1st Log Entry: Full Speed Ahead

April 22, 2009...

Well, my world has become interesting as of late. My Fiancee has returned home, after leaving college to pursue her own journey in life. I do believe she has made the best decision, and I know she is enjoying taking the first step on her own life's path. I'm really proud of her. What she has done is no small deal. She went against her family's, friend's, and some professor's wishes and expectations. The hardest thing was she had to get over and past herself the fear of doing the wrong thing and of the unknown, but she did it. That takes guts and courage, and yet she is not sure what life has in store for her. She is still scared, but she goes on anyway, putting one foot in front of the other. When it is my turn to figure out what to do I hope I have the courage and strength that she has.
Other things going on my Jeep has been out of commission for a month is now working again. Two more weeks of classes/finals and then I'm left with one more year of college. My brother is graduating from high school. The house is being auctioned off, and I don't know how my Mom will get through this, but I know she will because she has been though so many things already in life. Hopefully, I inherited some of that strength too.
As to the world stage the place is a mess. Japan has released news that its trade market has reached the worst trade deficit in 30 years. As far as I can tell there are several wars happening like in Iraq, Sri Lanka, and a possible problem in Pakistan. There is some good news President Obama went to look at a company, Trinity Structural Towers, that produces wind turbines and gave a speech about such technologies and some new legislation that the government would soon be releasing on such matters. I will not even bother trying to cover all the problems in the business realm, except mention that oil may not be going over $2.50 this summer do to low consumer demand for the stuff. Scientifically speaking, possible habitable planets have been found by some astronomers in Europe, how we are supposed to reach these other "earths" that are lightyears away is still a mystery to me.
Anyway, there is not much I can do about these world events, but hopefully my everyday interactions will have some positive influence that will spread as wave throughout the world, like a pebble dropped in a pond with its waves going out and around touching everything in its path.