The Rising Sun

February 28th, 2010

It is amazing when certain things pop into your brain.  The scene painted below is inspiration for our new day, every 24-hours.
“The sun rises on a new day.  The light sparkles oranges, yellows, pinks, and whites across the rippling, serene surface of the water.  It fills our hearts with the joy, inspiration, love, and energy [...]

Claim Your Future

February 22nd, 2010

I like to come up with inspirational quotes and sayings.  They just seem to pop into my brain and I can’t help but right them down.  I usually share them with friends on my Facebook page, but figured that my more public audience might enjoy them too.   Here is my most recent:
Life is WAY too [...]

Some Fun: Flying a Cessna

January 15th, 2010

I recently had the opportunity to fly a Cessna 172 for a group activity at work.  Boy was this so cool!
We left Red Baron Aviation and flew west, crossed the ridge and landed at Santa Ynez.  We then switched pilots (I flew to, Dean flew back) and flew back to SBA.  All I have to [...]

Happy Thanksgiving!

November 27th, 2009

Wishing everyone a belated Thanksgiving and a marvelous Black Friday.
I hope everyone had a turkey that came out as great as the one I made:
I also hope that eveyone had a great time with family and friends.  It was a great day to give thanks.
For the Monts family, it was a day of togetherness as [...]

Between the Brick Wall & the Cliff

October 2nd, 2009

You look up and see brick. You look left and then right, but can only see brick. You realize that you are standing in front of a brick wall so large, that its edges can’t be seen.
You look down and see blackness. You are standing on the edge of a cliff with [...]

Lessons in Customer Experience

September 5th, 2009

Today I had the pleasure of seeing both sides of customer experience; the good and the bad.
First, the bad.  I received a voicemail from the membership department of the gym I am a member of (Goleta Valley Athletic Club), announcing that I had won some free personal training sessions.  I was stoked, especially after spending [...]

Finding the Meaning of Life

August 16th, 2009

It hit me one day and made me cry.  They say that it makes you cry when you find it, so I knew that this was the answer and it came down to two words.  In the past, I thought the meaning life was something so complex I began writing long essays and over-analyzing events [...]