Hi ALTL,

Yeah. A lot of great stuff back then.

As to me, I’m still plugging away. Things are better for me than I ever thought possible in two short years [Wink]

I developed the strategy of striving for the ideal self before I ever even heard of DB. Pre-bomb, all I ever heard was what a great couple we were. What great parents we were. How hard we worked – particularly with the challenge of an handicapped child. I heard this from everyone – including W. Immagine what a shocker it was to be told what a lazy slob I was!

I knew that this wasn’t the real Andy, but perception is everything. The way I figured it, I wasn’t projecting the real Andy to W. Thus my quest to do more than my best. I decided that I had to set the bar higher.

I’ve espoused this to a lot of other DBers. Mick even accused me of “original thought” over on Head First (Page 1)

And, y’know something? Original or not, it worked for me.

Of course, I can never attain the ideal me. It’s a life long undertaking. But, recognizing that I’ll never be perfect doesn’t prevent me from trying to be perfect.

Keep in touch.

Andy

Andy