Introducing a New Friend

Sometimes he appears out of nowhere.

In places you least expect him to be.

Similar to the title of this blog, his motives may be premeditated, but the good news is that there appears to be no malice.

Cute? You decide. Friendly? I guess so, but he doesn't talk much.

He seems sort of enamored with Max. Like he wants to go for a ride. As soon as the weather improves a bit, I promised him we would do just that.

Can you imagine, just like a dog with his head out the window of a car, having him feel the breeze cascade through his vents as we ride together.

He even made it to the office one day. He watched me work as he surveyed the scene from the top of my calculator.

He seems to follow me around a lot. I think he wants to be my friend. I have decided that this is a good thing.

He has earned a place of honor on my key ring along with the keys to Max. This will guarantee that whenever Max and I are on the road, he will get to come along and enjoy the ride with us.

I have named him "Mini Max".

My psychiatrist worries about me!

Addition to the Family

I have been trying to come up with an appropriate and meaningful way to announce something very special that happened to us during this recent holiday season.

About a week and a half before Christmas, Tyler asked me for my daughter's hand in marriage. I gave him my blessing because they are seemingly very much in love with each other.

He showed me the ring he had bought her and said he would be asking her to marry him very soon. That did happen a couple of days later and my daughter said yes.

Here's to Kaleena and Tyler!

May your future together be filled with love, joy and happiness.

New Year's Resolutions

I never do this. Never actually make a list. I may think about a lot of things that I would like to change for the new year. In the past, some of those changes may have occured. Others didn't. But this year, What the Hell! Here goes! 1. Be a better husband She knows what a piece of crap I can be at times. 2. Be a better father Room for some improvement there too. 3. Stop a couple of bad habits Not going to get specific here, but I know what they are. 4. Ride More And safely , too, I might add. 5. Remember to stop and smell the roses Way too easy to get bogged down with worries about responsibilities. It doesn't take that long to take a small break and look around a bit. 6. Take good care of Max He has taken pretty good care of me. 7. Listen to people People feel better about themselves when they know someone is actually hearing them. 8. The Dalai Lama said: If you want other people to be happy; practice compassion. If you want to be happy; practice compassion. 9. Did I say Ride More? If I did, sorry, but it deserves mentioning twice. It makes me feel alive and I am convinced that it helps make me a better person. So there!