Admittedly, not everyone is the “Hey, who put all these long straps on my favorite white jacket?” crazy you might be used to from me, but my little brother Justin has grown into his own. Don’t believe me? Check out the website for Primal Quest, a.k.a., “The World’s Most Challenging Human Endurance Competition.” (Yes, even more challenging than avoiding a hug from your creepy-looking, funky-smelling aunt who just wants to get a little closer to you.) Continue reading “Crazy runs in the family”
Intruder Alert! Intruder Alert!
Interesting factoid of the day: if you’re having trouble waking up in the wee hours of the morning, you don’t need coffee, a cold shower or a quickie with your significant other (or a combination of the three, though I recommend you avoid bringing coffee into the shower with you). Nope, another excellent way to suddenly be wide awake is to have someone try to break into your house… while you’re home. Continue reading “Intruder Alert! Intruder Alert!”
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The God Hour: Proof Positive
Admittedly, the conversation started closer to 1:30—after we’d been talking for a while, I looked at my cell phone and saw that it was 1:55. Not quite 2:00, but on the cusp of the God Hour, so I decided it should count. Continue reading “The God Hour: Proof Positive”
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Lessons I should have learned in a hot tub
While lounging in the hot tub out in L.A. with all the beauties and geeks over four years ago (yes, it’s been that long…), the question went around of what we all look for in a partner. In the case of the girls, most of them looked for two particular qualities:
“He definitely has to be spontaneous.”
“Trustworthy.”
“Trustworthy.”
“Spontaneous…”
Ummm… one out of two ain’t bad? Continue reading “Lessons I should have learned in a hot tub”
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The Peace Chairs
My mother was a school teacher before my brothers and I came along and she’s had the pleasure of meeting some of her students years later and learning of their lives’ adventures. (Incidentally, they usually remember what a good teacher she was…) One of those students, Patrick Milan, is going to a peace conference in Switzerland this fall and will be bringing 13 camping chairs (similar to this) with him, each with a simple word on the back.
He was biking around the lake today asking for donations to help fund his trip. In exchange, he offered a book he wrote (Inspiration Point) and let us write our own message on one of the chairs. I’m supposedly the wordsmith of the family—I know, you’re all shocked—so they asked me to write something when we gave him our donation. After all, “God blesses us all with peace” and “Peace be with everyone” gets old fairly quickly. Out of the two chairs he brought today, I chose the Patience chair instead of the Courage chair and left this message:
Peace is always in front of us—we just need to look for it.
Not the most inspirational statement I’ve ever made, but it’s important to remember: Look for peace and it’s already there for you.
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What else are they supposed to do?
Those who can, do.
Those who can’t do, teach.
Those who can’t do or teach will inevitably become your boss.
