Just got home from the Tacoma Night Time Christmas Parade! Huge success and I will elaborate later.
We carried the American Rose Queens. My car had 6 year old Holly and 4 year old Rachel. A cute hit with the crowd!
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
To all my friends in America who read this blog, Happy Thanksgiving.
To all other nationalities have a great day and be thankful you don't have to eat turkey (unless of course you like it).
The secret of happiness is to make others believe they are the cause of it.
For all that has been, thanks. For all that will be, yes.
The Cedar Creek Treehouse was my amazing surprise getaway for my birthday weekend. Although I tried to guess this, I would not have in a million years!
You can see pictures on the web site, however they do not match what it is like in person, or how it looks covered in snow.
Casey and I had a wonderful time, she is a both a gourmet chef and fun companion. Coming up with this surprise is going to be hard to top!
Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking you in the seat of the pants.
Creativity is...seeing something that doesn't exist already. You need to find out how you can bring it into being and that way be a playmate with God.
Actually I am not feeling that old at all. Today has been pretty great so far. My parents gave me some great gifts and my former girlfriend Casey gave me a gift that was pretty offensive, hence the 'former' title. The device she gave me outputted some readings I was not 100% satisfied with.
All joking aside the gift was a set of fancy scales. She is also taking me to some amazing place on the weekend as a surprise. Everyone but me knows where it is. Most people are blown away. The place is in high demand from travelers all over the world. It has been reviewed by all manner of travel guides and programs including a feature on National Geographic. Yet at the same time it
sounds pretty basic from Casey's descriptions. Only time will tell.
It was snowing today as I drove south down I-5. Very pretty but visibility was poor.
Tonight I go to a Thai Restaurant I like due to its superb satay sauce and banana fritters with ice-cream.
Well so far the day is great. I better get back to the slog!
Ok so here is the deal. I was born on the 20th November 1973, in Melbourne, Australia. Today is the 19th of November in Seattle, Washington, USA. At the same time it is already the 20th of November in Australia. Hence seeing I was born in Australia would I not have already lived my 30 years?
Of course this is important as it means I get to open my presents today. I am told I am have some cool things awaiting me.
You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you do not trust enough.
When you make a mistake, don't look back at it long. Take the reason of the thing into your mind and then look forward. Mistakes are lessons of wisdom. The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.
Today was a great day. I got to speak to Hayden for just on an hour. I think she was as thrilled to speak to me as I was to her. She requested a visit, which Karissa confirmed would be ok by her, so it looks like I will be hitting Kentucky as soon as I have some of my dealings here in order.
She is a funny little thing. She has what I can get her for Christmas picked out. Barbie of course.
She also invited me to watch The Lion King with her. She said we would enjoy the singing and dancing.
Hayden continues to warm my heart. She will always hold the most special of places in my life.
If you would thoroughly know anything, teach it to others.
The Guinness Book of World Records once had the Mazda Miata as the top-selling two-seater in the world.
Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone.
So for Veteran's Day I went out and saw the movie Love Actually with my girlfriend. Probably categorized as a "chick flick" by most people, I found it to be an uplifting view of how the world is perpetuated by love.
The commentary at the beginning of the movie (which you will have to see, as I could not recite it as well here) really made me stop and think about the world.
Go with someone you love to see this flick. It is worth the price of admission. Oh and take tissues with you.
At the worst, a house unkept cannot be so distressing as a life unlived.
I am posting this entry to find out just how powerful the net really is. As you will see I have a Duplex that needs to be rented out. I want to see if anyone finds this listing and takes advantage of it before it is rented through more traditional means (newspaper ads). So without further ado here is the ad!
FOR RENT: Gig Harbor: Rosedale Area
Two bedroom duplex
Secluded location
One bathroom
Deck
Carport
All modern electric appliances
How much would you expect to pay?
Well thanks to a great landlord you get can this wonderful quiet residence for only $850 per month.
Note for the more wired people who are interested you can get DSL and Cable to this location.
In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.
In the absence of my daughter, I have replaced her presence with that of my Miata. Not really a good substitute and in reality I would much rather be able to spend the time with Hayden than the Miata. However not everything always goes the way you would like it to. Anyway I digress.
I took my new baby to Coop the Master of Miatas for an oil change on Friday. I ended leaving with a new stock muffler (oh so quiet!) and a sway bar. Plus the intention of upgrading my tires from the pieces of crap that currently are on the car to a nice new set of performance tires.
The idea of the sway bar is to sure up the handling of the car. However seeing I also do parades I can now make a seat that will sit on the sway bar for the girls to sit on.
This was a great movie with less focus on the Matrix and more on reality. If your fan you should see it. If your not see the other two movies first to familiarize yourself with the storyline.
Aussies keep an eye open for the AMP building in the closing scenes (the film was made in Sydney).
People forget how fast you did a job - but they remember how well you did it.
Well I finally had some milk to put on my Vita Brits. So I made them up for breakfast. Reminded me of when Hayden was little and she and I would sit on the couch back in Richmond, watch the morning news and share a bowl of Vita Brits for breakfast.
There are some moments in life that are simply priceless.
You've got to be original, because if you're like someone else, what do they need you for?
I am happy to report the creator of Newsletter Ease, Brett Rogers is on the case and helping me restore my recently restarted Newsletter. I am keen to get it going again!
One thing you guys and gals could help me with is tracking down Australian based content. That could mean programs, web sites, movies, music, tech news or the like.
As I originally stated my intention with my newsletter was to give an Australian slant wherever possible. Remember though I am now an Aussie based in the USA so my realm of influence is somewhat altered.
The prospect of a long day at the beach makes me panic. There is no harder work I can think of than taking myself off to somewhere pleasant, where I am forced to stay for hours and 'have fun'.
Maps encourage boldness. They're like cryptic love letters. They make anything seem possible.