Rough
Rochester, NY 11:02 AM It’s been a rough weekend. The weather went from 60 to 25 and my mind is filled with questions and some doubt about all of the instability and my future. It’s been 20 months since I left my apartment, my friends, and my family in Charlotte. There have been days that I’ve been on the strongest natural high I’ve ever been. There are other days the societal pull of money and stability make me wonder. It’s not easy after living successfully on my own, making the money and living the good life, to make a total 180 and being 30 and not having...
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Rochester, NY It’s been great to get back to the writing. It was a weird feeling in Phoenix, I was with great friends, the weather was phenomenal, football and golf were all around, but I felt wrong that I wasn’t writing. Part of that is because I see the sand on the hourglass running down. So many things will happen once I get this book done. It is hard for me to think about the next journey when I still have to tell the first one. I’m doing it. On another note, my friends and family would not classify me as a handy man. If you need help fixing something, I am not the...
Read MoreThe Week
Goodyear, AZ 10:18 AM It’s been a great week here in AZ. When you’re on a holiday you’re mind doesn’t comprehend all of the things that go on in the real world. Last week showed us the power of the press and what it can do to a traumatic event. We flipped back and forth between the coverage of the miners in West Virginia and the Orange Bowl. After hours of waiting for the 12 “rescued” miners to come and meet their families, I had to go to bed. Imagine if you were one of the 12 families at the church. You couldn’t just turn of the TV and go to sleep....
Read MoreLast Day
Goodyear, AZ 8:12 PM It may be 8 PM but it fells like 1 AM. We had a brunch with a lot of my friends from when I lived here and some new ones. We started at 10 AM with apple French toast, sausage hash, and fruit. A two year old always adds to the excitement and Action J was everywhere. He really enjoyed Maggie. I had to laugh every time he answered, “Yup,” to a question. People came and went all day. The NFL Playoffs were on and it was great to see the Panthers spank Eli. The Bengals disappointed, but anytime a QB who has thrown 30 passes all year has to come in and relieve someone,...
Read MorePolitics
Phoenix, AZ 5:22 PM I just got back from my first exposure to the political arena. Anthony and I went to the kickoff of the 2006 Arizona Legislative Agenda. It was put on by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce. We were hosted by Len, who I interviewed about his diverse path in the morning. He’s an interesting guy. Some people retire and relax. Len is retired, but at 70 the former Air Force colonel and medical doctor is on many boards. He’s giving a talk on Friday on the potential flu pandemic. Cool guy and asked us to come to the kickoff. The Democrats and Republicans stated their goals for...
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