Sunday morning and it’s finally snowing.  The news tells me that we’re supposed to get maybe up to eight inches by the end of the day.  It’s really no big deal, but I was enjoying the no to low snow winter.  The big news of the day?  Whitney Houston died yesterday!  Not surprising, unfortunately.  She hasn’t been the model of living a clean and drug free life.  People don’t realize that what they’ve done in the past comes back to haunt them later in life.

On the business home front, things are looking up.  I’ve picked up a new “client”.  I have to travel to Albany on Monday to serve some papers.  It’s WAY out of the way for me, but I told the attorney I would give it a shot and see what it’s worth.  I did manage to score a visit with another attorney and his firm while in Albany.  His firm is a big one with offices in Albany, Washington D.C. and Virginia.  They are expanding into the Syracuse area and further into Rochester later this year.  I am still setting a goal of being out of the nursing business or a per diem as possible by the end of this year.

Well, enough of my rambling…. I will be putting blogs up with more substance later on.  Have a great day!

I really, really need to keep focused and do some blogging!  My ADHD always gets the best of me when it comes to projects.  Not only the ADHD, but the lack of wanting to wait, seems I love instant gratification!  Either way, I don’t really believe in new year’s resolutions and I know that not all goals are instantly attainable.  I have, however, set some very attainable goals for this year and I am vowing to work hard and stay focused on them.

My first, and most important, goal is to put my wife and family first.  For without them, I have no purpose.  Many people go through life thinking that work is the most important feature in life, and in a relationship.  True, without a job, there wouldn’t be a family because they’d likely head out the door.  But, this is 2012, and family is more important than anything.  I made a commitment to my wife, Tiffany, when I married her and it’s my obligation to keep that commitment.  When I had children with her, I increased my commitment to her.  Of course, it’s a two way street, so I can only keep my fingers crossed that she feels the same.

My second commitment is to my business, Upstate NY Process & Recovery Services.  My plan is to completely replace my current income at my other job.  Freedom is best served by going out on your own and creating it.  No one is going to just give it to you.  So, if you’re a lawyer, landlord or anyone that uses a process server or needs your legal papers delivered somewhere… call me!  315-806-5414.  I also do notary public, court research and collateral recovery, but my main focus is Process Serving!  You can locate me at the New York State Professional Process Servers Association, of which I am a member.

Any other commitments I have are really just hobbies that are waiting to break through.  Photography!  I consider myself an “emerging photographer”.  I do hold memberships with American Society of Media Photographers, the National Press Photographers Association and the Professional Photographers Association and I will continue to learn my hobby.  I definitely will be one of the best photographers in my area… someday.  I absolutely enjoy concert photography and I love news photography.  I don’t expect to get rich, but I hope to sell some photos eventually.  There is a reason why artists are considered “starving”.  You can see some of my work everywhere (I warn you, I am still learning, so if you don’t like it, sorry….).  You can find my photographs on my website, Facebook, Flickr and some other places I can’t remember at the moment.

And of course, blogging!!  I love to blog even when I am not good at it.  I am going to try and make a commitment to post something daily.  There is always something to write about, there are always blogs that I read and can respond to here or even get thoughts for my own posts from.  Some of those blogs I follow using Google Reader and it’s because I think they rock.  I’ll link them here, just for the hell of it, as it will give you an idea of what I am reading! Christography.com, Dad of Divas, Eric Kim, iShootShows, Luke Copping, Musician Photo Journal, Hard Rock Haven, and Carlos Miller just to name a few.

So, there you have it.  My post and some info on what happens in my brain on a daily basis!  Have a great time watching the Super Bowl tonight and we’ ll see you tomorrow!

Upstate NY Process & Recovery Services Flyer

I took the kids to the New York State Fairgrounds to see the 4th of July fireworks.  After nearly an hour of waiting in line on 690 Westbound, we finally found a spot and I put the kiddos on the hood of the Jimmy.  I brought my camera, of course, and thought I’d grab a few photos of the fireworks.  This would prove interesting in several ways: 1) I didn’t have a tripod, so I steadied myself using the Jimmy; 2) the kids were on the Jimmy and not sitting still; 3) I’ve never shot photos of fireworks, so I had to guess on the correct exposure; and 4) I parked right next to a building, so that gave me a smaller window to work with; and 5) well, the list could go on forever, either way- here are my photographs!

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