I sit and wonder in my head … as i walk about this day this week this month this year … of the way life changes so quickly without warning � things that were solid are suddenly transient and overturned like a hurricane blowing through a small town leaving pain and destruction in its wake…

Last night was Jason’s 21st birthday. Of course we had to give him the surprise party. It was pretty cool as about 25 people showed up. Let me just mention one thing here… Kristi makes the best chocolate chip cookies in the world… my gosh! Jason you are a lucky man… someday you may weigh…

I wish I could write like this… but I found it on the comments to a friend of mine and it is really a wake up call to anyone wallowing in self-pity … so I post it here for myself and anyone else who reads it. (I bolded a couple things and put some comments…

Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in few words. �Ecclesiasticus 32:8