yes, its the last day to register if you were invited to our Wedding. So if you got an invite and you haven’t let us know if you are coming or not, better do so by the end of today, 30-August-2004 as the door closes shut at midnight.. ;)
More to come… ;)
Well, what can I say. The days are beginning to get shorter and shorter, and found out this morning by weeks end, there will be only 14 hours of sunlight and even less in the coming weeks. Winter is coming, thats for sure. (but will be looking forward to it I am sure..until March shows up.. then want the sun..)
Hanna is finally back from her work trip to the US last week. She had a great time and enjoyed her shopping experience in Time Square in NYC. Though it was a long tiresome trip, she is happy to be home.
The wedding is just around the corner, and am getting excited about it, even though I dont show it in person, I am gettting “butterflys” in my stomach. Cant wait and will be busy preparing for it as I will be working out with Hanna at her work after work hours each day until the wedding week, and trying to get as much sun as possible before the big day to get some color in my face at least.
more to come soon…
Love him or hate him, he sure hits the nail on the head with this!
To anyone with kids of any age, here’s some advice. Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.
Rule 1: Life is not fair – get used to it!
Rule 2: The world won’t care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won’t be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.
Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents
had a different word for burger flipping – they called it opportunity.
Rule 6: If you mess up, it’s not your parents’ fault, so don’t whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren’t as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent’s generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.
Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools they have abolished failing grades and they’ll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn’t bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don’t get summers off
and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.
Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you’ll end up working for one.
If you agree, pass it on.
If you can read this – Thank a teacher!
If you are reading it in English-Thank a soldier!!
Below is a great photo a friend took of Lauttasaari when he flew over in a small plane that his boss owns and operates.
The circled Apartment Building is where Hanna and I live. ;)
