how bizarre

A former roommate of 3 years is getting married this weekend. This event was apparently growing close due to a voicemail I recieved today from the other roommate in that house. He called and played, without ever saying anything, a 30 second chunk of "I Get Knocked Down", a goofy pop hit by a group from Europe called ChumbaWumba. It was just one of those songs that you heard everywhere you went for a few months. It was a crappy but catchy song, and Lamar used to play it LOUD in his Explorer during the years we all 3 lived together, along with a lot of other cheezy yet suave songs. Every time I hear it I think of the 3 story house we shared in 5 Points. That's why he left that song on my VM today. His mind was on the wedding, and therefore our time together in that house.

Hard to believe that was 9 years ago. It was some of the worst and best years of our lives. Looking forward to seeing the crew at Daniel and Carmens wedding this weekend in Beaufort.

turtle troubles

Like I said, these were going to be random...

I am beat. I've played a lot of tennis in the last 3 days. 35 and my feet are killing me after 5 sets. This is ridiculous. I used to be able to play 20 hours in a week and not feel a thing.

I just read a article on Yahoo about many loggerhead turtles that have died on the shores of FLA due to what they think is remnants of the red tide of 2005 . This sucks, b/c the apparent cause of this problem is pollution in the water from us human folk.

If you are not helping the wilderness in some way these days, I'm asking you to please start doing so. Signing petitions for the Sierra Club, attending local conservation meetings, giving a buck or two to a cause...whatever. My brother has volunteered at the Atlanta Zoo for years, and his involvement there has rekindled my respect/interest for wildlife that was very strong as a kid...which can be attributed to our dad. I'm attending the local Turtle Conservancy meeting here at the beach next week. A midnight turtle hatching is in my future.

active networking

Had a nice conversation with the VP of Marketing at active.com tonight...an athletic registration and activity destination website for athletes and rec. teams (and golfers). It's run by an old Citysearch colleague and friend, Dave Alberga. They are out of San Diego, and it now looks like like I may be taking a trip out west to talk with them. It's only my second interaction with a company in the last few years, and I'm jazzed. I think they have a great product.

el primero...

After months of reading about the popularity of blogs (which is short for web logs, in case you didn't know) and the importance they have in future of business and personal communication, I have decided to launch my own. Not only to learn a bit about how they work and put myself in a position to speak more intelligently about them, but to also start a diary of my thoughts and what's been on my mind lately. Plus, I can now send geeky, yet cool, links to my buddy Zahlaway in Boston, who has built a nice website for he and his growing family. I also have one close friend who has recently moved across to to San Fran to begin working for a blog software company, and I want to know what the heck it is that she is involved in.

I am off a recent trip to Costa Rica, my fourth venture to the rich coast in 11 years. As was the case when I returned from past trips, my head has been churning with ideas, wish lists, creative thought, etc. I think it's natural for most folks to have the same reaction... coming back from a place so different than your typical, every day surroundings. Costa Rica is a place that I have grown to love very much. It's people, landscape, language, food, vibe, dance, music...

I feel like the recent ramblings in my head spawned from this last trip will keep me busy for a while on the first ( "el primero" ) official blog I've taken a stab at.