Hope!

Hello folks and Happy Easter.

I titled this one Hope as that is what Easter is, a new beginning and hope for something more than this world. I really like the part that I will be seeing my family and friends in eternity once I do my final swan dive and kick the bucket. My forever hope is that you will be there too, practicing martial arts with me and kicking some devil butt. Not the Duke kind of course. For those of different faiths, we share similar goals; after life, reunited with loved ones, and a sense of purpose. Without purpose, what's there to do. For example, for the last two days I have been installing a new stereo and speakers in my suburban. It looked real easy on You Tube. So, after much tedious wiring and rigging, because the parts didn't fit right, I finally got it all done. I flipped on the the radio and nothing. So, I removed the door panels again and checked all the connections and still nothing. Now, I try to be a patient man, but I have my limits. I picked up all the old stereo components that I removed and hurled them across my back yard into the creek with a large booming Viking war cry. I looked over at my neighbors yard and then realized they were outside watching me with curiosity and a little bit a fear. I told them I worked two days on the new stereo and it doesn't work. They nodded slowly went back to doing whatever it was they were doing. Nice folks. Yes, long example, but I burned two beautiful spring days on something that doesn't work and that kills my sense of purpose. I guess I will be learning to be more humble and take the radio in to the shop to have professionals fix it. I personally think God enjoyed that scene and gained much amusement over it. I guess that would be my purpose.