Success Starts Here!

Remember when playing the stereo at full power was the only way to listen to a good rock song? Remember when we did crazy things with our hair? Remember when we knew "exactly" how our life was going to turn out? Oh, and remember how "old people" in their 20s and above, let alone our ancient parents just couldn't understand us? I suspect regardless of your age, you can relate. There has always been a cultural divide between older and younger generations. For most people my age, we are now the "ancient" parents. Yet a recent Princeton study concluded the cultural separation between older and younger generations which is a natural and positive thing as we transition through the stages of life, is wider than ever before which is having a negative, visible and dangerous effect on us as a society. I, in my non-scientific, "this is what I think" method, have also come to some conclusions about this great divide. My biggest conclusion, its our faul

On the ground level of the Pentagon there is a small chapel which stands at the very site where American Airlines Flight 77 made impact with the building. It is a quiet, serene place I visited shortly after its opening a few years back. Just outside the chapel itself is a memorial area with information on the victims who perished that day. One of them, a gentleman whose name escapes me, is the only man listed as a fallen casualty at both the Pentagon and the World Trade Center. An inscription tells his story. I remember reading he was a government civilian. He wasn't at the Pentagon that day; he was away on business. Had he been there he would have died in the attack as his office was one floor up from the chapel, in the exact spot where the giant jet-engine of Flight 77 would have torn into the building. Sadly and ever so tragically, the gentleman didn't escape the terrifying events that day. When flight 77 ripped through his office in the Pentagon, the gentleman had already

I'm a fan of the movie Rocky. Pretty much every single one except Rocky V cause that was um, well, every franchise series has to have a little room for a flop in there. Having said that, I love the premise of a "nobody" becoming a somebody. I love the idea of the underdog and I find myself always identifying with characters who fit that mold, both in theaters and far more importantly in person. I have a lot of friends and I will tell you my closest are a hodgepodge of average, regular folks who can be just a little on the crazy side. They're regular people with all the problems, issues, flaws and insecurities I have. I am by far not the strongest, fastest, or most perfect guy. I am far from a natural. I think the only thing I've ever been a natural at is talkin' smack, eating, sleeping, and watching tv. I'm actually pretty good at those things. Other than that though, all those things which would actually help me? Nope, not a natural at any of them. I h