area for a little while. Not necessarily forever, but long enough to learn more about myself. Often times one has to take themselves out of their element to find things that are pertinent to their future.

I've got jobs available to me, and plenty of sources to find other jobs, but a part of me wants to do it on my own. On the other hand I know the smart thing to do is use your contacts and get your feet wet somewhere. I just don't know how many connections I've got where I want to be. It's funny how that locale changes monthly. For a while I thought it was Dallas, then a while Atlanta, Houston (which still doesn't sound all that bad), but San Antonio has it's appeal as well. I guess that's the beauty of not knowing what's going on, all my options are wide open.

Today I had a kick of nostalgia though. Before having to go back to college to finish up (a second time), I had this huge desire to study Spanish somewhere in Latin America (preferably Costa Rica). I've never lost my aspiration to study Spanish, but when the relationship with the Mexican girl was over, the urgency was lost as well. Well today at the office, when there wasn't much going on I searched for Spanish Schools in Costa Rica. A site popped up that I'd never seen before, so I clicked it, and ended up spending about an hour there. The prices seemed doable, and the school seemed to have everything together. I always wonder about the testimonials that some of those places have. I mean I could write my own testimonials about how wonderful my blog is and no one would know. These appear to be legit though, and even without the testimonials it all sounds good. So long story short, I've got the itch again.

Call it what you will, maybe I'm prolonging the inevitable by not jumping into a job, but there is so much appeal in doing something like this for me. Who knows if I'll ever get the chance to do it again, the way I figure it is that this is more than likely the last chance I'll have. Jumping into a job means a lot of things. Mainly a consistent cash flow, but is also means permanent, and set times. When will I have the chance to take a month off and just go somewhere. It wouldn't be a total wash of time, because I'd be learning while I was there. While learning though, I'd be afforded the chance to visit one of the most beautiful countries in the world.

Sure it won't work out, but it's nice for a man to dream.

Pet Peeve

Just wanted to share a big pet peeve of mine. It's happened 3 or 4 times in the past month. What it's really telling me is that I eat out too much, but here goes....

Don't you hate it when you are at a restaurant/store/anywhere where you buy things, and your total comes to some number of dollars and 1 cent (or 2 cents). Instead of the bloke on the other side of the cash register just taking one for the team and giving you all paper back, you get 99 cents in your pocket. Maybe I should stop paying with cash and it wouldn't happen, but what if cash is all I've got to spend? It's just frustrating...

The only good thing about it is that when I get home that night, if none of it has fallen out of my pockets, I can put a bunch of silver in my silver jar, and the pennies in my penny jar. It's fun to watch that grow...

Not many things bother me, I'm the easiest going person you'll ever meet, but that really drives me nuts...There may be a few more to come....

Cinco De Mayo

After reading the passage below, I'm thinking to myself "Damn I'm a downer sometimes". All is good in my life though, no problems.

Tonight is Cinco De Mayo. La Batalla de Puebla (the battle of Puebla, or for many other Americans who don't know the meaning, Let's go out and drink Mexican Beer night! I might do some of the same, but being somewhat of the history buff I am, (not near as much as I used to be), I thought I'd get on here and let all y'all know that had the Battle of Puebla not occurred, Mexico might still be under French rule. Kind of, there's more to it than that. Take that for what you will.

Not too much to say tonight, just wanted to let everyone who doesn't know, what is being celebrated and why. Chalk another one up for the dork!

Longfall

Has anyone ever felt like they are setting themselves up for failure? This isn't a big thing, and not a big depressing thing, but just something that's been on my mind as of late. It's funny how we get all these premonitions in our heads and go with them, then the next thing you know, reality kicks in and you are stuck somewhere between where you started and the top of the world.

It's dang near impossible to be at the top of the world. Everyone is capable of it, but the contributing factors to that rise all have to line up at the same time. Well, these premonitions had my head in the clouds, and now that reality is starting to set in, I wonder if I should start heading back down the mountain before I get too high, or perhaps trek my way towards the top. It funny how one more step makes the fall seem that much longer.

This isn't one of those I'm sad with the state of the world things, just some deep thinking that I've been doing lately. You gotta' sometimes ask if it's better to pull your head out before it gets all wrapped up in the B.S. that comes with life. It really can translate to almost any aspect of things. All your friends will tell you to go for it, but is that always the best. The confidence that comes from making it to the top is probably the most gratifying pleasure one could have. The flip side though is the shattering of any type of assurance you may have felt. Funny stuff this life thing!

Have a good one....