Hello and welcome to my Inaugural commentary. I have been trying to think of something good to write about in this first (of hopefully many) commentary of mine and while I have many funny stories, personal experiences, and rants that I could cover within this, I have decided to talk a little bit about the people that helped make me who I am. I know, I know, you are thinking oh great time to increase his own ego with his own words. I promise that is as far from what I am about to write as you can get. I just want to put out some thoughts and feelings on my life thus far and then I will be done for this commentary. So sit back, grab a beer (or root beer depending on your age) and try not to fall asleep during this completely from the heart writing. I hope you can enjoy it.

I used to think that my life sucked but I could not have been any more wrong. As I look back on it all now, I can see how lucky I have been and how much fun and excitement I had in it (many of the experiences will be covered in future commentaries). Sure like in anyone's life I can look back and see things that happened that just totally sucked but they always ended up helping me or even helping things become great. I have had run ins with psycho b**** girlfriends, friends that weren't really friends, legal b.s. that is stupid, arguments with everyone, bad jobs, seen my parents get divorced, and many other things just as anyone has, but they have all had happy endings. The psycho girlfriend beat me up and lied to cops and had me put in jail which was caused by legal b.s. but it opened my eyes and helped me be less naive. I got fired because of earrings from a job that only paid minimum wage and wasted my time because I had 2 other jobs but that allowed me to have some free time that I could have fun in. When my Mom and Step-father (which in all but blood is my Dad) got a divorce, I thought the world was coming to an end. I thought about ending everything because I was not seeing the whole picture, but I am so glad I did not do something as stupid as that. Even though it was horrible at first and it seemed like everything was crumbling it actually has had many good things come out of it. It allowed me to become even closer with my parents and for me to be open with them. Through all of it, I look back and see that thanks to all my friends and family I was able to pull through all of it and helped make every bad thing turn out to be a blessing in disguise.

I have a great loving family that many people, unfortunately, do not have. There is my awesomely cool Mom that I am as close to as I could ever be. There is my Dad that has always been there for me to talk to and for advice. I have great Grandparents in all of them, Rose Marie and Dean as well as Minnie and Bruce who all are cool and fun in there own unique ways (like Rose and Dean going for Motorcycle rides with me). There is my cool Uncle John who runs the body shop and was always there to bail me out of trouble and got me hooked on Motorcycles, not to mention how he is like another Dad to me. My Ditsy Aunt Jennifer that was always there to help me party and make sure I was happy. My Aunt Chris, Uncle Gary and cousins, Jerrod and Beth, to make me feel good and help me have fun. My father who, even though we haven't kept in touch like we should (both of our faults), I know cares alot about me. I have a half brother named Tim also (and if he ever reads this I just want to say, Time, I am sorry we never got the chance to "be brothers" I take part of the blame for this. Maybe some day we can change this). Then finally we come to my wonderful girlfriend, Crystal Mae. We have had our hard times and arguments but we made it through babe, thanks for all the happiness you have brought me. Crystal's family is great also and have always been wonderful towards me. Thanks Steve, Linda, Roy, Betty, Matt, Wayne, Ku Mista D, Keri, Lindy, Cindy, Bob, Bill, Ted, Bridgette, Mike and Brandy, Bobby, Mandi, Eddie, Amy, Doris, all of you I forgot tom name thank you too because I truly am greatful. Everyone I have listed, everyone I missed, Thank you.

Now we come to my friends.... my god there are too many to really list. Everyone of them knows who they are and they all know I am very thankful to have all of them. I do want to throw a few names out so here we go. Thank you, Justin, Ozzy, Dusty, Toni, Mason, Mary, Jeff, Randy & Mary, Pat, Conrad, James, and all of my other friends that have helped me out through the years. You al know who you are and you know I love you all. Thank you.

I have had a normal life but thanks to all of my friends and family it has been spectacular. Thank you all and I love you all. I hope after everything all of you have done for me that I have somehow been able to help make your life a little better.