I am ready to get back in the groove of blogging. It's been six days . . . . During that time, I celebrated my 31st birthday by kayaking to an isolated beach in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge with friends to watch Space Shuttle Endeavor launch for a rendezvous with the International Space Station. The experience left me in absolute awe, from the manatees we saw in the intracoastal waterway to the blindingly bright launch from Kennedy Space Center, which lit up the moonlit sky like dawn--almost exactly the way movies portray nuclear blasts. My entire body was covered in goose bumps.
Today my aunt, uncle, and cousin unexpectedly showed up with four pounds of stone crab claws and eight filet mignon steaks. We cooked up the crab claws enchilado style and my steak was perfectly rare. We topped it off with birthday cake. I am full! Then my uncle and I went outside, laid on my grandfather's sailboat, and identified constellations and saw a few shooting stars. It was perfection. At times I miss my $150,000 per year career in Dallas, but one opportunity cost of that job was missing many, many experiences like tonight. No amount of money is worth that.
Tomorrow I am going to help a friend shop for furniture, then I'll get back to trading the market. I'll also follow-up with more details of my recent adventures.
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