In less than 30 hours, I am getting on a plane in Grand Rapids' Gerald R. Ford International Airport. Not to see GR again for two years.

I need another person or two to help me out in getting a free Ipod. So go click here to help me out: http://www.freeiPods.com/default.aspx?referer=8660397Read more... )

I am looking for good books to read while I am in Paraguay, I am making a list of areas that I have not read too much from in the past and would like to expand my knowledge in. Even if that knowledge is in an attempt to repudiate the claims of others. So I would appreciate it if you could give me good suggestions in any areas that you may have ( Read more... )

I have some g-mail invites if anyone would like one, let me know.

At work I was mistaken for being the younger brother in my family again. I guess it is not the end of the world. I will look better at 50 I suppose. I went out with some friends to a piano bar tonight. we had a lot of fun listening to some interesting music. Tomorrow, I will drive my car for the last time with it being my car. I've sold it ( Read more... )

Today I watched people in Target and wondered what they wanted in life. Have they reached their potential. Have they done what they wanted. Then I wondered about the balance of doing what we want and doing what others want are we really acting in our own best interests, or are we following a set of cause and effect type actions?

I accepted my invitation to the Peace Corps today.

I have decided to start making more posts friends only. The Peace Corps has rules and regs about publishing things on-line. So I want to make sure that I don't run afoul of those when I mention anything about the Peace Corps. If you know me, e-mail me or post in my journal and I will put you on my friends list. If you don't know me, but find ( Read more... )

A few short thoughts before bed ( Read more... )

I finally received my official invitation to the Peace Corps as a beekeeper in Paraguay. The stuff I have to do between now and then is pretty intense. It is kind of scary to think that I will be leaving 5 weeks from today. Part of me is having second thoughts. Do I really want to do this? Two years is a long time to be away from everything ( Read more... )