Long time no talk...

That's because I've been having too good a time! Well, besides the bust also in Miami. I was drawn as the 5th alternate this time and didn't make it in again. Andy and I stayed with Sarah Hennessy, a friend of mine from college, down in the Fort Lauderdale area. Her family was absolutely awesome to us and Sarah took us all around the area, including (but not limited to): South Beach in Miami where we hung out and got to see a street pyro show, Los Olas Blvd in Ft. Lauderdale (where we talk her dog in the van), a huge baptist church in the center of Fort Lauderdale, tons of her friends, Hollywood Beach, etc. All the while I kept up on my training schedule. Now I'm here in West Palm Beach at my Aunt Jacki's house (Mom's sister), and I'm training for the Boca Raton Tournament, which starts on Friday.

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Well, you all may know from reading a prior blog that I was very inspired by the One Red Paperclip story. Well, after church on Sunday we all went out to lunch with a big group of 20's singles from Sarah's church and I got to hear about another Internet website story that inspired me - It's called The Million Dollar Homepage. The ideas behind these two sites inspired me, in a 'spur of the moment' thought on Sunday, to build a site called FeedtheVan.com. Well, by about 11pm that night I had built the startup version of what will, within a year, be heard across the Internet world and inspire many. Please check these three sites out and contact me to tell me what you think.

Alright, signing off for now!

- Nate