Monthly Archive for January, 2004

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I’m not going to expand on this. Instead I’ll leave it for you, the reader, to contemplate.

A few weeks ago I watched a movie who’s name escapes me. However, one line in that movie really hit home and I’ve been pondering the philosophical implications of it.

The gist of the sentimental statement was, "We are not defined by who loves us, but by who we love."

Personally, I think "definition" of ourselves either way is a stretch, but at least in ranking of importance… who we love is (or should be) more important than who loves us.

Ahhhh….vacation

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I left LA last Friday, and on my way home I stopped in Colorado for a long weekend to visit some friends. It was awesome. My bud, Marie, whom I met at Dina’s wedding a few years ago, let me stay with her. We had a good time. I feel like I’ve been to Colorado enough that I’m not a tourist anymore, so we just hung out, watched movies, drank lots of wine, almost went skiing once and for the most part just tried to relax and enjoy the few days off work.

I did get to see Dina (my best friend) and her husband Pat one night. Marie and I met them for dinner. It was great. The circumstances were a bit melancholy tho, because they had just returned from a funeral for one of their good friends. With that obviously on her mind, at the end of the night Dina reminded us all that nothing lasts forever. We’re all mortal and we need to make the time to be with those people we love, and make that time ‘quality time’ because you never know if THAT time, might be the LAST.
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Business trip…

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on January 23, 2004
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Well, tonight is my last night in LA. The team (5 of us) and I have been in meetings and/or sitting through presentations for about 10 hours a day since Monday. Tomorrow we make a brief presentation to our CIO. What fun.

Oh, but we did have some fun.
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Chad is Rad

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on January 16, 2004
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First, did you know you can get your OWN "Chad is Rad" T-shirt!?!?!

Not a lot to say today. This week has been crazy. Tonight I’m just vegging in front of the TV. Tomorrow I plan to do some work in the Cozy. Sunday I leave for a week in LA on business, then next Friday I start my vacation in Colorado. It should be a good time. I haven’t been out there in a long while, and I’m missing everything about it.

Joe’s Project

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on January 14, 2004
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My friend Heather (who I miss terribly) left me all alone several months ago and moved near Chicago with her boyfriend, Joe. Joe’s cool, tho, so it’s ok.

Anyway… for those of you who don’t know, when I was in high school, I was an active member of the Civil Air Patrol and also a private pilot. I got too busy as I got older and haven’t really pursued it much since.

But… it’s still a VERY cool thing. Heather’s boyfriend is building his own kit-plane. Here’s the link!
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Feeling "Cozy"

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on January 12, 2004
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First, I’ve gotten TONS of hits since my last post from Google, AOL Search and other search engines from people looking for info about Matthew *****. So, Matt… if you’re looking too… can you hook me up with Jennifer Aniston?

Ok, back to reality. I’ve done a LOT of work lately on The Cozy and it’s really coming together. But this weekend I was pooped and didn’t do much. I just need to put one last shelf on the top of the entertainment center I built, I need to rehang the trim, wire the surround speakers, re-route the satellite wiring and finish building the bar. To see what the bar looks like so far, click HERE!

Chasing Liberty

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on January 2, 2004
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This morning, while working on the plans for my built-in end-table and my built-in entertainment center for "The Cozy", I was watching "Sister Act" on TBS. During a commercial, I saw a trailer for the movie "Chasing Liberty". It looks like a chick-flick to me, and the way they promoted Matthew ***** as ‘the next Brad Pitt’ was almost sickening. However, since MY full name is Chad Matthew *****, well, it deserves a mention and a link. Maybe he’s a relative and one day we’ll meet and he’ll hook me up with Jennifer Aniston or Sarah Michelle Gellar.

Anyway… check out Chasing Liberty.

I hope he does become the next ‘Brad Pitt’, because then my ex-wife and ex-girlfriends will be thinking about me EVERY time they hear the name!!!!! LOL!