Black Friday

Well I didn't go out early in the morning on "Black Friday", I waited until late in the afternoon. I wasn't out to buy much I just wanted to look around. There is some really cool stuff out there this year. The thing that I am really interested in is the new entertainment type PC stuff. Watching and recording TV on your PC seems like the way of the future. Sitting on your couch with a wireless keyboard and mouse checking email right before you tune in for the new episode of CSI. What could be better. I am in the market for a new PC and I will surely be looking for something that will give me all of this functionality. I spent all evening in Circuit City looking at all the things that I think I need. (I really don't NEED it)

Thanksgiving

What am I thankful for? The list is long. I'm thankful for my great wife and my great kids. I'm thankful for all of my family, that I have a good job, for our troops that fight for our freedom, my dog, my health, friends, good food to eat, books to learn from, TV shows, movies, advances in medicine, computers, my house, my cat?, mentors, sports, church, the coffee shop I frequent, Summer, the beach, digital cameras, fresh water, schools, Buckeyes, my truck.......

The list goes on and on but the point is that we take so much for granted and tend to talk more about the things that we are not happy with than the things that we have been blessed with. I know I am guilty of it.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Perspective

and other significant people in A buddy of mine has found out that his Dad has cancer. On top of that he had a stroke. I talked to him and he seems to be handling it OK but who knows. We always hear about this happening to others but when it hits this close to home it really makes you think. Everything can change in an instant. It really changes your perspective and you refocus on the things that are really important. It is funny how the bad times bring you back to the basics of life. You suddenly concentrate more on the things that mean the most to you. You spend more time with family, friends and other significant in your life. How long does that last though? It seems that it doesn't take long before you fall back into the same routine, until something bad happens again.......