Archives for October 2005

Yes - I'm another year older - 39. I can't believe it's gone so fast. I'm not worried much about coming up on 40 years of age. But it does really bug the heck outta me that I'm only 11 years away from 50. Jeesh!I was tired and jetlagged from my trip to London. But I was also delighted to be home with Kelly and the kids. If you compare the difference between fun and joy, you get a real sense for the difference between a nice trip out to London and a nice return home to my family. The trip to London was fun. But the return home to my family is the true joy of my life. Kelly went overboard and … [Read more...]

It's time to return home and it's ABOUT TIME to return home. I really miss Kell and the kids and I can't wait to show them their gifts. Not only is it time to get home. It's time for me to celebrate my last birthday as a 30-something. I just cannot believe my thirties have gone by so quickly. The funny thing now is that I feel better now and feel healthier now than I did 10 years ago.London was great! West End theater was great. (I saw Ductastic.)The weather was better than anything the English had encountered since 1969. (Ah, a good year, eh Kell?) Working with my British colleagues was a … [Read more...]

The Quest sales offices in downtown London are quite nice. They're right at the intersection of Fleet Street and Farringdon Road right near Blackfriar's Bridge over the Thames River. The office is layed out a bit differently than our US offices. For example, the office is layed out in a bullpin format where there aren't any individual cubicles.I could see one of the spires from St Paul's cathedral out of our office windows. So when the first opportune moment came up - I was out the door looking for St Paul's. A quick jaunt up Ludgate Road and under the road through the Underground Station … [Read more...]

Mondays are blah days. Everybody who works has to go back to the grind. Everybody who stays at home has to get the kids up early and get them out the door. Even here in London it's a blah day. It's raining. It's cold. I forgot my umbrella and my coat. I'm an idiot! Blah!!!It's for that very reason that I chose to make Mondays a special day of remembrance, a day where I give thanks for joys and smiles. Here's a short list of just a few such things:"Mawwaige... Twue Wove...."Playing go fish with my little girls, Katie Jo and Anna LynnKender waking up in a good mood Dylan or Emily displaying … [Read more...]

It's 7:00 am here. But it feels like 1:00 am! I HATE JETLAG!!! … [Read more...]

It's almost noon back home in Tennesse, but it's almost 6:00 pm in London.I'm happy to report that my flight(s) were very uneventful, with the sole exception that my connection from Nashville to London was too short. So I was huffin' it through O'Hare at top speed. I was about three gates away when I heard the last call for me and one other passanger over the PA system. Whew! I just barely made it and would've missed it if I hadn't run from the G gates to the K gates - that's the entire length of the freakin' airport.I was also pleased to see they had some decent films on the flight overseas. … [Read more...]

... my trips to the gym have really been paying off! This was just a couple weeks ago in the summer. We'd gone with almost the entire BASICS Sunday School class to Panama City Beach. My gosh, that was so much fun. I'd never vacationed with friends before. It is so nice to have other kids for yours to play with. It was also great to spend time with our extended church family. We had lots of fun on the beach, in the pool, playing cards up in the condos, and at our big group meals. Now, I want to especially point out that beach vacations are not the ideal for me. I burn so frequently and so … [Read more...]

Kelly can read this, but the rest of y'all just ignore this (especially you, Don!)=-=-=-=remind me how you like it bestinheated rush or bated breathgently brushed across the liporwide-mouthed crushing liquid flowwrestling tight arms entwinedorloosely clutched hips duotaste and smell a kiss bequestwhen youremind me how you like it best … [Read more...]

I got the nickname "Zebra-man" about nine years ago entirely by accident. It was an early Saturday morning in the summer time and my then five year old son (Dylan) and two-and-a-half year old daughter (Emily) were wrestling and tickling in bed. We were having a big time when our domestic goddess and my wife called us in to a fantastic country breakfast. (You can read my wife's awesome blog at http://kellykline.blogspot.com/). We all jumped up and ran into the kitchen for fried eggs with bacon, biscuits, and gravy when my son asked "Daddy, why are you wearing those zebra undies?" I looked … [Read more...]