The things I do right today I do because I messed them up on some yesterday.

Have a look at this two minute advertisement out of South Africa. It's hard to avoid, but skin color is a terrible way to judge people you don't know.

"Opinions change by inches."- heard at Arisia

Way back when, I was starting a relationship that could have made someone unhappy. My friend Noah told me this:

"It's not the love that's the problem. It's the lack of love."

To clarify, it was not the love between Romeo and Juliet which was the problem. It was the lack of love between their families that was the problem.

Happy First Second Anniversary Jen! (Yeah, I got that wrong the first time.)

With her actions, Jenny taught me this month's little bit of wisdom. "Quiet acceptance of today's honesty is an investment in tomorrow's honesty." -Tom and Jennifer Cerul

Jennifer, thank you for being the person who I never hide anything from.

"Intelligence is its own reward and stupidity its own punishment." - Tom Cerul

Intelligent people change things to make their lives easier. Stupid people don't or worse, change things to make their lives more difficult.

"People and experience agree; you can climb any mountain that you're willing to take enough steps up. Which ones do you pick?" - Tom Cerul

Yeah, naturally, I'm not just talking about mountains here. BTW: a blind guy summitted Everest.

"Talk to your spouse more than you talk about your spouse." -Tom Cerul