Life With Bill And Dawn

Dawn's Away Again

2009-01-03T17:43:00.002-05:00

I took Dawn to the airport yesterday (Friday Jan 2nd) for her next business adventure. They have her in Perth, Australia this time. Sooo - her flight left at 7pm Friday night, she just landed and its 9am Sunday morning! Think about it ... she skipped all of Saturday! Dawn likes to refer to airplanes as Time Capsules! Once your on board and they close the door, time kinda slows down, there is nothing you can do other than sleep, listen to music or watch a poorly edited movie! Oh well - at least she is in Australia, right? Its in the 90's ... and its summer!

So - what did I do last night??? Well, I was up until 4:30am fighting off wave after wave of locusts and grinders and boomers in a new game I got last month, Gears Of War 2! It is such an epic game - very fun to play and even better with friends. Lindley and I try to play together at least once a week ... since he is West Coast time, I gotta wait until around midnight my time for us to get going, but its the price I gotta pay!

Tyler and Bryan were down here for 8 incredibly fast days! This trip we pretty much just hung out, did alot of talking, dinners, shopping. We had a great time ... and the BEST part of the whole trip was when more than one friend of ours (Dawn and I) told us how amazing the boys are and how mature they behave and how polite they are to people. Those boys are awesome! I am so proud of them ... and the fact that they have been able to show us they are responsible by bringing their grades up!

Tyler was able to get his drivers license and is now legally allowed to drive - HUH??? Yeah, that one snuck up on me too! ha ha

Well ... just wanted to make a quick update, not much going on over the next 6 days. However, next Friday I am flying to Nashville to catch a Predators hockey game. That should be fun! Its all part of my goal to visit every hockey arena in the NHL once for a game. Not sure how long that is going to take ... but it will be accomplished!

Hope you all are well ...

Tyler and Bryan - heading home again

2008-12-28T14:20:00.004-05:00

Sitting in Tampa waiting for their plane to leave the gate. I snapped this picture quickly before they revolted! We had such a great 8 days ... Lots of good talks, hanging out and spending time with each other.

What awesome young men these kids are turning into. I had quite a few friends tell me how amazing they are ... So polite, so sweet, so pleasant to be around. I am very proud of Tyler and Bryan ... I can not wait for the day when they can live with Dawn and I.

Q&A With Tyler And Bryan

2008-12-26T12:36:00.003-05:00

I finally got these two boys sitting still long enough - the other day I asked them to answer the following three questions ... nothing earth shattering, I just wanted them to put their thoughts down so I could post it up here! If you have questions for Tyler and Bryan, leave a comment and I'll have them answer it.

Tell me about your most memorable Christmas:

Bryan – My memorable Christmas is flying on an airplane and seeing my dad and my step mom. It was the first time I saw Ms. Dawn.

Tyler – My most memorable Christmas was when I was about five or six. I visited the doctor about three or four times that week due to the fact that my parents had put angel hair on the tree and it severely screwed up my asthma. It was awful and I was miserable. That was my most memorable Christmas.

Tell me about the best present you gave someone:

Bryan - The best present I got someone was a watch for my mom. The watch has silver bars crossing each other.

Tyler – The best present I ever gave someone was my mom and it was a shrinky dink in the shape of a dog. The dog was green, red, burgundy, black, and brown with a purple head. My mom still has it and I complain to her to throw it away cause it’s cracked and chipped and has been thrown everywhere. That was the best present I gave someone.

What do you love the most about visiting your Dad?

Bryan - We do a lot of fun things. For example we went to Disney World, MGM, and Universal studios.

Tyler – What I love about visiting my dad is that when we come down we always do different things; like going to Universal, Disney World and Downtown Disney. I also love visiting their friends because they give me good advice just in case dad and Dawns’ lecturing doesn’t do the job. That’s why I love visiting my dad.

Caroling in Celebration!

2008-12-24T21:33:00.000-05:00

Every year we (24 or so of our closest friends) all have dinner @ Cafe
D'Antonio's and then we break out the Christmas Carol books and sing
songs while the people visiting Celebration walk by looking at us funny!

Here is Tyler and Dawn doing their best at holding a tune!

Tyler and Bryan can actually share!

2008-12-20T17:03:00.000-05:00

We stopped in Tampa to grab some sustinance before our hour long trek
home.

Here they are showing me how well they share ... Ha ha

Tyler And Bryan Arrive Today

2008-12-20T10:41:00.002-05:00

We are getting ready to have Tyler and Bryan come chill for the next 8 days. Dawn just got back home from a quick trip to Kentucky and I just landed a 4 week job helping a local marketing agency on the social media side of a campaign for one of their clients. Its really exciting, because my plan is to show them what I can do on this project and hopefully they will ask me to help them out on future projects.

So ... stay tuned for updates this week. I'll be posting pictures, stories and such. Maybe I'll give Tyler and Bryan a writing project to post here on the blog. Hmmmmmmmm

Anyway - hope you all are well ... more to come later.

Politics And The Game

2008-11-04T23:05:00.003-05:00

Well - my first election has come to a close. Not even close, I had my ass handed to me by an arrogant, self serving opponent who played the game better than I. I walk away with my head held high, my integrity intact and my pride a tad bit bruised.

That said - what I also walk away with is the knowledge of who is actually in my corner and who is on the fence, I walk away knowing who I can turn to and who I should avoid and the greatest lesson I learned was who I know to be my true supporters are actually and honestly behind me 100% of the way!

I was just taught a very valuable lesson today - one that someone has to walk through to learn. Its not something that can be told and understood, its not something that you can read in a book and practice it. Its the lesson of great loss. I am not talking a loss of a hockey game, or a loss of a poker hand ... its not a loss of a "sure thing" wager where the underdog pulls a miracle out of nowhere in the last seconds and wins it by one point. This is the pain of true failure - an epic loss by 60+% ... one where you look back and say ... even if I did try a little harder, I would have still failed.

So - right now, I am raw ... not really enjoying this feeling, but knowing I have to make it through, I have no choice - this is not the end. Its just another lesson that I needed to learn ... something that has forged my character to become even sharper, clearer, stronger. This is not a stumbling block, this is not an obstacle - this is only a learning experience - this is ONLY what makes me stronger.

Politic Is Synonymous With Pander

2008-10-26T11:26:00.002-05:00

As I run for our local community development district (CDD) seat I am finding it a learning experience every time I turn around. I was looking up words online last night for another post I did regarding the NHL and I ran across the synonyms for "Pander" and there it was "politic" ... it gave me a chuckle.

Does it strike anyone else as humorous that these two words can be associated with eachother? The more I walk around town, talking to residents of Celebration, asking for their vote - I am realizing there are quite a few distinct types of people here.

Those who dont really know what a CDD is or does
Those who do know, and really WANT something done
Those who do not know what a CDD does, yet still want something done
Those who do know, and want something done that the CDD has no control over

I do not know which type of person I am going to come across until I am allready knee deep into the conversation ... this might seem fun at first, but lemme tell ya!!! I really enjoy talking to those who do know what a CDD is yet want something done that the CDD has no control over. It gives me a new found respect for elected officals.

As I sit and watch the barrage of presidential commercials on TV ... and the more and more vague these two candidates are in their messages I realize they have to talk this way in order to survive. Everyone has heard the saying "you cant please everyone, all the time" ... I would like to reword it by saying "you cant please everyone ... EVER!"

It is pretty awesome running for office ... I am crossing my fingers and really want to be elected. I think that in the end, it is every politicians desire to contribute to our foundation as a country, to be part of the solution and do good. I will always look back on this experience as an incredible lesson.

Salem Cemetary

2008-10-05T17:44:00.000-05:00

This place has one of the original Mayflower passengers. There are
also other historical people buried here ... Along with a bunch of
people convicted of witchcraft.

This trip has been really interesting today ... I did not think I
would enjoy Salem as much as I have.

Dawn is dragging me on a walking tour of "haunted" Salem tonight ...
Hopefully I don't scream to loud! Ha ha

From Sam Adams to Cheers!

2008-10-04T14:05:00.000-05:00

We started off the afternoon doing a brewery tour of Sam Adams!
Finished the afternoon @ Cheers for a quick bite ... And NO ... They
did not know my name!!!

Looking for a jumpin breakfast joint

2008-10-04T11:24:00.000-05:00

Ran across this delicious dive ...

The View From Our Seats!

2008-10-01T12:13:00.002-05:00

So - here is the view from our seats when we go watch the Lightning play. I am sooooo very excited about this ... not only do I get to watch the BEST sport in the world, but I get to watch it from nice comfy leather chairs, right behind the goalie, and Dawn will be with me!!!

So - stay tuned this year for my mobile updates during the games. Oh yea - did I mention that these seats come with free food and drinks??? *smile*

THATS how I roll!

**Click on the picture for a better look.

Heading Home

2008-09-28T14:43:00.001-05:00

What an awesome weekend ... The concert was a hit - my boys like Swing
music now! I am surprised how fast this weekend went. In just a
couple months the will be here for Christmas .. For a whole week!

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

2008-09-27T21:07:00.001-05:00

This has to be one of the BEST bands to see live!!! I looooooove this
group.

On our way out of the park

2008-09-27T21:05:00.001-05:00

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy was a hit - we had such a great time with the
boys - Dawns mom and sister joined us in the evening and shared dinner
with us and the boys! Kinda sad for it to be almost over ... But MAN
am I tired!!!!!! Overall ... it was a wonderful weekend and I would not trade anything in the world for the past 48 hours.

Wasabi Pea Eating Contest!!!

2008-09-27T15:39:00.000-05:00

Dawn and Bryan are going toe to toe seeing who will give up first. My
money is on Bryan at this point ... He can still talk! Ha ha

Epcot - just got here, at least they are smiling! Heading to England for a beer then off to explore the wonderful countries and their different foods!

2008-09-27T11:43:00.000-05:00

The Arrival Of The Boys!!!

2008-09-26T09:35:00.003-05:00

That's right, Tyler and Bryan are heading down to Orlando this weekend. I get so excited every time they come to visit ... and I am doubly excited this time because we are going to Epcot! Not only is it cool taking my boys to Epcot, watching them run around, pulling Dawn and I here and there ... they laughing, the fun, the "magic" ... this weekend is also the kick off to the International Food and Wine Festival in Epcot. This even runs every year for about 8 weeks and every country puts out a little booth and serves samplings of food from their country, along with a beer and wine *smile*. So not only do we get to have fun with the boys, take them on the rides, laugh, play and skip (OK, maybe not skip) ... but we also get to force foreign food down their throat and watch the different faces they make when we tell them they just ate a duck liver, or a snail, or even worse ... A VEGETABLE!!!

It just warms my heart to prepare and think of all the torture I get to put my wonderful sons through this weekend ... *giggle* Now ... for the BIG news!!! My FAVORITE band is playing in Epcot tonight too. That's Right ... not only do I get to see my Bad Ass kids ... Take them to Epcot for hours of laughable fun ... threaten them with bodily harm if they don't eat snails *snicker* ... Enjoy the BEST food and wine festival in the world ... I also get to see Big Bad Voodoo Daddy!!!!!!!! For a sampling of BBVD's smooth and tasty digs check out this little homemade video from one of their concerts last year *no - not mine!* - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_sH04aRcGk

Other than that ... its going to be a lighting fast weekend with the boys ... I am sure I'll be posting some pictures of the festivities here on the blog so keep checking (if you want to) - or you can just come back another day and catch up on all the fun we had! *grin*

Is Social Media Worth The Time?

2008-09-03T09:13:00.002-05:00

Recently I have been engaged in a few heated discussions regarding the value of “Social Networks” and Social Media. It seems to me there is a rather large group of people in society that believe Social Networks (MySpace, FaceBook, LinkedIn, Twitter) are for kids or single people looking to “hook up!” I also listen to their reasoning that some people use social media as a shield to hide behind in order to avoid actually meeting people in person. I personally believe social media has more pluses than minuses and can be used to not only improve your network of knowledge it can also help your business and your brand. There is a long list of benefits, for me, regarding social media ... here are a few that come to my mind:

Information Exchange : Social Media is the vehicle available to everyone for information. Depending on what information you are looking for will depend on the response you get from a social network. The trick is, to just start using social media and try out a social network before you tell me it’s full of perverts who just want to talk about sex.

Commonality : Using social networks you can find people or groups who share views, beliefs, or business ideas. These same people own businesses, manage people, work in a technology field, want to learn from you and your failures, just as you will learn from their lessons.

Familiarity : Once you begin to use social media and social networks and develop “relationships” with the people you talk to, Twitter with or post for, you will begin to learn about them as a person. View their pictures on Flickr, read their personal blog and learn about their families. It is what happens when you have a conversation with people on an ongoing basis. People I have never met and probably would never have had the opportunity to meet if not for social media have introduced themselves to me either after I’ve connected via Twitter, commented on one of their blog posts or referenced a post in one of mine.

Learn : Just as you are posting your thoughts, your business ideas, your opinions – you are also reading others … I learn something every day through a blog, a Tweet, an email. My social network teaches me something new about this medium 7 days a week.

Communicate : I belong to a few different groups – I use Twitter to get my message to many people at once when I need instant communication. Yet another benefit of social media.
I know there will be those skeptics out there when it comes to social media. My suggestion is, you need to try it in order to understand the value it can be to you and your business. If it doesn’t work for you, that’s OK - it may not be the right marketing activity, it may not be the right avenue for your success, but if you are considering social media as a marketing strategy, start with the basics - a blog, LinkedIn and a Facebook profile. Once you get these going, then add Twitter. After that, it’s up to you to determine which other tools may be beneficial to you based on your target market and how you want to reach them. Social Media is all about how you use it, keep in mind that it is a mindset and not a product!

How do you use Social Media in your business? How have you incorporated Social Networking into your business plan and how has it affected you and your company, department, product?

Happy Birthday Tyler - 16 years old!

2008-08-22T22:33:00.012-05:00

16 Years ago TODAY I was introduced to my first son … August 22nd 1992 … William Tyler Samuel Brister was born. Weighing in at 5 pounds 6 ounces (or something like that) he was bound and determined to let us all know that we needed him more than he needed us. He didn’t like to be held, he preferred being wrapped in a blanket and left alone. If you tried to pick him up, he would scream and well … not much has changed in 16 years.

You should see the agility in this young man when I (or my Mom, Dad, Dawn, anyone) tries to give him a kiss. Evidently, these days its sooo not cool to let your dad hug and kiss you. I am glad I was not this difficult when I was 16 … its also refreshing to know that I had it so much more together than Tyler does now. *smile*

What an amazing 16 years this has been with Tyler. I am so proud of him as a young man, his maturity and his ability to carry on a conversation will take him far in life and his heart is soooo caring. Its been said before that Tyler and I are identical (although I would probably guess that most would say I was the better looking one) … I think I would have to say that I am proud to call Tyler my son … I am proud to introduce Tyler to my friends and I am never, ever concerned about what Tyler is going to do, say or how he will behave. Tyler is an AMAZING role model for his brother (however, his grades could use a little help) but who am I to talk about grades? All I can do is support him and guide him.

Another thing I am proud of is the relationship Tyler and Dawn have developed. From the first time they met Tyler greeted Dawn with open arms and a huge smile. Since then they have grown closer and have become pretty tight. Its pretty cool having so many people love and cherish your kids ... the coolest thing is Dawn's family and how they have included both Tyler and Bryan in their lives.

Here is where it all started ... the first time Tyler and Bryan and Dawn met. December 2004 ... Thank god they all liked each other (secret is I threatened them with bodily harm if they didn't like Dawn! *grin*)

Here is a picture of Tyler @ Epcot during.

Another picture @ Epcot

Yea - Driving - I know - Dont remind me!

Tyler and Bryan @ the airport - heading home from a wonderful visit!

Its amazing to see how much they have changed in only 4 years ... I can not wait to see the next 4 and the 4 after that! I am VERY blessed.

Excuses are like ...

2008-08-09T14:50:00.005-05:00

How many times have I said I am going to focus on posting to my personal blog? How many times have I told both of you (I would be surprised if I had more than 2 readers - ha ha)? Ok, once again, I am going to put my blog on my "To Do" list and commit to posting at least ONCE A WEEK! So, what I need from anyone reading this stale and stagnant repository of personal content is if you see me go more than 7 days without posting - send me an email and ask me why I dont care enough about my friends to keep them updated on my wonderful and exciting life! ha ha ... we'll see how that goes.

To catch you all up to speed, Dawn is in her final days of her 9 day Singapore trip ... she flies home on Monday, arrives @ 8pm and turns around Tuesday afternoon to fly to Dallas for 2 days. She is going to be destroyed when she gets home next week ... My plan next weekend includes drawn shades, calm music, a massage and NO plans. She has had a hard trip this time ... in 5 weeks, she will have been home 7 days! Thats right ... out of 35 days, my poor wife has spent 7 nights in her own bed. I think she deserves and has earned a nice Spa day ... dont you?

For me ... I have been working, playing and posting (www.dailydeke.com) yea, I know ... the "other" blog. I am also 3 months into learning and playing Hockey! So far, it has been beyond GREAT ... it has been incredible and insipring. I am having sooo much fun learning how to play the sport I love so much. I'll be talking more about my lessons and the skills I learn.

I am in the red - ready for the faceoff!

Ready for the break away ... rushing the net!

We spent 9 wonderful days in California with my parents and the boys ... Tyler and Bryan spent 3 weeks in July with the Grandparents and then Dawn and I joined them for the last week. It was non-stop ... Dawn and I were ran into the ground by the time we got home, but it was awesome hanging with the boys and my parents. So - for now ... till next time!

Welcome Home!

2008-08-09T14:44:00.001-05:00

Dawn gets home from a 9 day trip to Singapore and I must make sure I
have her favorites available - yea, I'll be here too!

My Wife ... For President???

2008-07-14T06:50:00.002-05:00

I could not believe my eyes when I saw this ... I was flipping channels last night when I saw this news story break. How could I not have known this was happening? I know my wife is brilliant ... I know she would be an amazing leader ... I just didnt know she had so many backing her!!!

Hockey Blogs And Internet Talk Shows

2008-05-30T23:03:00.003-05:00

Hey all ... me again to announce a GREAT new endeavor. I have joined forces with another hockey blogger out of Denver. Grant and I met through Twitter (www.twitter.com) about 2 months ago and we have started doing a weekly podcast (Internet talk show) regarding the NHL and whats going on with the sport. Things have gone so well, we decided to merge our 2 blogs. So ... moving forward ... http://icejunkies.blogspot.com is now www.dailydeke.com

So - check us out over there ... listen to our weekly podcast about the NHL and Hockey in general and let me know what you think.

Not much else going on here ... Dawn is getting ready to jaunt off to London for another week starting June 2nd - 7th ... and it looks like Singapore will be next for her.

Hope you all are doing well and don't forget -

www.dailydeke.com

Updates and Hockey!

2008-05-24T10:09:00.004-05:00

Dawn is heading back to England in 2 weeks ... then she is working on a Singapore / Australia jaunt. She has been busy busy with Cisco and her customer videos. I am sooooo proud of her and the product that she is giving to Cisco has been well received.

With me ... I am working with my boss on QA metrics for measuring how the company is functioning. I have never been in QA before and I am learning some great skills in analytics. Who knew excel could do so many things. Another great addition to my life is a Hockey team. I have joined a beginners Hockey league and start playing actual hockey every Monday night. I'll have Dawn come out and take some pictures of me and my mad stick handling skills. HA

The boys are going to San Francisco to spend 3 weeks with Grandma and Grandpa in July ... they are very excited about that. Dawn and I will be heading out the 3rd week in July to hang out with everyone.

Other than that ... life goes on!

Habits - Hard To Break, Hard To Form

2008-04-26T12:55:00.002-05:00

How many times have I told myself, along with the 2 readers of this blog that I plan on posting more frequently here. I think about it each day (seriously) ... something will cross my mind, I'll hear something that conjures up a memory of something and I will think "Oohhh - I should post something about that!" To no avail ... weeks, months go by no postings!

Well ... its time to do something about that. It is so easy to get all wrapped up in daily life and not have the time to sit and reflect on little clues that life throws at you to help you make the most out of it as a person. 2 days ago (April 24th) Dawn and I did our very first 5K jog/walk (walking being the key word) ... but it was still a fast walk. We did the 5k with 10,000 other Orlando area people and it turned out to be an amazing event. Dawn and I, walking and talking, and sharing and laughing and just being out was so cool ... some of the conversations that came up between us during the walk were deep and insightful and some of the discussions were focused on those silly people ahead of us who decided to take heart in the "jog" aspect of the "jog/walk" portion of the 5k. All in all it was wonderful walking with my wife and sharing yet another memory with her.

I am also working on expanding my knowledge of things ... internet and computer related things. Social Media and Social Networking being the main focus for me right now. I think that there is so much potential with this new Social movement going on out here in TriDub land (www) ... everytime I turn around there is another company being launched that will help you do something - save time here and there, communicate with your friends, make new friends, dont forget the birthday reminders! Speaking of ... Its my birthday today ... which explains why all the deep thought and thinking in retrospect.

I have had this blog now for 16 months ... I have blogged about my wedding to Dawn, our honeymoon, our vacations, our kids, our trips away, Dawn's business trips, my company I started, my company I closed down. I have also included stories and pictures of my family and especially Tyler and Bryan, both who have grown into very smart and adoreable young men.

My goal for this blog going forward is to create an online journal of my life, my thoughts, passions, beliefs and convictions. My love of gadgets and technology, my journey through life alonside Dawn and my roll as father to the two greatest boys on earth. Every once in a while I'll force Dawn to contribute to this blog and throw her 2 cents into the mix.

So dont give up on this blog quite yet ... leave comments, ask questions, thats what this Social Media is all about! Its not a technology or platform or offering some new Web 2.0 company brings to you. Social Media is a mindset ... its a way of living and thinking and it is what will revolutionize the current way we use the World Wide Web from now on.

Peace to you all ... till next time.

Daytona 500 - Pictures

2008-03-02T01:27:00.003-05:00

Here is a slideshow of our trip to the 50th Anniversary of the Daytona 500. I'll add more later ... but this was one of those moments in life that will be remembered forever!

Finally - A Post From Dawn!

2008-02-28T22:17:00.002-05:00

So many things to say. . .

My big news today. Bernardo had a bath. He hates me, especially because I tried to be "nice" and blow dry him so he would not be cold. He was NOT amused. He is however enjoying being cooked for. Our friend Robin has me convinced the dog food will kill him, so now he's on a people food diet. Today's menu, rice, mixed veggies and ground turkey. Smells awful, he loves it. I guess if your basis of comparison is Iams lamb and rice -- it is nirvanna.

Billy may be the nicest husband in the entire world. He braved the 46 degree temperatures (Ok, laugh if you want, but I cannot be that cold, I'll die, it's true) to walk our puppy for me. AND he just refilled my wine glass just to be nice. Seriously, I married well.

My last random thought tonight -- perhaps I should buy a 4 quart duch oven. Why? Well, here's my problem, when I start to make "soupy" items that go in the duch oven (Chicken & Dumplings, soup, chili verde, stew etc) The recipe magically swells to consume all 8 quarts of capacity my two current duch ovens offer. When you are a couple living alone, this is a bit absurd -- imagine if you will, 8 quarts of alphabet soup. For the record, we ate it all in two days -- I especially enjoyed mine with goldfish in the bowl. What could be sillier than an grown-up eating alphabet soup with goldfish in it? I don't know, but I was pretty happy.

Oh wait, one more rant, if you read this soon, send Bill and email and tell him that we'll have a GREAT time on a float at Orlando's Mardi Gras and he should take me! I'll be your best friend!

LA Bound

2008-02-01T13:32:00.000-05:00

Wrapping up a "leave early" Friday - heading to Southern California to hang with the Lindley's and also meet up with some friends. Watching the Super Bowl on Sunday (3rd year watching it at Brian and Michelle's) ... looks like this is turning into a tradition!

Not much else to report on - been crazy at work. I'll post more later ... maybe I'll jot something down on the plane!

New Year, New Challenges, New Possibilities

2008-01-18T06:26:00.000-05:00

If you know anything about me - my life is less than dull and boring. Sure I spend way to much time on xbox and the Internet being a geek ... but when it comes to ideas and formulating the next "great idea" my mind never rests. Recently, as you all know, I tried to start a company that was going to revolutionize the real estate market and help agents generate leads on houses - well, seems I was about a year to early with my idea ... which has taught me a valuable lesson:

1. Timing is almost everything!

There are a few other nuggets of wisdom that I now carry with me from my 9 month experience, but timing is at the top of the list. How can you convince someone that your solution can solve their problem, when they don't know they have a problem yet ... at the same time, how can you convince someone that you can solve their problem when they have either become complacent with their problem or there are 15 other solutions out there because so many people have the same problem.

This has been on my mind lately because I have had a couple new ideas tossed around in my head ... and one idea brought and placed in my lap. Before when I was starting my company, last year, I thought about to me ... it worked. Now, I am turning it around and asking "is society ready" ... will this solution be accepted by the masses in general? Its a gamble and a science all rolled into one. The science is being able to see the trends before they happen and the gamble is having the means to build your vision.

This year I am going to focus my senses on looking for trends, seeing what is on the horizon and using what I have learned to create my ideas. How many times have you said ... "That seems so simple, why didn't I think of that?" Well friends - you think about it everyday. You think about those simple solutions all the time ... you just need to tune your logical brain in with your creative brain.

And that is how empires are built!

Till next time ... (and next time will be very soon)

Christmas, New Year and The Bristers

2008-01-05T12:00:00.000-05:00

Well it is now 2008 and the holidays are over, life is getting back to a reasonable pace and the boys are wrapping up their 2nd week long trip to see us. It has been an amazing 2 weeks spent with Tyler and Bryan. We have had some good laughs and some very good conversations (however, the boys call them "lectures") ... but overall it has been a good time and I am very proud of my boys.

We are focusing this year on planning for the future ... goals, dreams ... What they wanna be when they grow up! So far all I have been able to get out of them is "I don't know!" So, I guess persistence is going to be my focus for 2008.

Dawn and I have been talking allot about "resolutions" for this year ... she jokingly says her '08 Resolution is to be more mean! ha ha ... I nervously laugh at her when she says that (don't want to give her a reason to start living her resolution) *smile* - My resolution this year is to be a better friend to those that are worth my friendship. I have many acquaintances, a good group of people I call friends and a few great friends. I am going to focus on investing more of myself into my great friends and core group of friends. Open myself up, become an example of how a friendship works. I'll write more on this later ... since I have Tyler and Bryan peering over my shoulder while I type this - they are waiting for us to head over to Universal Studios today!!!

The boys go home tomorrow - it will be sad to see them go, and I will look forward for the next time they come down here to visit.

Oh yea - my other resolution is to commit to this blog more. Make frequent updates and use this as more of a "life journal" for me.

I wish you all a happy and wonderful New Year ... I hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday with laughter and family!

Till next time ...

Thanksgiving and Our Boys

2007-11-18T09:09:00.001-05:00

Its 10am on Saturday November 17th and I am picking the boys up at the airport today. This will be the first Thanksgiving I have had them in a very long time and I am so excited! Got me thinking about all the things I am thankful for ...

1. Family - Dawn, Tyler, Bryan, Mom & Dad, Eric, Cina and the girls ... yeah, it may be cliche but when you boil it down to the basics ... Family comes first. I have an amazing, very close knit family (Mom makes sure of that!) ... I am so blessed to have everyone I have.

2. Friends - Not the friends you see "once in a while" ... the friends you talk to every day. The friends you see more than once a month. The friends who are still your friends after all the time they spend with you ... and they still accept you for who you are. Dawn and I are extremely lucky to have such incredible friends in our lives here in Celebration ... along with Southern and Northern California ... and now Illinois!!!

3. Life - Not just the living / breathing life ... but the life we inject into our days. Our conversations, our disagreements, our teamwork, our motivation to overcome the obstacles "regular life" puts in our way. My "Life" now is full of life - if that makes sense. My outlook, My passion, My drive ... all stems from the "Life" I have created ... and I could not have asked for a better team mate than the one I have now!!!

So - this week, while Tyler and Bryan are here with us ... I am going to take the time to talk with them about what makes them happy, what makes they thankful, what they want to see change and happen over the next year to improve their lives. Yeah - I know, pretty deep for a 15 and 12 year old ... but I am confident they will understand what I am teaching them ... in about 10 years when they "grow up!" Its been a while since I have posted and I am going to start adding more frequently ... hopefully I still have people popping onto the blog! Maybe I'll blast out an email to everyone letting them know I am back above water! Its been a CRAZY 4 months to say the least.

Till next time ...

Yes - I know its been forever!!!

2007-11-02T15:47:00.000-05:00

In just a few more days - the new game in the series ships ...

One Year Anniversary!

2007-09-16T16:28:00.001-05:00

Dawn and I are preparing to celebrate our one year anniversary in 28 days ... We are celebrating a bit early this year (2 weeks). This weekend we are preparing ourselves for 11 wonderful days in Italy. On Tuesday Sept 18th we take off for 3 days in Rome and then Saturday we fly to Sicily for 7 days. We have an overnight stay in Rome before we head home on the 29th. I can not believe how fast this year has gone by. So much has happened and all I have to say is I HOPE the next year, 5 years, 10 years are as fun, challenging and educational as the past year has been.

I do not know if there is going to be access for me to post updates to the blog ... if there is you will know. If there is not - check back on October 1st for the updates, pictures and stories.

Till then ...

Barber and Beauty Emporium

2007-08-25T10:22:00.000-05:00

Hey all - its been pretty quiet here over the past month. Tyler and Bryan are back in school, Tyler is in his Freshman year of High School and is playing football - according to him its "tiring and hard" ... but when you ask him about the plays and hitting people his eyes light up. Hopefully we'll be able to post up some pictures of Tyler playing. Tyler also turned 15 this past week ... yes, to answer your question - I do feel pretty old right now! Bryan is starting the 6th grade ... so far so good - no complaints from him yet.

So ... the big news of the month (aside from Tyler turning 15 and Bryan starting the 6th grade) is that my friend here in Celebration owns a beauty salon called Barber and Beauty Emporium you can CLICK HERE to see the website. Anyway - over the past couple months the local NBC affiliate WESH 2 News has been holding a contest for the "A List" which is like a "Best of ..." contest. There were about 15 or so other salons competing for the "A List" and last week the votes were counted and they announced that Celebration's Barber and Beauty Emporium had won the "Best Salon" category!

I just wanted to throw this info up here quickly - Al and his salon is awesome, I will post more about Al later ... right now Dawn needs me to spark up the grill and get it ready for the delicious steak I am about to serve for lunch!

Hope you all are well ... more to come soon.

Why Celebration Florida Rocks!

2007-08-08T20:58:00.000-05:00

1. We live 10 minutes from Disney World and can hear the fireworks every night from our house.

2. We live 4 hours away from the Florida Keys - its absolutely a tropical paradise.

3. We live 90 minutes from either coast - West Coast (Gulf Side) or the East Coast (Atlantic Side)

4. We live 30 minutes from Universal Studios.

5. Our downtown is quaint and the people know our names when we walk into stores.

6. When the Space Shuttle takes off for the International Space Station ... this is what we see from our balcony!

There are many many other reasons why we love living here ... these were just the ones that came to my mind in the last 3 minutes it took for me to create this posting!

Dawn is out in California again - San Jose this time. I cant wait for her to get home again - I am starting to get good at this "clean up at the last minute" lifestyle! What we men do for our women to make them happy!

Hope you all are well ...

If you look close - you can see a BBQ!!!

2007-08-03T19:12:00.000-05:00

My backyard ... plus the addition! I finally got a BBQ to play with. The story goes like this - when Dawn moved out of the apartment she was renting when I met her it was because they were turning the apartment complex into condo's. They offered Dawn the opportunity to purchase the unit she was living in, she turned down the offer since she had finished the paperwork to own the condo we live in now. So - since the apartment she was living in was becoming a condo and the condo she bought would not be completed for 16 months she had to move. She moved to the apartment complex near me and was unable to bring her BBQ with her, her father so generously offered to hold onto her BBQ while we were in the apartment waiting for the condo to be finished. Well - after a year and a half we begged enough for Dawn's father to allow her to have her BBQ back. Here is a picture of our maiden voyage on the grill ... Brat's and Rib Eye's with Portobello mushrooms!!! I can not tell you how happy I am to have a grill again. I sure have missed the smell, the sound and the taste. If you are ever in the area, just call and tell me you want something BBQ'd ... your all welcome here for dinner.

Not much else going on here - Dawn is home this week, however the past 2 weeks she has been traveling for work and it looks like the next 2 weeks she'll be back on the road.

Tyler and Bryan will be here for Labor Day weekend, that should be fun ... since they both love the BBQ so much. I did have to call them and rub it in that I was BBQing last night ... oh, and tonight too! Bacon wrapped Filets and Corn on the Cob!!!

YUMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!

Till next time ...

Its An Ocean Thing!

2007-07-26T18:03:00.000-05:00

Here is Dawn with Heather (Jose took the picture) ... We met Jose and Heather on our Honeymoon Cruise! The coolest part is we have stayed in touch through email ... I have tried to hook up with them when I do my quick trips out to LA to catch a Hockey Game of visit our God Son ... but I have never been able to get together with them. This time Dawn was able to visit them. Dawn had a GREAT time and they were kind enough to take Dawn out to the coast so she would be able to hear the waves crashing and the beach sound - Dawn called me, but all I could hear was the wind blowing! Oh well - next time we go out there, we'll make it a point to catch up with Jose and Heather!

In The Land Of Duck!

2007-07-25T22:19:00.000-05:00

Thats right - Dawn is visiting the resting place of the 2006/2007 Lords Stanley Cup! Anaheim, California ... and when Dawn goes to Anaheim ... what does she visit??? CASA Lindley!

My wife is out playing with our best friend and his family ... thought I would share a few shots she sent me of OUR God Son (oh yea, and one of the whole Lindley clan too)

They went out to dinner tonight ... dont the look cute all cuddled up in the booth together??? I wish I was there - I get very jealous when Dawn gets to go play with our friends and I dont!

Dont know what my buddy is trying to prove here ... but if it is his Hockey Face ... he needs to work on it!!! ha ha

CRAZY Life - quick and painless update!

2007-07-23T15:15:00.000-05:00

Tyler and Bryan are back home ... Dawn is away on business and I am running around with my hair on fire!!! Will post more later ... hope you all are well!!!

2007-07-08T13:49:00.000-05:00

Dawn and Tyler pretending not to love each other - heavens forbid they get their picture taken!

6 people in a 2 bedroom condo ...

2007-07-03T12:07:00.000-05:00

... sounds like the title of a song! However, it is my REALITY this week. My mom and dad flew out from California last week, Tyler and Bryan arrived last Friday for 9 days of NON-Stop action and fun with Grandma and Grandpa! I'll tell you - it has been full speed.

We have been having fun ... visited our cousins in Ocala, went to a local race track to watch the Sprint Cars, Shopping, Movies, Projects! Since my dad is here ... and I am not all that "handy" around the house. We put a fan up in the living room and under cabinet lights in the kitchen - Well, not "WE" per-say ... more like "Dad."

Today (Tuesday) we are going to finish school clothes shopping for the boys and then we will go see that new movie "Ratatouille" (or however you spell it). Dawn is very excited about seeing this movie since she has allready purchased the little figurines of the rat! Yes ... and she has them displayed in the kitchen too! *smile*

Tomorrow - July 4th ... we are going to spend it with friends, BBQ's and an 80's themed party in downtown Celebration where at 8pm the band "A Flock of Seagull's" will be playing. If you went to High School in the 80's ... dont be jealous! ha ha ... I'll be sending pictures and video's from the concert to the blog for everyone to enjoy.

I cant belive we are half way through the boys visit here ... time goes by way to fast for me when they are here. We have so much fun and do so many things ... it will probably take Dawn and I about 4 days to catch up on the lost sleep we need.

Anyway - its time to head out AGAIN!

Till next time ...

Hockey and the Quest for the Cup!

2007-06-29T10:08:00.000-05:00

Hello friends ... I am proud and pleased to announce the launch of a NEW BLOG! Yes, thats right ... yesterday I worked on the format, I played around with colors, I posted some things along with Clint.

WHY you might ask ... well, this blog I have started is a collaboration of knowledge and insight shared by Brian Lindley, Clint Bundrick and myself. I decided to try this out because throughout the Hockey season the 3 of us enjoy a friendly NHL Fantasy Hockey league and we also share through email the musings of our smack talkin'.

This blog is still in its growth phase - we will be adding to it more information more functions and more stuff in general.

Check it out - http://icejunkies.blogspot.com

Hope you all are well ... till next time

Universal City Walk

2007-06-23T18:51:00.000-05:00

Dawn and I went to a comedy show last night at Universal's Hard Rock Cafe' ... We saw Brian Reagan, it was a funny show! Doesnt Dawn look gorgeous? How did I get sooooo lucky???

The Coveted Lind-Ster-Rick Cup!

2007-06-17T19:11:00.000-05:00

Clint won the trophy this year - defeating Lindley by 300 points and Me by 1000 points ... I still think he cheated somehow. I just cant prove it yet! Here is his victory speech last night at the awards ceremony! If you cant understand him, he is saying "Here is to a winning strategy Lindley ... a WINNING strategy!"

For that story - stay tuned for more info and more pictures!

The Stanley Cup Playoffs!

2007-06-06T18:44:00.000-05:00

Lindley was at the game where the Ducks took the Cup! I am jealous, and at the same time, so happy that he was able to witness this experience. Here is the email he sent me the next day describing his evening!

I sat outside on the fire hydrant for two hours. Went to standing room only line, they shut it down. Went back to fire hydrant at 4:10. at 4.25 dude comes up – I complete the transaction… and wow, I was so flippy happy, I seriously could not believe I was getting in. so.. after two hours of sitting in the sun I went straight to the Coors light stand and downed a cold one. That beer tasted so good…!!! Then up to my seat to check it out. PERFECT!!! Then down the team store to buy hats, line was 30 mins long game started in 12. back up to the concourse for another beer and phone calls… Bam the lights went out inside the pond – a deafening roar came up and I headed in just in time to see Anaheim take the ice. The place was rockin. The game as you know was great, I did not want it to end, the second period felt like about five minutes. In between 2nd and third I did not want another 26 oz beer, did not want to miss any of the third period, so I ordered a Stanley Cup on ice. (my new drink I named it!!!!) Kettle one with three limes, one for every period in a hockey game. Slammed that puppy down and floated up the staircase for my appt with the cup.

At the five minute mark a huge roar came up in the crowd and again at two minute mark, and the loudest at one minute, the place was shaking… count down and then pandemonium!!!!

Then everyone and seriously… their mother, lifted the cup. After about 30 mins I was able to get down rink side they were not skating the cup tho, they were only kneeling next to it for pics, all the players were one by one putting their kids in the bowl for pictures – oh the hockey wives were there too.

So… it had been a long – but short eve and I’ll be gal darned if I didn’t for get to eat. I was soooo starving. Drove home on surface streets, they shut down the freeway, Michelle had a tostada plate waiting for me slammed another Coors light and settled in for the replay. Yes, three more periods of hockey, had to watch it again, barely made it thru, but in all ... a great day to be a hockey fan.

So there you have it - Lindley has crossed off one thing on his life list that still remains on mine. Watch the raising of The Stanley Cup. I am planning to hit up the NHL All Star Game in January and hopefully, next summer, I will have the opportunity to cross this milestone off of my list!

Till next time

The Bundrick Wedding - June 2, 2007

2007-06-03T09:25:00.000-05:00

Last night Dawn and I went to witness Clint and Cailin get married. Tyler and Bryan were absolutely wonderful at the wedding and I was so very proud of them and the way they behaved. My two boys are growing up so fast and becoming responsible young men!

Now - The Wedding! What an awesome and beautiful wedding Clint and Cailin put together. I will have to write more later about the wedding and maybe I will get Dawn to add some words also. In the meantime - here are some pictures of the wedding and a couple video's to watch too. Sorry about the quality of the video's ... I was using my phone to capture the moments!

Here Comes The Bride!!!

Husband and Wife!

Already assuming his role!

Glowing and Gorgeous!

I was able to get them to stand still for 3 seconds while I snapped this picture for my blog!

Thier First Dance!

Clint goin for the Garter!

Everyone always threatens to smash the cake into the brides face ... but nobody is SUPPOSE to actually do it ... RIGHT???

Their First Dance as Husband and Wife ... they are by far one of the cutest couples we know (right up there with the Lindleys and US of course!)

Congrats Clint and Cailin Bundrick - We are so very happy for you and we are excited to finally have you 2 back in a "normal" routine!

2007-05-30T18:03:00.000-05:00

Tyler sitting on the fountain at Epcot - in France

2007-05-30T15:01:00.000-05:00

Have you seen our Godson Jaden lately? I was out visiting the Lindley's last week - my boy is so big! I forgot how fast they grow as newborns - My boy is all growns up!

2007-05-30T14:53:00.000-05:00

Ty hangin ten at Universal City Walk - oh yea, and Bryan buggin his brother

2007-05-30T14:37:00.001-05:00

Dawn and Bryan About to be devoured

Tyler and Bryan have NEW Haircuts!!!

2007-05-30T11:17:00.000-05:00

Tyler and Bryan MUGGIN here with their new dooo's!!! The boys wanted to get the "normal" haircut - however, I trumped their request and instructed the stylist to do something nice and up to date for their hair styles! What do you all think? Dawn and I think they look GREAT!!!

2007-05-29T13:34:00.000-05:00

A great day at Universal Studios

2007-05-24T21:36:00.000-05:00

Bryan At Outback Steakhouse

2007-05-24T21:32:00.000-05:00

Tyler sans braces - he got them off last month

2007-05-16T00:28:00.001-05:00

FYI - if you look next to the "Section" number ... where it says "STN" as the row. If you are not familiar with that abbreviation ... that means STANDING ROOM! Yes - we paid $88 for a spot along the wall ... however, it was on the lower deck and we had a GREAT view from where we were standing. I am not complaining - I got to see Playoff Hockey!!!

To bad the Ducks didnt show up for the game - Detroit dominated this game from the beginning. The Red Wings ended up taking it home with a 5 - 0 win over the Ducks! Its OK - there is still Thursday's game ... I am sure the Ducks can re-focus before then.

Desperate - Party of 2, your table is ready

2007-05-16T00:27:00.001-05:00

So here we are, looking for 2 tickets to the game tonight. The short version of tonights event goes like this ... *que dream sequence music*

I was looking at the tickets Brian bought on the way to the Honda Center (where the Ducks play hockey) - the tickets said "Round 3 / Home Game 2" ... I thought that was odd since tonights game was the Home Game 1 - and we bought tickets for TONIGHTS game! Well - silly us to think that way. The fine people over at Ticketsnow.com explained to us that EVEN THOUGH we were buying tickets for the game scheduled on May 15th, since they have a disclaimer that says "dates can change without notice" - the reason they sent us Game 2 tickets is because that is the game we bought.

Yea - even I was confused at the imcompetence of their customer service center. What really struck me as funny was when they said "I understand you bought tickets for the game on May 15th - however, you were buying tickets for Round 3 / Home game 2" - but they agreed that we bought tickets for the game on May 15th - yet its OUR fault that they sent us tickets for Thursday's game May 17th. Yea - someone is getting a letter in the mail. NOT HAPPY!!!

However - fret not my fine friends, we managed to get 2 tickets to tonights game ... check out the picture above this!!!

2007-05-15T20:10:00.000-05:00

Ducks take the ice

2007-05-15T19:49:00.001-05:00

Our view for playoff hockey

Dawn is in Cape Town - South Africa

2007-05-15T14:42:00.000-05:00

Here is a nice picture of Dawn chilling out on her cruise - she caught a catamaran cruise around the water looking back onto Cape Town.
Can you believe that someone has named a boat after my wife?
Here is the waterfront in Cape Town - Dawn says its like San Francisco's Fishermans Wharf and Pier 39 ... but much much cleaner.

Midnight Beer Run

2007-05-15T11:44:00.000-05:00

Late night beer run - Our Coors Light ran out before we could start the Monday episode of 24. So - this was not a hard decision to make.

2007-05-15T11:41:00.000-05:00

Waiting to board in Orlando - I had to get to the airport 3 hours before departure since I could not get assigned seating online with my miles tickets - I did not want to be stuck sitting on the milk crate with the chickens and goats. So my 3 hour early plan got me aisle seat with the chickens and goats - ha ha ... I was on the aisle seat in row 26. The plane I was on had 26 rows of seats - so yes, I was the last row. Well - the poor kid sitting in the middle seat wraped himself up in a nice comfy fleece sweater and then turned the overhead AC nozzle on full blast. SO - by the time I landed in Denver my right elbow was black from frost bite.

The flight from Denver was almost as bad - I was not able to get an aisle seat, however, the ticket agent was nice enough to put me in a middle seat in an exit row. I like exit rows, MORE leg room! However, the 2 dudes flanking me were not the most considerate gentlemen I have sat with. The guy on my left now wanted to read his paper, with his leg crossed - evidently he had all the room in the world he needed. The guy on my right - well, he was about 13 hours into his 12 hour deodorant. Dawn and I refer to that as "product failure."

Once I arrived in Orange County - ALL was good in the hood!

4th Annual Exotic Car Show

2007-04-22T10:56:00.000-05:00

Every year in April two brothers, Jeff and Jimmy, put on an Exotic Car Show here in Celebration. The purpose of this show is two-fold - 1. Show off some VERY cool cars and 2. Raise money for the Make a Wish Foundation. I am not sure of the exact numbers - however, the first year Jeff and Jimmy put this show on they raised $20,000 for the foundation, 2nd year they did around $50,000, third year they blew the doors off by hitting the $120,000 mark and this year they are projecting over $200,000. This show is awesome and I had such a fun time walking among the cars that someday - I, hopefully one day, will own at least ONE of these fine machines. Here are some pictures from yesterday.

The First Annual Celebration Games

2007-04-19T08:57:00.000-05:00

In this community where Dawn and I live a group of residents got together and planed to hold an "olympic" style event, we started planning this about 4 months ago - we held it last weekend. We would have called it the Celebration Olympics ... however there are some people in the world that say we can not use the word "Olympics" to describe our "Olympic" style event - makes no sense to me - but what does when you mix lawyers and other peoples "interpretation" of laws and guidelines! Makes me crazy ... anyway - this past weekend we held The Celebration Games!!! We split our community into 4 districts (North, South, East and West) - I lead the South District (we are called the Leprechauns - because our shirts are green and we are protecting the GOLD!) So, over the past 3 months or so I have been recruiting captains for different sports. After months of begging and pleading, we held the games ... AND I WON!!! My district won the GOLD! I am so excited - it was an amazing weekend. I think the coolest part of the weekend was meeting neighbors and bonding with people who live within a 5 minute walk from my house. The games were held for community pride!

We are already planning for next year - it is going to be insane and bigger. This past weekend we held the games in 2 days, next year - 9 days! Spread it out a bit, hold competitions during the week and in the evenings so more people can come and cheer!

My teams played their best - everyone who played in the games busted their asses to win for their district and it showed. The most amazing part of the games was while we were playing for our districts - the money we were raising was for the local charities in Celebration. My district was playing for the K-8 PTSA. I heard last night that overall we raised around $7,000 - after paying the bills it looks like the charities we were playing for are going to receive around $750 each! Which is SHOCKING to me - since I was planning more around $150. I am amazed how this community came together to make this happen. I am very hopeful for next year when my district will defend our Cup!

As you can see - I am VERY proud to be the first one to ever hoist the Celebration Cup. I consider it my own Lord Stanley's Cup ... and to be the first team to be honored on that cup - it is HISTORY in the making! In 100 years when the Celebration Games are the focal point of community pride, community involvement and community strength - it will be MY team that people will look back on and say - they are the ones who had the vision! They are the ones who wanted this community to be strong. I am proud to be a part of that history and I am honored to be the first champion of The Celebration Cup!

NOW - onto my "day job" ... I have 2 potential investors who are interested in the company I have founded. As you all know I am working with a Capital Investment Group in New Mexico and I was told yesterday that I will be speaking with 2 investors soon to answer their questions. I am nervous - yet, ready to get this over. It has been 7 months since my last "paycheck" ... It has been a very stressful time for Dawn and I while I stumbled my way through this journey. Dawn has been such a source of support for me, along with my mom and dad! Everyone I talk to says that they are positive I will succeed ... I, on the other hand, think that my success is based on the beliefs of the investors. If they dont believe in me - then I am finished! I am excited to take this next step - the final step in my "empire building process" ... wish me luck!!!

How to kill time while waiting for Investors to call!

2007-04-13T13:50:00.000-05:00

So - while I sit and chew my finger nails to the knuckle waiting for potential investors to call and offer me help in building my empire ... I kill time by playing NHL 07 on my XBox system! Today was the BEST game of my career ... playing against the Nashville Predators in Nashville! I am able to get Joe Thornton a hat trick in the first 2:40 of the game ... and it was just downhill for Nashville from there. As you can see - I destroyed them early and just kept the blood flowing, never really giving them time to shore up the dam!

This is pretty much the best way for me to keep my mind off of the impending death I will endure if I am unable to obtain funding for my company. I am VERY close and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel ... I am hoping that it is the end of the tunnel and NOT an oncomming train!

Till next time ...

The Perfect End to ANY Day!!!

2007-04-11T10:44:00.000-05:00

Nothing like the crisp hoppy flavor of the BEST Micro-Brew in the US. www.lagunitas.com ... they are in Petaluma California and have by-far 2 of the sweetest brewmasters around!

Here is to funding, dreams and the pursuit of hoppyness!

One Month Ago Today ...

2007-04-10T10:07:00.000-05:00

Was when I posted here last - my god how time flies when your not paying attention to it. If you are still reading this blog to check in on Dawn and I - THANK YOU! Dawn and I are doing GREAT! She has some big trips coming up soon ... last week she was out in California and she goes back out in 3 weeks for some big meeting for important people (needless to say - I probably wont go then (joke!)). She has a possible trip to South Africa in the next week or 2 - she is not sure yet, and has not received the "go ahead" from the powers that be at her company ... but I am hoping she gets to go, that would be such an amazing experience. I would love to check out South Africa someday - maybe once my company grows into the huge success that it will become. Then, I will get to go anywhere and "research" office locations!

So - regarding my company - www.individui.com - if you forgot the name of it! I have actually branced off of Individui Inc. and have created a small LLC to run my real estate division and I am now in the process of looking for investors. I have signed up with a capital investment group in New Mexico and for the past 3 or 4 weeks we have been writing the funding memorandum and the subscription agreements. What an interesting process that is - if you enjoy pulling your hair out at the root and sticking pointy sticks in your eyes for fun!!! Last week (Thursday) we finalized everything ... the documents were finished and I gave my "go ahead" to begin the investor hunt. TODAY - Tuesday April 10th, 2007 - they begin sending out the packets of information regarding my company and what I am looking to do, what I am looking to accomplish, how much money I am projecting and how much money I need to start! I am very very nervous right now! I have been working at this for the past 7 months - April is now the 8th month I have been focusing on this company and I have everything that I can cross, crossed!

What else - Tyler is graduating from 8th grade next month ... I cant believe I am about to have a High School age son!!! YIKES ... he is getting ready to play football next year in High School and his summer practice schedule looks INSANE!!! Unfortunately Dawn and I will only get the boys for a couple weeks right after graduation since Tyler's football practice starts on June 4th and goes all summer! I'll be heading up there to watch his games and take pictures and stuff. Bryan is doing well also - not really a sports fan ... he did play a little basketball at the YMCA this past year ... I was able to get up there and catch one of his games. Hopefully he will have his growth spurt over the summer!

Everything else here in Celebration is going hunky dory ... we are starting to see the summer weather roll in. We had a little rain this past weekend - I think the last cold front of the winter has past over us and the heat should be creeping up on us soon enough.

I am trying to keep busy so I dont FREAK OUT about my funding - I have people waiting for me to kick them into gear. I cant really have them doing work, since I have no way to pay for that work - however, they have been VERY supportive of me and have been extremely helpful with my level of motivation! I would have to say my biggest fan has been Dawn ... she has been a rock solid foundation for me during all of this! She has seen me at my highest most positive moments along with my lowest "SCREW IT ALL" moments when I just wanted to forget everything I have done and go apply for a job as the fry cooker at McDonalds!!! If you ever thought you were a smart person with confidence - try starting your own company. I find the ONE single interesting thing is that when you tell people what you are doing and how you plan to run your business EVERYONE is sooooooo supportive of your passion, your ideas, your drive, your business ... you will get so much praise from everyone you talk to - That is until you start looking for people to HELP you get it going. As soon as you start telling these same people who LOVED your idea before that you want to use them to test out the market and have them use your product for a VERY VERY minimal fee (fee's that will cover your marketing, some content developement, supplies and advertising) you will see how many of them just "dont see the value" anymore. I was shocked to have so many people look me in the eye and tell me that I have a GREAT idea - an AMAZING product and then turn around and say "NOT INTERESTED" - Maybe its ME? Maybe it is why I am not a sales man ... Maybe it is because my idea is NOT valuable and everyone was just humoring me while I was talking about it, and they really didnt think I would go through with it. Who knows? What I do know is that Dawn has stood by me EVERY step of the way - along with a few other friends of mine. Their guidance, their help, their support - together has brought me to the point of actually getting my company in front of actual investors that look to help entrepenures like myself lauch their ideas and visions and assist them in making it a reality! My parents have also been there for me ... I am sure they have mentioned it once or twice during their prayer time ... They are very understanding and so supportive of my journey also - They were the FIRST investors into my company - and hopefully one day, I will be able to show them the fruits of their trust and investment.

So - now that the funding memorandum is going out to investors, my heart rate is up 30% and I am about ready to explode ... I am going to sign off for now and update you all VERY VERY SOON!!!

For those who have sent me emails of encouragement, friendly notes and just a "hey - I am thinking about you!" ... THANK YOU! I know that we all are very busy people, and I know that recently I have disapeard from sight and have not been around for my friends ... I am still here, I am still alive and I will be back soon!

Love you all -

Till next time ...

I know its been forever ...

2007-03-10T15:17:00.001-05:00

We are at Unniversal Studios today ... To answer Danni's question (so everyone can read it too) ... Dawn's shirt says "Happily Ever After" ... its the shirt she wore from Miami to Rome on our Honeymoon! Its really cute to see her smile when someone points out how cool her shirt is!

It has been a CRAZY month here in Celebration - hopefully I'll have exciting news for you all in the next couple weeks! If you pray - send a couple my way! I am gonna need 'em!

Bill

My new plate!

2007-02-10T18:08:00.001-05:00

I am so excited ... Now everyone in Florida knows who my team is ... Go Sharks!!!

Here is Brian Lindley - Showin us how to dance!!!

2007-02-07T22:53:00.000-05:00

Ever see that dancing game in the arcade? Here is my buddy Brian doin the dance ... showin us white people how to move!!! Enjoy the short clip ... Try not to laugh to hard.

Super Bowl Sunday - Go Colts!!!

2007-02-04T11:41:00.000-05:00

Its Sunday morning in sunny Southern California ... Brian and Michelle are still asleep and I have not heard Jaden make any noise yet. Last night was fun ... Brian and I popped open the 1998 Cab Sav from V Sattui ... back last year during the Stanley Cup playoffs Brian and I have friendly little wagers during each round. We pick what teams are going to win, sometimes we throw in over/under points to decide a tie ... well, I swept all 4 rounds!!! So the final wager was this 98 Cab Sav! It was an amazing bottle of wine.

This is the second year in a row that I am getting to spend Super Bowl Sunday in LA with Brian ... yesterday I sat down, did a little thinking and carefully placed my wagers. I think I have about $25 on the game today. I bet that the Colts would win by 7 points or more, I bet that the shortest field goal would be made less than 24.5 yards and I bet that one team would not score 3 times in a row without the other team scoreing.

So, wish me luck! Till the next time ...

Jaden and the girls!

2007-02-03T21:30:00.001-05:00

Stephanie (Brian's sister) came over last night with Stevie and poor Jaden didnt stand a chance. He was juggled around like a circus clown's ball! The girls were so cute holding him and making him smile. Jaden was a trooper ... allowing the girls to gush all over him.

Here is Stevie holding Jaden ... they are both adoreable!

Here is another one of Madeline with her brother! What an amazing Big Sister!!!

Jaden and Dawn

2007-02-03T12:13:00.000-05:00

Our first morning with Jaden Lindley - Dawn was the lucky one to get to hold him first. He is such a happy boy ... grunting and wiggling around. I am sure I'll have more pictures up here later.

Lovin it in Cali

2007-01-31T20:31:00.000-05:00

Everytime I visit the Bay Area I miss it ... the weather, the scenery, the things to do! Then I get caught on the 880 in Oakland at 12:45 pm ... one would think that there should not be any traffic on a 3 lane highway around noon. OH NO! Traffic was STOPED! I sat there and went 3 miles in about 30 minutes ... I was hoping the person or persons in the accident were ok and that their friends and family would not be to worried ... was there an accident??? OF COURSE NOT!!! All of a sudden traffic just speeds up and we're off like they just waved the Green Flag at Daytona!!!

Whew ... my friend Kelly is here ... gotta run ...

Until next time ...

Goin Back to Cali ... Cali ... Cali!!!

2007-01-26T16:51:00.000-05:00

Dawn and I are heading back out to California this weekend ... well, first we are running to Chris and Judith's tonight for dinner and to drop off Bernardo!!! He is going to stay with his brothers for a week while we are gone. Then Saturday ... Dawn and I are driving out to Tampa to see Spamalot (Monty Python if you never heard of that) .... its a broadway play. Then, Sat evening we get home, pack up and get ready for my bazillion hour flight from Orlando to Washington DC to Los Angeles. You would think I could get on the flight from Orlando to Los Angeles non-stop right ... NOOOOOOOOO! That would be to easy and cost twice as much ... so I opt for the "swing by DC" route. Dawn of course is flying the non-stop ... so she leaves 2 hours after I do and gets to LA 30 minutes before me ... LOVE THAT?

While we are in California, I am going to be meeting with some business potentials, old friends, people I have not seen in many many years. Then we are off to Los Angeles again. OH YEA, we are renting a car in LA and driving up to San Jose ... then on Thursday, we are staying in Monterey for a nice "romantic" evening (meaning I cant have my cell phone with me) *YIKES!!!*

Once in LA we are staying with my buddy Brian Lindley ... going to get to know Jaden our Godson ... hang out ... eat yummy steaks, drink delicious wine, play a little cribbage, watch the super bowl (GO COLTS!) ... then come home Monday afternoon.

Lots going on ... going to be busy busy ... will try to get some information up here while I am out in California. I hope you are all doing well.

Until the next time ...

Disney's Recruiting Efforts

2007-01-20T15:29:00.001-05:00

The boys were approached by this soldier while we were walking around Disney's MGM Studios park. He asked if the boys wanted to serve in Disney's elite squad ... I was able to distract the boys with an ice cream sandwich shaped like Mikey's head. Whew ... that was close!

13 days between posts - thats unacceptable!

2007-01-19T09:19:00.000-05:00

Last thing I new it was January 6th, Dawn and I were getting mentally prepared to wake up at 4am so we could drive over to Disney World and voluteer our time at the Disney Marathon.

Sunday morning came and went like a flash ... the Marathon was incredible! Dawn and I (along with Chris and Judith) were handing out water around the 10 mile mark. About 40 minutes after the start of the race ONE guy runs past us like he had a lion chasing him. He ended the marathon in 2 hours and 19 minutes!!! When he ran by us I dont think he had broken a sweat yet. So, I think I heard something like 32,000 people were in the 1/2 marathon (on Saturday) and the full marathon (on Sunday) ... I am not sure how many there were in the full marathon only but there were PLENTY!!! It was very inspiring to stand there and hand out water to the runners. Many of the runners were so appreciative and would thank us when they ran by ... and it was the kind of "Thank You So Much" that made you want to run out there and give them a hug ... but they were sweaty and it would have been ackward to run and hug. Dawn and I are going to start walking this year and plan to walk the 1/2 marathon next year at Disney World ... anyone care to join us?

These past 2 weeks have been going at an amazing pace ... I am at the point where I need to raise some sort of money for my company or its just NOT going to support itself, let alone ME! So, I have been hitting the path meeting with people, talking to everyone I can about mobile marketing and what I do. We had another nice write up about us in the last newspaper ... check it out! http://www.celebrationindependent.com/Pages/1.1.07%20stories/individui.html

I did get in a good chat with a group that is doing an exotic car festival in April that raises money for the "Make A Wish" foundation. He and I talked about different ideas regarding text messaging and giving the crowd something to do ... we came up with a few ideas that are going to be fun. I also was thinking about how I could help raise money for charities and non-profits. I have a few ideas that I am working through right now and researching on ways to team up with the charities. I'll have more on that later!!!

Dawn and I are getting ready to pick up Tyler and Bryan tonight (Friday Jan 19th) ... they are coming down for the weekend to hang out and do a little theme park action! I'll more than likely throw some pictures up here for you all to enjoy.

Next weekend, Dawn and I are heading to Tampa to see the broadway show Spamalot - if you dont know who Monty Python is, then you dont know Spamalot! Its going to be awesome. Then on Sunday we head out West again. We'll be in California for a few days ... Dawn has some regular meetings at work and I have set up some lunches and breakfast meetings with investors and potential clients. I just confirmed a lunch meeting with the Oakland Raiders! I am VERY excited about that. I'll update you all when I return ... I am hoping for big things this time.

Well - I better start making some calls and sending some emails. I hope everyone is doing well and I will write more soon ... I promise!

Till Next Time ...

The Newest Addition to our Family Fridge!

2007-01-06T14:29:00.001-05:00

We finally are able to add a picture of our God Son ... Jaden Lindley! As ya'll know my best friend Brian Lindley and his family (Michelle and Madeline) welcomed Jaden into their lives on Nov 15th 2006. Brian and Michelle asked Dawn and I to be the God Parents and we accepted PROUDLY!!!

Click on the picture and you will be able to see the newest addition to the Brister extended family!

Thank you Brian for sending us this picture - we will share Jaden with everyone who visits.

Also - if you click on the picture you'll see our vast array of cheesy fridge magnets. Dawn and I have taken up the joy of collecting a cheesy fridge magnet everytime we take off on a trip. We have magnets from Rome, Napa Wineries, Prague, London, Paris! Its a fun little hobby ... so, if your out and about and see a cheesy fridge magnet - send it our way! If it has a cute story about how you were on vacation and saw the magnet and thought fondly of Dawn and I ... it MAY make it to the Brister Family Fridge!!! *grin*

Happy Hunting ... Till next time!

Change Smange!

2007-01-03T20:46:00.000-05:00

Dawn posts!

Yes, I live!

I for one do not understand this year of change. I like things just fine the way they are! Why should we change? We have good friends, a loving family and a great newlywed marriage. Somehow my husband thinks this is a recipe that requires CHANGE! HARRUMPH!

So fine. I agreed to his little challenge. I'll change . . .

So . . . I decided that my contribution to change would be a new cooking toy!!!!! How fun!

For those who gave us gift certificates to Macy's you have created a monster! We purchased a pressure cooker this weekend. I did a ton of reading online and looked at all the models on the market, went to Williams-Sonoma and Macy's and looked into different models. My best resource was Miss Vickie

We went with the Fagor set at Macy's it has an 8 quart and 4 quart pan. Last night was supposed to be the trial run, but if you know anything about how my day went yesterday -- you know that if I had tried to use an appliance like a pressure cooker I would have surely blown the roof off the house, burned my arm off and scared the dog . . . so today was the day I tried my new toy. I made Mushroom Chicken MMMMMMMMM

Of course first, I ordered a couple books (If Michelle Martin reads this she's already laughing at me) researched on line and watched a video as to be certain that I did not do all the damage mentioned in the previous paragraph!

Mushroom Chicken:

One package (about two pounds) Chicken thighs
two cans Roasted Garlic Mushroom soup
1 cup (roughly) Chicken Broth
One onion
One package Mushrooms (8 oz cut in half)
cooking oil
salt and pepper to taste
Two sprigs Thyme

Take the base of the pressure cooker and heat it on high heat with oil (a couple table spoons is more than enough)Brown the chicken on all sides and set aside.

Drain excess fat and saute mushrooms and onions until a little brown (add salt and pepper to taste)

add soup and broth (white wine would also be good) and Chicken to pot. Stir put thyme on top. Close the lid and bring to pressure. Cook 15 minutes then let the pressure subside naturally (i.e. don't release the valve or put the pot under cold water) This will take about 30 minutes.

Serve over egg noodles.

Act like a chef while your family marvels at how wonderful you are! NEVER tell your secret!

P.S. You all know what you are getting for Christmas next year!

2007 - The Year of Change!!!

2007-01-02T16:25:00.000-05:00

Bill Brister here ... posting about the upcoming year ahead for Dawn and myself. This year is being refered to as "The Year of Change" for Dawn and I. Exactly what does that mean ... we have a few ideas ... one is, I (Bill) have ventured out into the world of Starting my own company. I have mentioned it a few times here on this blog and will start talking more about it in the coming months. I have always dreamed of launching a company and building an empire, but have never been in the "right place at the right time" ... there were always things in the way for me. More like excuses, but I didnt realize that back then. My company is here ... www.individui.com ... my mantra is "Live Life Mobile!" If you know me well, you know that I LOVE gadgets! I love technology and the new toys that are created by new technologies!!! So, my company is all about Living the Mobile Life! I think that in this day and age with the Web 2.0 emerging and Web 3.0 just around the corner, mobile access is highly in demand. My vision is to create Individui as a major player in the mobile communication field. That is my first change.

My second change is to lose weight ... I challenged myself to lose 50 pounds before my wedding. It took me 6 months of working out, watching what I eat and getting outside to walk, jog, ride my bike ... at my wedding I was down 30 pounds. This year I am committed to dropping the other 20 I set out to lose!!!

Dawn and I are continuing to build our life together, I still learn things about her every day and she challenges me to think or look at different perspectives. My goal for us as a couple this year is to learn to "work" together. We got the "living" together down. We are pretty good at the "going out in public" together ... *smile* ... especially to France or on a cruise!!! The true test of our relationship is to actually "work" together ... I hear it all the time about husbands and wives having a working relationship and how hard it is. Dawn is helping me understand what Marketing is for a company, MY company ... I tell her what I want to say, she writes it down how I should say it. Sounds easy right??? Well, lets just say that when I tell her what I want to say for my company ... there are 50 different questions she wants to know before she will write anything for me. Like ... Who do I want to hear what I have to say! OH YEA, and the answer "EVERYONE" is unacceptable. She is letting me learn the lessons of how to postion something and how to answer questions with information you want to answer with. Most of you all reading this blog know me ... I say it like it is, and I cant stand B.S. Well, Dawn is teaching me the finer points of "Saying it nicely" ... and well, lets just say we have a whole year to learn how to work together!!! Dawn is absolutely an inspiration ... I am greatful that I have her in my life to walk with me down this unchartered path. Thank you Dawn ... for everything!

With that said ...

We are going to need some help this year ... so, when you email Dawn or when you talk to us ... ask us how our Year of Change is going. Ask us what have we learned over the past week about eachother and how are we growing in our working relationship. We may tell you to pound sand, or we may just start laughing ... but one thing for sure ... we will appreciate YOU and the positive support you bring into our family!!!

Most of my "resolutions" are business related. I have milestones, I have goals ... I have NO clue how I am going to get there ... but that is the journey right? I look forward to talking and emailing with each of you reading this. Drop me a line if it has been a while since we have spoken. If I dont know you ... still shoot me a note!!! I am a nice guy ... just ask Lindley!!! ha ha

Anyway ... Happy New Year Friends. I'll see if I can get Dawn to sit down and pontificate about her "Year of Change" for you guys!!! That should be a fun excercise!!! ha ha

Till next time ...

Just watched the ball drop!!!

2007-01-01T00:04:00.000-05:00

Well we made it 10 hours at Epcot ... the crowd was estimated at 78,000 people!!! We decided to head home around 10pm and watch the NY party from the comfort of our couch wearing a pair of shorts!!!

Happy New Year everyone ... I wish the best for you all in 2007!!!

Stay tuned ... I'll be sharing my triumphs and challenges.

Till the next time ...

Happy New Year!!!

2006-12-31T18:38:00.001-05:00

We wish each of our friends, family and readers a wonderful New Year ... I'll be seein some of you soon ... post your resolution in the comment section if you want ... I post mine tomorrow!

Chris and Judith

2006-12-31T18:35:00.001-05:00

Spending the day and night with 2 of our closest friends ... ringing in the new year with them again!!! Dawn and I welcomed 2006 and now 2007 with Chris and Judith!

Dinner with Dawn's Parents!

2006-12-31T18:28:00.000-05:00

New Years @ Epcot

2006-12-31T15:40:00.001-05:00

We are spending the day ... and night at Epcot to ring in the new year with 2 million of our closest friends! We got here at 11am and will leave around 1am (taking traffic into consideration) ... I'll post a few more pictures. Here is Dawn in line to get some bubbly!

11pm and we're frostin the cake!

2006-12-24T23:01:00.001-05:00

Dawn is having a GREAT time with this cake. We got home about 30 minutes ago from a wonderful dinner with some friends. Dawn baked a yummy red velvet cake this afternoon and she has decided to finish the frosting tonight! She looooooves this stuff ... and well, I get to eat it! Come on January 1st ... wanna know my new years resolution? My goal is to lose 20 more pounds. I lost 30 pounds for the wedding and that was not easy ... I think that if I set my sights on the 20 pound mark in 2007 it should be pretty "do-able" ... we'll see. I am sure I'll keep ya'll posted on my progress!

As I sat at dinner with some friends tonight I was reflecting on the past 2 years 8 months since I moved out to Orlando. I moved to Orlando knowing ONE person here. I moved to Orlando because it was as close to Tyler and Bryan as I could get. I was working as a manager for Sears Roebuck and this was the closest job opening they had. It took me 3 months to meet Dawn and since then every day has been better than the last. I am shocked to look back on the last 10 months (thats how long Dawn and I have lived in Celebration) and to think of all the things we are involved in. Dawn and I belong to the Task Force that is working towards taking our community to the next level and becoming an actual "City" in the state of Florida. We have met many amazing people through that effort and we are so blessed to have such friendly and welcoming families close to us.

I'll be posting some reflections over the next few days ... 2007 is going to become the "Year of Change" for Dawn and I. I'll exlain more later!!! For now ... I am going to help my wife finish this bottle of wine we have opened!

Merry Christmas my friends ... and for the ones reading this thread I dont know that well ... I wish you happiness and laughter! (I wish that for my friends too!)

Till the next post ...

Dawn at Disney World!

2006-12-22T22:08:00.001-05:00

The carousel behind Dawn is made from ginger bread, icing and chocolate! They have a story about how many pounds it took them to make it! Dawn was soooooo excited to see this!

We have a visitor ... Bernardo being a good host!

2006-12-22T19:05:00.001-05:00

Our friend is going to Kentucky for Christmas with her fiance and Dawn and I are the lucky ones who get to watch Tinker Bell!!! She is a bossy little 2 pound furry fluff of attitude!

Everyone say hello to Tinker Bell ... her and Bernardo are pretty cute. He tries to play with her and she barks at him. The look on his face when she barks at him is priceless ... its like "Whats her problem???"

Bernardo and Tinker Bell (Bernardo's new Girl Friend)

2006-12-22T18:28:00.000-05:00

Bryan behaving at Best Buy!

2006-12-17T14:16:00.001-05:00

The 3 pancake breakfast probably was not the best idea right before we took them to Best Buy to pick out their christmas presents!!! I have heard about bouncing off the walls before but these 2 kids are out of ccontrol ... I told Bryan that he needs to settle down a bit so here he is "relaxing" ... thought I would capture this picture ... of Bryan actually not moving!!! We are having a blast in Pensacola!!! On our way to the movies now!

Click on this picture and look at the score!

2006-12-12T20:52:00.000-05:00

The Seals are just making the Jacksonville Baracudas look like a high school girls hockey team! Now, I know that there are great high school teams out there ... but they are in high school. The Seals are unstoppable tonight ... its great to watch this spanking!!! Go Seals!!!

Visiting the area where Dawn grew up!

2006-12-10T18:32:00.000-05:00

The deer run free in Yosemite Lakes Park ... Dawn is giving me the $5.00 tour of where she grew up.

Driving out to Fresno!

2006-12-08T13:07:00.001-05:00

If you dont know where Fresno is ... consider yourself lucky. If you want to know ... Mapquest it. We are heading out to spend some time with Dawn's grandma, Dawn's god daughter, her best friend from high school and a friend of mine for her birthday ... Happy Birthday Cindy! I hope you all are doing well today, I'll post more later, when we pick up Paige (Dawn's god daughter) ... she is a cutie!

I know its bright!!!

2006-12-08T00:59:00.001-05:00

Its the best we could do ... here we are enjoying the Sharks loss to the Colorado Avalanche!!! Oh well ... lots of season left ... We'll get a playoff spot!!! Go Sharks!

10 minutes left ... 3 points behind!

2006-12-08T00:52:00.001-05:00

Sharks are having a tough time tonight ... they are missing the "Pop" they usualy show when they dominate! Go Sharks!!! Never give up!

Grier about to shoot a penalty shot!

2006-12-08T00:03:00.000-05:00

He missed ... if you were wondreing ... Sharks trail ... 3 - 2 ... lots of Hockey left though ... Go Sharks!

SJ Sharkie payed someone a visit!

2006-12-07T23:13:00.001-05:00

I have some pretty cool pictures of the Sharks mascot SJ Sharkie giving Dawn her birthday presents!!! I'll post them up tomorrow!

I wanna drive the zamboni!

2006-12-07T22:22:00.001-05:00

Preparing the ice .... 15 minutes till face off ... I know I just said 2 minutes ... but that was the practice countdown timer. This time I really mean it ... 15 minutes till face off!!! Go Sharks!

Its Sharks Hockey!!!

2006-12-07T22:14:00.001-05:00

Warm up ... pre-game! Two minutes till face off ... God I love this game!

And we start the evening...

2006-12-07T20:54:00.001-05:00

Thought we would grab a quick beer before the Sharks game ... headed to the tank in a few minutes!