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Last Monday some of our insurance underwriters came in to meet with us and tour two of our facilities*.

Later that night at dinner the insurance underwriters presented my boss with this really nice crystal vase to commemorate the 30 year relationship that my company has had with them**.

When my boss showed me this vase on Tuesday morning my first reaction was, “What the hell are we going to do with that?” When he told me that he was going to just set it there in his office, I immediately said, “That vase would be really good to put a beta in.”

At first my boss kind of scoffed, but literally not five minutes later when my grandboss laughingly agreed that the vase would in fact be perfect for a beta, we were out the door headed to Petsmart.

We decided to name him Chubbs after the insurance company that gave us the vase (Chubb Group of Insurance Companies).

*I work in Risk Management. It’s my job to meet with the people that provide us insurance and whatnot. 

**I was in class and missed out on the free dinner.

Last week my youngest brother, Gates, got his senior pictures.

The Future Rock Star Pose

The Deep Contemplation Pose

The Classic Graduation Pose

And my personal favorite, The Over The Shoulder Pose. Hahahaha!

Congrats on graduating soon littlest brother.

The plan was to go to Cool Springs and buy some new fish. Some how I ended up with three new polos and no fish.

I just bought stock in a bank holding company based in Puerto Rico that does a lot of business with Venezuela… Seems legit right?

Fun Word of The Day: Troglodyte - A member of a primitive race or tribe of cave-dwellers. Ex: Your mom is an ugly Troglodyte.

I just got rear ended on 440. No damage was done. I just shook the guy’s hand and told him no worries. Looked like he was having a bad day.

As part of being an active young man I often find myself being invited to various events and social happenings such as get togethers/parties/cook outs/boat outings/game nights/canoe and/or camping trips/football games/weddings/baby showers/housewarmings/christenings/ bar mitzvahs/etc. In most cases, being invited to any, if not all, of these things requires the use of a cooler.

While I’m not saying my cooler is the best cooler around by any means; it still ranks pretty high on the cool cooler list, even though it is sans wheels.

I learned a little over a year ago after leaving a cooler at my friend Mandy’s house, that there is a possibility that you may never see it again. Especially if it doesn’t have your name on it.

Yesterday as I was cleaning out my storage closet I decided I needed to put my name on my cooler. However, since I’m a bit of a snob when it comes to the look of having your name written on your cooler in sharpie, I thought it might be a good idea to use some leftover stencils I had lying around.

It might have been a little bit of overkill. No?

Last night for dinner I had watermelon, a tomato, an avocado, and goldfish crackers.

All prepared with a single knife and all delicious.

I’ve decided tonight, no matter what; I’m making guacamole.

New Book Purchase: Watership Down and The Russian Debutante’s Handbook on half.com for $9.48 after shipping.