Life. I love life. Being able to live it every day is worth being thankful for. I would rather have lived through a bad day than not lived at all. We are all here on earth for one reason: to live our lives to the fullest. No matter the journey we choose, enjoy the ride. No one knows when it will end.
I love being married to my wife. It's a security like no other. She is the most awesome woman in the world for many reasons. Giving birth to our two beautiful girls is one of them. When everything else seems gloomy, I know that my wife is there for me, to lift me up and put me back on my feet. We've had our trials, but in the end, it only made our marriage and mostly, our friendship stronger. I've learned that patience will get you far in life, asserting yourself will get you farther.
Being a parent is a joy that compares to nothing else. The challenges and the rewards. Every moment is real. Every day with them is a gift that should never be taken for granted. Some of the things that used to make me smile: Jumping off my house onto a trampoline, racing home from the bar and smashing into each other's cars. Some of the things that make me smile now: Seeing a 100% on our daughter's spelling test every week, seeing how proud our youngest is of her Hannah Montana underwear and our talks on the way home from pre-school. Nothing good in life is free, that's why we have to pay for beer.
God has you right where he wants you, and He will never give you more than you can handle.
By the way, since when is Al Gore the smartest man on the planet? Global Warming, eh? Tell that to the people who lived through record amounts of snow this year!
I'd like to meet:
Kid Rock, Angus Young, and Homer Simpson. There are others, but all 6 of the restraining orders prohibit me from mentioning their names. Just because you call a person several times and day, stop by their place of employment and maybe, just maybe hang out in their bushes for hours until they get home, does not a stalker make!!! I call it commitment, not psycho. Whatever Judge Washington!!!! Just because my court appointed attorney walked out on me in the middle of my trial, doesn't mean I'm a bad person. Oh wait, forget you just read all that. :)
Update: My (4th) court-appointed attorney was able to get the trespassing charges dropped, but the 4 counts of lewd behavior, 6 counts of indecent exposure, and the 3 counts of being a total loser are probably going to stick. :( The judge and the District Attorney kept using all these big, multi-syllable words. What the heck does "lascivious" mean anyhow? I was recently fitted for my ankle bracelet, it's pretty cool! I didn't get to choose the color which sucked, but now I walk around with one pant leg up to show off my new addition. That way my homies give me more street cred! The chicks must think it's cool too because they all stare at me and then laugh with me as they walk by. They are laughing with me, right?
Music:
Rock, Country, RnB, most anything that makes sense. I love it live! I don't get into the artists that have little or no talent, but the record companies put their cute face on the CD and it sells. I especially like tunes that are performed by the person(s) that wrote them! It's a Karazy concept, but it's really cool when people write music and sing about their own experiences. Hank Jr said it best: "If you're gonna make it, you can't fake it. You gotta live it!" I could listen (and often do) to Kid Rock, AC/DC, Rockin' Bob Seger (he's from Ann Arbor, Michigan) and real country like Hank Jr, Waylon, David Alan Coe, and Willie all day, every day. Martina has the best voice, ever.
You haven't lived until you've heard, felt and understood Angus on the guitar. There are hundreds of amazing guitar players, but none as electrifying and energetic as Angus!And, if you haven't seen these guys live, you ought to check them out the next time they are in your neighborhood. Talk about taking you back a few years! Who doesn't want to be a RockStar?
Movies:
Transformers HD, The Simpsons Movie, Napoleon Dynamite, Batman Begins HD, Wayne's World, Superbad, Knocked Up HD, Shooter HD, Employee of The Month, National Treasure, Debbie Does Dishes, Cars, The Incredibles, Finding Nemo to name a few. Oh, and of course, When Harry met Sally. Yeah, right.
Television:
The Simpsons, Entourage, SportsCenter and most anything as long as it's in HD on our 115" screen. Lipstick Jungle on Thursday nights at 10pm with my favoritist girl! (On the 55" LCD) in the living room!
Books:
I was elected to lead, not to read! (Simpsons Movie)
I never learned to read! (Wayne's World) Why read when there are 400 channels on my TV?
Seriously, other than Calvin and Hobbes Cartoons (I have all 42 of Bill Watterson's books) I've only read one book completely. I've never cuddled up with a good book by a warm fire or a cool breeze. I admire people who do, but I've never been one of them.
My Motto!
Get Drunk and Be Somebody!
Heroes:
Jesus, for making the ultimate sacrifice.
Our men and women in the armed forces, I only wish I had the Kahoneys to stand up for my country the way they do every single day. Support the troops, not the war? That's like saying you love to swim, you just don't like getting wet! Doesn't make sense to me either.
Anyone who has suffered from physical,sexual, and/or mental abuse and still gets out of bed every day and faces the world. You have my utmost respect. My parents, for staying married for the last 43 years.
