Yes, it has been a long while since I have posted here but I heard from an old friend today who called me out of the blue and said how much he had enjoyed my blog when I was actively posting.
I heard the same thing from a competitor (and new friend) a few weeks ago.
So there must be something to this and perhaps I should breathe new life into it and resume being the crazy zealot I was just a few months ago- afterall, calling people out and keeping you all laughing is as much a mission as being a great husband, private investigator, mentor and soon to be father can be.
So much has happened to me in the last few months that it would be impossible to really catch up here but I would say the single greatest thing that has happened to me personally is that I found out that I am going to be a father soon- sometime in May to be exact. It is a girl and we do have a name picked out. It is the most beautiful name a woman could ever hope for I think- but of course that will remain private for now.
No, it is not going to be Stella- my wife fought me tooth and nail on that one despite the pleas from several others who also believe it is a beautiful name. In the end she just couldn't bear the thought that I might be naming my daughter after our favorite beer, Stella Artois, and that I wanted to name a female Yellow Labrador we almost adopted last September Stella as well.
She did give in and agree that if we had another girl that we could name her Stella- sometimes it's about victory in the small battles.
I am excited but scared to death as well. Ready or not... SHE IS COMING.
Continuing on with personal development, I have been reconnecting with my little sister too. What a cool chick she has become- and a truly beautiful woman also. She is really f'n funny, articulate and loves to laugh. She is raising a really special daughter and dealing with the toughest teenage years with her right now all the while having fun with her friends and maintaining a seriously professional career. Now she told me that she is pregant and due sometime in the late summer and she sounds really happy with everything going on in her life. I kick myself in the ass for letting so much time go by without catching up with her and feeling a little love from lil' sista every once in a while.
Professionally speaking, the greatest thing which has happened since my last post is that I have added the best office manager a man could have ever hoped for. She is a damn smart, motivated- workaholic with some serious Office Ninja skills. All of our clients love her and she keeps me and the investigators in line and productive. I seriously could not ever pay her what she is worth but in time she will become a great private investigator too.
She has pumped up our marketing efforts 3 fold, streamlined many of our continuing education processes, added insight into the legal community (she is a former paralegal) and even screens out the psycho-nut-cases with aplomb. In recent developments, she created an incredible newsletter for professional investigators, Pursuit Magazine, which is going to speak volumes on behalf of CompassPoint Investigations. Click the link to check out our first issue posted at PursuitMag.com!
Further showcasing her talents, she has gotten us onto MySpace with a very professional looking site. CompassPoint Investigations on MySpace I am pretty excited about that one since, in addition to furthering the recognition of CPI, it has already allowed me to reconnect with some old friends from high school and the military. I could go on and on about how great Stephanie is, but words just seem trivial.
There you have it- two new ladies in my life, personally and professionally, and reconnecting with my sister.
How could a guy get so lucky?
Additional professional interests: Anthony Oliver: I wonder if he ever went to court on his domestic assault charge? The answer was NO as of 4/4/08 but I am working on that personally.
More coming over the next few days, I promise. (I smell a good 'ol fashioned Voodoo Hex coming on soon too. Can you say leaky McDonald's cups and the morons who cannot seem to afix the lid to the cup without making an absolute mess of it all? VERY HEX WORTHY.)
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