April 05, 2004

Monday Madness 4-5-04

By the magic of blogger and the fact that I live at the literal ends of the earth or rather time zones I can have Monday madness on Sunday...

1. What makes your country special?
The United States of America is a special place because even though we have many problems, we have more opportunity here for anyone to make their dreams come true than anyplace else on earth. We are also the most giving nation on earth, where there is more charitable giving,both publicly and privately than any other nation. And...We wear our hearts on our sleeves...No other nation so totally bears up and shows its sins to the world, is honest about its errors than the USA.

2. What makes your hometown special?
I was born in Anaheim California, the home of Disneyland!

3. What makes your neighborhood special?
I live on some of the newest land on earth, created by volcanic eruption in fairly recent history. I am surrounded by ohia rain forest and wild orchids bloom where you least expect them to. I live 1 mile from cliffs that plunge into the Pacific ocean and am surrounded by a wide blue sea. Its a strange and beautiful place, my Hawaii

4. And your loved ones - what is it about them??? My father worked as a senior staff project engineer on both the Gemini and Apollo space programs. My mother was a missionary in pre Castro's Cuba, and had the last seat on the last commercial flight by an American carrier out of Havana. These are the things that they did... But I think that the greatest thing about them is that they believed in the things that they did and passed that Idea down to me that when you do something in life do it only if you believe that it is the right thing and what you want to devote your life to. Sometimes that idea gets lost in the struggle to survive, but its a good one. You only have one life use it to the fullest potential.

5. And finally you - what is it that is unique about you...???
I have been very fortunate to be able to live out some of my dreams and do things that I wanted to do with my life. I think that my faith is my greatest strength and that thing that allows me to keep going. I have a passion for living and a good sense of humor, that allows me to at least have a good laugh if things are coming unglued. I think being given a second chance in life gives you a perspective that you can have no other way. I have had a number of such chances and I know that every day is precious and God given.... make the most of them.