what a magnificent night spending some service time with the wonderful family of MT ... to think they live so close! I am so ready for the conference... stony is sharing my room and wen will be there too... so many friends! and the chance to serve Master! WOOF!!!

It's a hard thing to do ... to say good bye to a friend, Master, Guide, Mentor and all around great American Man... Master Jack was all of that and much more... It has been hard knowing that he is so close to where I now live and yet we could never seem to get our schedules together to meet and chat... What a great loss to our community.

Master Jack may you find the peace you deserve as Master of your domain. RIP Sir!

it's been a crazy day... meetings up one arm and down the other... tons of stuff going on in and out of the department but what a great day!

I love my job and am excited about staying with the group...

"This life is yours
take the power
To choose what you want to do
and do it well
Take the power
to love what you want in life
and love it honestly
Take the power
to walk in the forest
and be a part of nature
Take the power
to control your own life
No one else can do it for you
Take the power
to make your life happy"

Susan Polis Schutz

When did striving for perfection not become the most important part?

When life throws lemons... make a double lemon mojito and throw yourself a party...

(tell the rest to take a hike!)

We wonder who we are and where we are... and this is an on going question that never has an end... when it does... we die... we have nowhere else to go... nothing else to strive for so we wither and die like a flower that blooms to its max potential then can give no more so it dies...

Let us never be stuck into a title... simply because it locks us in and doesn't give us room to grow... and flourish... be who you are and live it to the fullest...

ya... I'm still here!

so much going on and so little time to tell you... but when big things happen you need to know... I spent the best two hours with nicest people you want to meet MB and sl came south for some time away and were in the area so sl and I worked out plans to meet for lunch... it was so awesome... being around folks like that always gives me the boost that I need to continue...

I have to admit that I've thought about giving up on where I am... but that has changed...

As long as ML is willing to renew his efforts ... I am... so let's just hope that things can come back together again and a refreshed outlook can be had by all...