Sorry If My Last Post Offended Anyone... okay not really :)

I'm of the mindset that people need to learn to LOVE each other. Love and acceptance. No matter who, what, why, when.. unless you don't agree with me then it's GO TIME! Looks like I found the guy who posted on my brother's site. Can you believe the nerve of these people!

As an update, things are going well here in the Burg. The wife and kids are all trying to get over being sick (thanks to all of you sickly folk in Idaho, or should we just rename the state "the GErM state"). I have now caught the sickness but because of my insanely large and powerful immune system, i just have mild symptoms.

Work is going well. I still am working at the place I don't want to be working, and I don't plan on quitting any time soon (to the relief of many of you I'm sure). Purposeware is going great. I feel like I'm growing by leaps and strides in my sales training and things are definately on the up and up. If any of you know people who would be interested in our product, just let me know.

I'll be in Les Bois from March 27th thru April 3rd. Hopefully I'll see most of you. If I don't, we must have not been that close to begin with, so it'll be okay.

Lil B, you'll appreciate this. I'm playing in a basketball league and had to play against the former ACC record holder for three pointers in a career (JJ Reddick just beat his record). He's pretty good(large understatement to boost my ego). It was nice competing against him and he was one of the most humble guys on the court.

Well, that's it for this section of my narcissistic journey. See you all next time when I.... you'll never guess.... talk more about myself.

The Department of Redundancy's Redundancy Department of Redundancy

So the title has nothing to do with this blog. I just thought I would write to say that I've written something. I also thought this would be a good time to come out of the closet. The internet is cool because I can say things that I normally wouldn't say in person. But it's time for the truth.

I have a Life Partner. His name is Sean. Nicole and I have been split for two years now, she's just promised to not tell any of you. I know this is going to cause quite a stir amongst the family... but I can't live the lie any more. What can I say... I like a hairy booty. They are Very NICE! High FIVE!

Too Long

Sorry folks for the time lapse between blogs. I have been displaced of late and it's becoming harder and harder to find time for things. My wife and kids have been in Twin Falls and Boise for over a week now. I still have two to go. It's funny, at first you are excited for some "me time" and make all these plans on how you're going to spend all of your free time. But as a few days pass, you begin to realize why you got married in the first place.

I miss the pace of our house. ACTION all the time. Non-stop from 8am-8pm. Now, without the kids, I find the house eerily quiet and very uncomfortable. It just goes to show that the family makes the home, and not the other way around. I miss my wife. I miss my kids.

Without sounding too depressed, there is a bright side to all of this. Absence makes the heart grow fonder and it makes me realize how much more I need to cherish the "everyday" with my family. You miss it when it's not there and it's in the simplicity and joy that happens daily around here that I find myself comfortable and at peace.

I'll be blogging sooner than later. And don't worry folks, I'm not depressed. I look at this loneliness as a good thing. I have time to catch up with friends I haven't seen in a while and it makes me thankful to God for the time I have with my family. These are all VERY good things. I wish all of you well and enjoy my family as they're in Boise.

Work

I know that most of us don't like our jobs. Most of us see work as a means to an end ($$$). But every once in a while, a job comes around that not only fulfills our monetary needs, but also helps fill some of our spiritual and emotional needs as well. I have found one of those jobs. Would you believe me if I told you that it was in sales? I know, you're probably laughing or rolling your eyes, but believe me when I say that this sales job I have is the greatest thing to happen to me since my son was born. I am challenged daily, I have to think outside the box at all times, I have to be completely self motivated, I have to be organized (the skill of organization has not been with me since birth), and most of all, I have to stay positive. Not because the clients want to hear positive salesmen, but because in sales you have to look at people telling you no and clients who reject you as a positive thing.

I can hear it... Phil's lost his marbles. He's sadistic. He takes pleasure in failure and rejection. While you may be on the right track, it's not the whole story. The truth is, I see rejection and "no" in this business as a step closer to something positive. I'm learning what not to do every time I hear a no. Hearing "no" is the best teacher I have. However, the only way this kind of thinking can work is if you have a good sales system... and do I ever! I get top notch sales training weekly and I can truly say that I would be lost right now if it weren't for Sandler.

Before this turns into an advertising pitch for Crossroads Business Development, I just wanted to let everyone in on where I am right now in my daily struggle to work this job and continuing my job at the group homes. While this positive attitude is stronger some days than on others, I still maintain it daily. And you know what the craziest thing about me loving my job is? I have yet to sell a thing. "No" is the only word I've heard to this point. That is how I know I have found one of those truly special, God-sent, jobs. I hope you all are experiencing the same thing. If not, be patient, keep your eyes open, and don't be afraid to jump off the cliff when the door opens up.

Followers

I know I'm one of the last ones (of our crew) to join on here. But lets not jump to conclusions ok? I'm not a follower. In high school... definitely. In college... no doubt about it. I was a chameleon. But over the last four or five years I have worked very hard to build the side of my personality that doesn't care what others think. The non-conformist side.

Just remember, the world is full of followers. In fact about 88% of people are followers according to the national made-up-on-the-spot statistics corporation. So the next time you accuse someone as a follower, think twice about it, because odds are... you are one too.

Movie Quotes

I was thinking of making this blog a little more interesting by adding a new dynamic to it. I was thinking I might put at least one movie line into each of my posts, and then see who can guess what it is. However, it occured to me that Mr. Smithers would probably be the only one to get it most of the time, and since he's so good at keeping in touch, I'm sure he would answer it once every six months. So I guess I'll just fuhgettaboutit.

So the question is, why do guys like to quote movie lines? Is it our insecurities that keeep us from holding "real" conversations with each other? Maybe it's that none of us wants to feel vulnerable around the other so we choose to discuss petty things of life and un-original thoughts. Who knows, either way... i don't care. I have thousands of those lines in my head and I'm not letting them go to waste. So in the immortal words of Val Kilmer "it's so early.. you think we should get some coffee or somesing?"

Hello

Welcome to my self-indulgent, narcissistic journey that is called... My blog. Don't forget my title, and the fact that I'm hardly ever serious... or you might be offended at the previous statement. To be honest, this is just a really good way to keep in touch with family and friends and to give myself another outlet for my insanity. I do enjoy writing.. although most of it has been academic of late. However, I'm not opposed to just goofing off from time-to-time. As my multi-dimensional personality takes shape on this site, expect the unexpected.. and be prepared for all types of posts... some serious, some not. Auf Wiedersehen.