I REALLY REALLY need to get better at this

It's January.

That means my last blog entry was 7 months ago. I'm really, really bad at this.

Since my last entry I've traveled to Iraq and kuwait numerous times (and in the process taken incoming mortar rounds - multiple times), climbed Mt. Rainier, Ran the San Francisco Marathon (on zero training), bought a new Jeep, visited Richard Branson's Necker Island, spent new years in Long Beach for the Red Bull event, taken multiple trips to the mountains, took in the Dew tour in Orlando, and more. Wow. What a year.

I'm actually lucky to be alive.

As 2010 rolls around, many people are wishing 2009 away. Personally, I wonder if I'll ever have a more exciting, productive and rewarding year. The funny thing is, I know that 2010 won't be anything like 2009. Different opportunities come and go, different people come and go, and while many people set new years resolutions, I simply have one: I find myself going into 2010 simply hoping I can get close to the year I had in 2009.

I want to thank everyone that has touched my life this year. Everyone that has pushed me, praised me, cursed me, and challenged me. I will never be the same.