bach-ing tonight

I haven't been a single man in awhile but tonight I'm re-living what its like to be batch-ing. Denise is out of town for a theology/academic conference and I'm home taking care of the house. I was worried tonight about Denise, she had to wait 3+ hours to get on a standby flight at the Newark airport alone, while I sat helpless in Charlotte at a network association dinner listening to the guest speaker talk about self-defense and the threats we will encounter during our lifetime. This was a completely random topic for this kind of event, had little or nothing to do with construction, but of course, the night my wife is alone and distant, I get to sit for 45 minutes and listen to heinous acts of violence in Charlotte.

I love Denise very much. For all others who love her, I am privileged with seeing her in an out of all kinds of elements as her husband. She is the most interesting person I've ever met, and I like to meet people. She is incredibly book smart, and has amazing common sense and intuition, both areas of which I am weak.

She is so honest and real with her feelings, I never have to worry about her being fake or sly with me. If she's holding a grudge, she'll recognize it and tell you so, which doesn't necessarily mean she's going to let go of that grudge right then and there...but she will.

She has exponentially increased in her tendency to forgive. She has learned to forgive herself since she's been thinking about the gospel full-time for school, and as a result, has been able to forgive others quick.

I really have received a gift.

And now I'm motivated to exercise my constitutional rights with a gun, get back into boxing, lift weights, and protect this gift the Lord has given me. The guy said tonight that criminals expect you to freeze when they threaten you, and he said that your best response and best tactic is to use your brain and think. Meaning...think fast to figure out how to get away, and/or fight back.

-Mark

i voted

so today i voted. who did i vote for? cherie berry. i just cannot bear the thought of stepping onto an elevator and not seeing her face staring back at me on the elevator door. 

on another note, my voting experience was awesome. it was about 1 mile from my house and it took about 5 minutes. that was a pleasant surprise. i had packed like four hours worth of stuff to do in purse just in case. but it was not needed.