Instead of being a feverish, selfish little clot of ailments and grievances complaining the world will not devote itself to making me happy, I choose to realize that the true joy of life is being used up for a purpose recognized by myself as a mighty one--namely, giving and receiving nuggets of Wisdom (demonstrating love of God, myself and neighbor) so that I and others may flourish.
Always
In honor of my how-to-vacation mentor Scott WA great get-away weekend...80 degree weather, sun, etc.
Ahh, the refreshing feeling of ice-cold water after a short run through the woods. 
Yummmy!
That's what I was thinking, maybe.
Sherlock Holmes museum on Baker Street.
Alpen Horns-Ride the Alps, Garmisch
Cliffs of Dover
cool
ahh, Breakfast at Cafe Eclectic
yepper, lookin' sharp
rehersal walkMemphis Tribune-Although it's been a couple of days for the results to get to our sports desk, the official results of the Dad vs. Tyler arm wrestling competition are in.
Dad almost bested the top seed of the competition. But StrongManTyler, DaMan, finally outlasted Dad in a match that went on for nearly 20 minutes. Spectators standing close by hearding loud popping and crunching sounds as Tyler squeezed his opponents hand to a fraction of its original size.
A surgeon who specializes in hand-bone maladies was on hand and told this reporter that it will take weeks for the older of the two contestents to recover. (In a private conversation w/ Dad, it was overheard that he told Dad to eat lots of brats, pommes and to get a massage twice a week.)
Both contestents have vowed to return to the table stronger and more mentally disciplined.
The date for the next match has not been set yet.
Good luck to both as they prepare for what is being billed as the "next big event of the century."
we find out the gender of our little one 2 weeks from tomorrow (yay!!) anybody want to guess whether its a boy or girl? then maybe the people who guess wrong have to buy ice cream for the people who guess right. and for me.
Yo Mates,
Snack time at the halfway point. Wuerstelsemmln mit Coke.
Eric's cool ride.
Allison's cool ride.
so, for a full photo tour of my whirlwind trip to england check facebook. i wanted to post here, however, the funny terms that i wrote down. the english and american versions:
face flannel - wash cloth
CV - cardiovascular [workout]
physio - PT [physical training]
knackered - tired, worn out
uni - university, college
chav - trailer trash
kit - gear, uniform
athletics - track and field
i have to stop writing this now and get back to work...
