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I was privileged enough to be asked to help support this years ACS Relay For Life Survivor Dinner in Hallsville last night. It was quite an experience. I don't know why but this cause has really struck a nerve with me. It's something that I feel strongly about. I've never had anyone in my immediate family stricken with this deadly disease although I have known some friends that have had it and Lana's grandmother is a survivor and she battled it before we met. So, I guess you can say I'm lucky, or better, blessed, that it's never hit that close to home with me. What I saw last night was a room full of brave people that I was glad I had the chance to meet, if only for a few minutes. One the last things that we did was ask how long the people there have been cancer survivors. We started at 5 years, then 10, then 15. It was amazing, the longest cancer survivor in the room was at 23 years!!! She's living proof that this horrible disease can be beat and I hope tha...

I'll start with this since it's probably the easiest thing to write about. In my day job, I interact with a lot of different people and hear a lot of things. It starts here. I'm talking with one of my plant engineers at a place where I do a little business. We were walking outside when we passed a beautiful convertible BMW, 6 series or something. I said "hey, check out my new company ride!" He replied, "don't think so, let me tell you a story about that car." Right then, I should have grabbed a blanket and settled in, because you cannot make this stuff up. He proceeded to tell me a story about this doctor who owned it. Poor guy, several months ago, someone ran a red light, totaled his car (I'm sure it was nice) and broke his neck. The doc has since recovered from the crash and went out and bought this Beemer to replace his other car. This doctor is also pretty much chained to this hospital, he puts in a lot of hours. One day, he parks this car ou...