Went skiing today with a bunch of friends. Man it was really fun. I have only skied 3 times in my life and ever time i do it I am like i need to do this more. Last year I bought some boots but then lost them. I need to get some boots and skis but i here they run in the $400 range and if i do not go that much not sure its worth it. If I can go more then it would be worth it. Anyways I was able to get some video going down the mountain so check out the video.
SKI VIDEO
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Philly and Chili
Philly In the Hizoues
Wow what a week I had. It all started out at 12pm on Friday. I got off work early to head up to Philly to hang out with Philly Mike and my boy Willi and his girl. The short story is I got to Philly at 4pm hung out with Janet and John ( my host family for the night ) who I had never met before this trip. We headed to happy hour at about 6pm to meet up with the crew. From there with chilled until 10 and then went to this club that had some awesome hip hop sounds. After that at about 2ish we headed to go eat at a dinner ( Philly cheese ) then off to bed at about 3am. Woke up at 12 and got on the road to back to DC for an event I had ( Chili cook off ) at 5pm. From the cook off we went to a bar in old town afterwards and well did not end up getting home until am. What a trip. I met at least 50 new people in one weekend. It was crazy. But so worth it. So glad I got to hang with Philly Mike and everyone. You guys are such an awesome city. Open hearts and open minds. I did get to mingle with the group and there were many new members. I find it so cool to talk to new members and see the different types of people who come and give meetin a chance. One lady told me how sad she was before she found meetin and met some of her best friends. It so amazing to me that I here this same story no matter what city I go to. People all over this country are just looking for others to connect with and share a beer and just be out of there house. Its so great that we can help them do this and more. Mike and crew are performing a service in philly that is touching many peoples lives. I hope they know how much people appreciate all of this hard work.
John and Janet
These two kids were awesome. Huge shout out for letting me crash at there place first off. But it was great to hang out with these two for a while and get to talk to them. I never met them before and yet I have felt like I knew them pretty well. Janet a very smart gal who has done so much in so little time. John this guy is a great building , creator and artist. I can tell by looking at the construction he has done on his house. He definitely has a knack for building. They are only 22 and 23 and yet they have bought there own house and really have there life planned out. Much props to you guys you keep it up.
Videos below of the journey. You can see how fun the club was in Philly. Great music :-) great dancing
"Meeps" is a combination word, combining "MEETin", a proper noun, with "peeps", a regular noun.
PHILLY TRIP
CHILI COOK OFF
all i can say is wow look at the video. So much food so good so fun. Thi was my 4th chili cook off and the best :-)
Wow what a week I had. It all started out at 12pm on Friday. I got off work early to head up to Philly to hang out with Philly Mike and my boy Willi and his girl. The short story is I got to Philly at 4pm hung out with Janet and John ( my host family for the night ) who I had never met before this trip. We headed to happy hour at about 6pm to meet up with the crew. From there with chilled until 10 and then went to this club that had some awesome hip hop sounds. After that at about 2ish we headed to go eat at a dinner ( Philly cheese ) then off to bed at about 3am. Woke up at 12 and got on the road to back to DC for an event I had ( Chili cook off ) at 5pm. From the cook off we went to a bar in old town afterwards and well did not end up getting home until am. What a trip. I met at least 50 new people in one weekend. It was crazy. But so worth it. So glad I got to hang with Philly Mike and everyone. You guys are such an awesome city. Open hearts and open minds. I did get to mingle with the group and there were many new members. I find it so cool to talk to new members and see the different types of people who come and give meetin a chance. One lady told me how sad she was before she found meetin and met some of her best friends. It so amazing to me that I here this same story no matter what city I go to. People all over this country are just looking for others to connect with and share a beer and just be out of there house. Its so great that we can help them do this and more. Mike and crew are performing a service in philly that is touching many peoples lives. I hope they know how much people appreciate all of this hard work.
John and Janet
These two kids were awesome. Huge shout out for letting me crash at there place first off. But it was great to hang out with these two for a while and get to talk to them. I never met them before and yet I have felt like I knew them pretty well. Janet a very smart gal who has done so much in so little time. John this guy is a great building , creator and artist. I can tell by looking at the construction he has done on his house. He definitely has a knack for building. They are only 22 and 23 and yet they have bought there own house and really have there life planned out. Much props to you guys you keep it up.
Videos below of the journey. You can see how fun the club was in Philly. Great music :-) great dancing
"Meeps" is a combination word, combining "MEETin", a proper noun, with "peeps", a regular noun.
PHILLY TRIP
CHILI COOK OFF
all i can say is wow look at the video. So much food so good so fun. Thi was my 4th chili cook off and the best :-)
Thursday, February 1, 2007
My Heroes
My heroes
I read a thread a while back that said "who was your favorite hero". I thought about this for a while. Everyone on this planet has heroes. People they admire and want to be like. I think as humans we are very social creatures. We learn how to act toward people and how to socialize with people based on our surroundings and our biggest teachers our family. So I wanted to devote this post to who my heroes are. I broke it down to people in public ( history ) and people in private ( my family )
PUBLIC
By fare my number one public hero is Martin Luther King. He waged a cause knowing how it would end his life. He talked about something no one talks about today but still is worth talking about as much as anything. Brining people together from all walks of life. Martin knew that he would die for what he believe in ye he still kept on fighting. He was a man who brought a national together against hate. To change hate into love I think is a very hard thing to do. All you have to do is look at all videos of the marches and the dogs to see what he was up against. He never gave up and never sank to there level. How could someone being punched down so much over and over keep his head high. One reason i beelive he did this was he understood people only hated because they were raised to hate. Because they were shown this as little kids. he knew he could change this and today we can now see he was right. His dreams lives on and on and only gets brighter each passing year.
A couple other hero's to me.
1) WWII solders. These men and woman were very brave. Storming a beach with bullets flying at you from every direction. When you watch a movie about this you wonder what would i do if that was me. How could I be that brave. What would have come of the world if WWII was lost? Would we still have any kind of freedom if it were not for these people who stood up and defended us. Thank god we do not have to find out.
2) George Washington. - One thing I think was remarkable about George Washington was that after he was finished being president he left office and let someone else take over. This may seem like no big deal but it set a tone for this country an the word that about the transfer of power. My dad once told me yours leadership skills are not proven why you are doing the job, its proven by how well everything runs after you leave.
To me a hero is not someone who has nothing to lose stands up but someone who has everything to lose and still stands up.
FAMILY
My Mom
There is so much I love about my mom I could write all day but the one thing I learned and love that I got from her was the kill of the deal. I learned from my mom how to get a good deal and make it better. My mom can bargain and negotiate better then anyone i ever met. I am always shocked by the deals she makes. She is a truly good business woman. I received allot of my business savvy from her.
My Dad
I love my dads kindness. My dad is someone who would give his last shirt on his back to you if he saw you needed it. He always loves to help people. I remember as a kid having homeless people come to the door asking for my dad by name for money because he would always give it to them. Evan when he does not have he gives. He has showed me allot about giving to doing good.
I read a thread a while back that said "who was your favorite hero". I thought about this for a while. Everyone on this planet has heroes. People they admire and want to be like. I think as humans we are very social creatures. We learn how to act toward people and how to socialize with people based on our surroundings and our biggest teachers our family. So I wanted to devote this post to who my heroes are. I broke it down to people in public ( history ) and people in private ( my family )
PUBLIC
By fare my number one public hero is Martin Luther King. He waged a cause knowing how it would end his life. He talked about something no one talks about today but still is worth talking about as much as anything. Brining people together from all walks of life. Martin knew that he would die for what he believe in ye he still kept on fighting. He was a man who brought a national together against hate. To change hate into love I think is a very hard thing to do. All you have to do is look at all videos of the marches and the dogs to see what he was up against. He never gave up and never sank to there level. How could someone being punched down so much over and over keep his head high. One reason i beelive he did this was he understood people only hated because they were raised to hate. Because they were shown this as little kids. he knew he could change this and today we can now see he was right. His dreams lives on and on and only gets brighter each passing year.
A couple other hero's to me.
1) WWII solders. These men and woman were very brave. Storming a beach with bullets flying at you from every direction. When you watch a movie about this you wonder what would i do if that was me. How could I be that brave. What would have come of the world if WWII was lost? Would we still have any kind of freedom if it were not for these people who stood up and defended us. Thank god we do not have to find out.
2) George Washington. - One thing I think was remarkable about George Washington was that after he was finished being president he left office and let someone else take over. This may seem like no big deal but it set a tone for this country an the word that about the transfer of power. My dad once told me yours leadership skills are not proven why you are doing the job, its proven by how well everything runs after you leave.
To me a hero is not someone who has nothing to lose stands up but someone who has everything to lose and still stands up.
FAMILY
My Mom
There is so much I love about my mom I could write all day but the one thing I learned and love that I got from her was the kill of the deal. I learned from my mom how to get a good deal and make it better. My mom can bargain and negotiate better then anyone i ever met. I am always shocked by the deals she makes. She is a truly good business woman. I received allot of my business savvy from her.
My Dad
I love my dads kindness. My dad is someone who would give his last shirt on his back to you if he saw you needed it. He always loves to help people. I remember as a kid having homeless people come to the door asking for my dad by name for money because he would always give it to them. Evan when he does not have he gives. He has showed me allot about giving to doing good.
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