fun with failure

since my new goal is to embrace failure and to fail as much as possible,
if i succeed at something, will i fail to meet my failure goal?
and if i do, would that be a success or a failure?
i'm confused.

here is my inspirational quote for the day:

"Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm."

Winston Churchill


it has been interesting to note that when talking to people about my attempt to get on Deal or No Deal...how many folks feel it necessary to impress upon me just how slim my odds of getting on the show are...like i don't realize that...like that should stop me? what's the worst thing that can happen...
i don't get on....
i'm growing quite tired of naysayers..
i continue to choose to live in the realm of possibility.

death and taxes

what a week.
i can't ever remember being this sick for this long.
i can't remember being this disappointed in a tax return since the late 80's.
i can barely handle either one individually
but concurrently?
i'm struggling.
the good part is that the taxes are done.
and i've been able to read quite a bit
when not sleeping.
and i'm on my third (and hopefully final)
draft of my deal or no deal application.
now be gone virus!
i've got stuff to do..

talk talk talk..time for action

when i told jessica that i had an idea for a book
she said:
"that's nice. but i'm really tired of you having all these great ideas
and never doing any of them".

it was one of the best whacks in the head i have ever received.

perhaps it was just to prove her (and myself) wrong that i actually wrote One House.

this is the year of action.
and with that in mind,
i am on to the next thing
that i have talked about ad nauseum..

today i will take advantage of the viral infection that has kept me in bed for a week
and i will complete my application for deal or no deal.

i have dreams..some of which involve cash that i don't have
and i have to be willing to find creative ways to finance those
dreams..

i am inspired by the book The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
a memoir about a mom that uses her ability to play with words and wins a staggering number of jingle contest prizes that keep her family afloat.

now that i've publicly stated my goal, i'm accountable.
gotta run.. i hear howie calling.

Chrysler calling

it's true.
the squeaky wheel (squeaky girl?) gets the grease.
in a very funny and surreal turn of events
peeps at Chrysler corp heard the car talk segment,
then contacted car talk to find me.
i got a really nice call and email from a woman named Eileen
that works in Chrysler Public Relations. she said they want to help me along the path of
owning patrick henry.
she put a woman from Jeep advertising (Kendra) in touch with me.
got a message from her on friday.
she too sounds very friendly and energetic and wants to talk to me about incentives.
what ever becomes of it is immaterial.
just love the fact that they took the effort to help someone get closer to fulfilling a fantasy.