2006 Holy Sh*T

Well, as they say time flys when you are having fun and I am definitely having fun (probably too much). But, hey what can you do about that? Well, some may say what is 2006 going to bring us...well...I think it is safe to say probably just about everything that 2005 brought us...just maybe with a little bit of a twist. No one wants to be bored.

Christmas is over and now everyone is trying to get in the groove for the new year...well...let me tell you I am in the groove. Did I make any New Year resolutions this year...not a single one...why kill yourself over some arbitrary item you throw out on December 31st moments before the ball drops. This year I intend not to have resolutions, rather I am going to focus on a few key things that I think I need to improve on. What are they you may ask? Well, that is between the big guy upstairs (God) and yours truly. They aren't significant...nothing as exciting as say...getting off of the crack or deciding to start a multi-billion dollar company...or say save the grey-speckled horned red-neck owl of the Chipawappa Forest. No, not so serious...just little items...cut down on the indiscriminate use of foul language, spend less money on discretionary items, slow down a little bit, etc. So, nothing that will rip off your panties and make you do a double lutz.

This year has been a great year so far...yeah, I know that it is only 6 days in...but, hey wars have been fought and won (or lost - depending upon your side) in the same amount of time. Things are good and we need to be thankful for everything. I tell you what I am so thankful when I see our President stand up and say that he is going to follow the advice of the generals rather than the politicians on a strategy in Iraq. Brilliant idea...listen to the guys on the ground who have trained their entire lives for combat...rather than some Congressman or Congresswoman who just got elected and thinks that the Kashmir Region is a reference to Robert Plant's privates. I am glad to see that we are doing the right thing. All I want is some of these folks who are knocking the Iraq conflict to spend some time on the ground there...and I am not talking a whirlwind tour in your blazer. Negative, I am talking buckling down and putting on the body armor and getting your hands dirty. Only then will you see what is really going on and the difference we are making every day in the cradle of civilization. I miss Iraq and there are times when the desire to go back is so strong it almost brings me to tears. I felt so alive in Iraq...and I do miss it dearly.

Ah...but, why am I not there...a lovely thing we like to call a fiance. There is one thing that I have learned...when you are engaged your fiance actually expects you to stick around in the same zip code...interesting concept. I agree. Well, another reason now is "walks" you bet you "walks". Let me explain my fiance and I are the proud parents of our first baby...who happens to be a one and a half year old German Shorthaired Pointer (GSP) named Henry. I had been missing the daily devoted companionship of a canine for sometime, so I worked with the GSP Rescue Society to adopt a GSP. Well, the week before Christmas everything fell into place and we adopted Henry. Henry is awesome...I cannot imagine for the life of me how such a wonderful, smart, devoted, and affectionate dog ever came into the hands of the GSP Rescue Society. This dog is amazing...he is the most loving animal I have ever had the pleasure to be around. If your on a sofa...he is in your lap...never mind the fact that he weighs over 50lbs...he just loves to snuggle. You want to talk about natural hunting instinct...this dog will point on anything that moves...and he is sharp. My fiance and I took him to my parents house in DC for Christmas and the holidays...my parents live in between two large plots of land owned by George Mason University...and he loved running through the fields...tracking deer...pointing on birds...it was beautiful. He is going to start hunting and fieldwork classes in a few months. I just want him to get fully attached to the two of us before the training begins. This dog has awesome potential and I can't wait to get him working; but, he is a pet first and he loves to snuggle...so, first things first...affection...then hunting. You can see ol' Henry above...he is a beautiful animal. Yes, he is chipped so don't even think about it.

Well, I am going to roll on out of this blog for the time being...however...I am working on my predictions for 2006...so, be sure to check back. Until then...be thankful for all you have and work hard for what you don't...and for God's sake be careful out there.