This is really just a short update that desperately needed to be made to the BLOG. I was in Austin Texas this week for a short business trip, and as an added benefit, I was able to spend some quality time with my brother.

He is currently in San Antonio and Austin is only 79 miles away. I made the drive after I would finish my work day, but on the last evening my brother drove up to Austin.

We sat and talked about our childhood growing up on a lake front, we reminisced about a time that I was in upstate New York, and I drove to see him in Syracuse, and we spoke about many other wonderful memories. His children are absolutely beautiful, and he is a great father. In fact he reminds me an awful lot of our dad. I too catch myself making similar gestures, comments, and reactive mannerisms like my father. I find it to be bizarre. Our parents are not only around us, but they are in us. They really never leave us. We have their genetic make-up, their sins, their expectations, and their hopes and dreams. What a blue print!

I also had a chance to take in a Chiefs football game a couple weeks ago. We had a great time tail-gaiting with some fantastic Chiefs fans (that means you Steve!). Cigars, BBQ and beer… what more can a bunch of guys ask? The photos showing our parking lot party have been posted into the photos section. The Chiefs were able to pull out a last minute win, and hopefully this gets us back on track for a run at the playoffs. GO CHIEFS!!!

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