11/13/13

Road Trip Class Sleep


It’s been entirely too long since I put pen to paper. My last blog was mid-year. So much has happened since the beginning of summer. Rather than bore you with all of the details, I have created a short list with bullet points to highlight the, well, highlights…

 
·         Started my senior year at Dallas Baptist University
·         Saw myself compete with other Dad’s on Wheel of Fortune
·         Made my 1yr anniversary with my company
·         Attended 3 really cool concert performances
·         Designed and gifted my wife with her dream, tattoo
·         Watched my son play on his grade school football team
·         Went to Disneyworld for vacation!
 

Discoveries:

I discovered that I make a great cheerleader! While I certainly do believe that I can anchor a pompon pyramid, I don’t mean cheerleader in the literal sense.  I see now that I am an excellent motivator. Opportunities have presented themselves over and over again for me to give a friend advice, help a co-worker or aid my spouse. Sometimes it’s an inspirational comment at other times it’s a helping hand. Whatever the case may be, somehow I am able to get through (to them) and help them achieve their goals. Perhaps they’re targets. I believe that in order to affect you must first infect, meaning it’s imperative to impress upon them, earn their respect and trust first, then in such a primal and relative way, the experience transforms itself and you are no longer helping them but together you reach a level of comfort trusting each other with one another’s lives.

 

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High Points:
 

We decided to make the trek to Chicago this holiday season! For the past few years I and my family have enjoyed the Southern festivities in our Dallas area home. Not this year though, despite the 1000 mile trip and declining climate we miss the holiday magic. Road trips aren’t so bad though either, in fact they are kinda cool if you plan them out correctly. Here is my top ten list of road trip must haves:

 
1.      Access to maps/ GPS –Getting lost sucks
2.      Water – Energy drinks are filled with sugar
3.      mP3’s – Music makes the drive go faster
4.      Ultraviolet Movie Collection – 2 hour movies provide brief solace
5.      Sunglasses- squinting makes you weary
6.      Energy Shot –Especially good for nighttime driving
7.      Powerbar –You get all the protein you need in a small bar
8.      Car Charger- This one’s obvious
9.      Destination “TO DO” list – IT builds the excitement
10.  Emergency Cash – Some places don’t take debit or credit

 

Themes for the Day:
I wonder what the holidays will be like/I’ll take snow on Christmas but not sooner/On the road again/Connect the Aux cable to the mP3 player/Wait, don’t knock, let’s surprise em’/Chicago is my kinda town!


Low Points:
 

Somehow I got enrolled into a class that I didn’t need in order to graduate. Trust me, I was as shocked as you are. I did the proverbial rain dance and scheduled meetings with my academic counselor and everything. When all of my credit hours from the kaleidoscope of universities were combined apparently there was some confusion. It’s a shame too because I was doing well in the course, averaging an “A’”. The time I spent in that class I could have been taking another and I would have been one step closer to getting my piece of paper. Geez…
 

DAILY INSANITY:
One Word: Sleep
I must get some more of it. That is all.

 

BUZZ WORD:  DIPSOMANIAC

Definition: Term for a person who, because of some psychological or physiological illness, has an irresistible craving for liquor.
 

John R Williams
Author/Radio Host/Filmmaker/Sales Executive/CEO


Question of the day:
What about the holiday season are you looking forward to?

 

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