A little bit of Mambo #5 ...

or ... Potpourri vs Con-pourri

First off let me just say that "The Geek Files" has completed its first full year of publication -- My sincere thanks to all of my devoted readership and even those non-devoted ones for your continued support of this grand adventure into web-publication.

and now on to the important stuff....

This Thanksgiving the entertainment world lost Pat Morita ... better known to my generation as both Arnold on television's "Happy Days" and also Mister Myagi from the "Karate Kid" movie trilogy.

For me the quintessential quote has to be that in the scene of KK1 where Daniel is standing in the bow of the boat trying to learn balance but at the same time continually asking when do i learn _____. The reply given i believe would be one that EVERYONE should learn, know and live ...

"First learn balance, then learn next thing."

If we as humans (and i preach this especially to myself) could only learn balance in living without worrying about what's next or rushing off to do a thousand other different things all at once i think we might be better able to deal with the stresses of life. Just a thought....

On a more personal note .... let me offer congratulations to the entire UMHS football program for their outstanding achievements this year and especially a big HIGH-FIVE to the star senior fullback/linebacker ... CHRISTOPHER RULLER ... keep track of those newspaper clippings my good friend and relish the memories -- just dont forget that past successes do not ensure future success they only help make future ones seem accessible and obtainable. The hard work needed to ensure success NEVER stops .... Congratulations on a GREAT season NAVI.

and on a final note for this BLOG edition ... i must return to my first blog entry and again say with great pride and passion ... a HUGE THANK YOU to all the members of this country's ARMED FORCES .... wherever you are and whatever you do whatever branch of service you are in, as a humble veteran I AM and WILL ALWAYS BE proud to call you a brother in arms ... a hero ... a patriot ...

"The summer soldier and sunshine patriot will, in [this] crisis, shrink from the service of their country. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered. But he who stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman." -- Thomas Paine, 1776.

Thank you again one and all for your readership and support. God Bless Us, as Tiny Tim was wont to say .... EVERYONE.