Chris

but I won’t be posting for the next 2 days with family being in town for a rare visit. Normal posting will resume shortly. In the meantime, leave a comment about your Thanksgiving plans with family!

December 7th — November 8th, 2006 Chris’ 34th Birthday!— at Birmingham, US

A knock-down, drink some more, knocked down fiesta. Join us!

I don’t know how it started, but mom would entertain us kids with a turkey bath. Not just any rinsing of turkey salmonella would do, though. There was song, there was dance and a lot of laughter as the turkey gyrated lewdly.

Here I am carrying on the tradition while preparing a cajun-style turkey breast for the 2 of us  What sort of wacky traditions do you have as holiday memories?

A day of hiking and exploration partnered with a fun scavenger hunt for the 75 best features of the park. A list of features at the park will be given to each guest to find, with a park ranger offering guidance throughout the hike. This list will be available as a wilderness guide throughout the year.

Now playing at the Techno Mojo website is a week long series on Fitness 2.0 and my progressing weight loss. So far for the week I have lost 5 pounds. Not bad, but I can do better. Sick or not.

… and nobody cares. That was the mantra from dad the one time of the year is was actually sick. How ironic is it to get a flu shot on Monday and then actually staying at home because of flu-like symptoms? At least I got out and voted in miserable weather under miserable personal feelings.

On the good news front, I found out that mom & her husband, Tom are visiting us while hiking in the Smoky mountains and Gatlinburg.  Wonderwife  makes the best salmon anywhere and brought home some pumpkin pie for the sicko.

When was the last time you voted for someone and not against them? I have said it before and it bears repeating that if you are a candidate running for public office, don’t slander your opponent. Instead, tell us your record, tell us your case history in specifics. In the past I have been a straight ticket kind of guy but no longer. If you are the candidate is spreading venom, hate and mistrust, well, you have just lost my vote. Try again in 4 years with a better attitude.

In closing, people, get off your buttocks and vote!

Personal Mojo has been online for about 2 months now and has already seen some  significant increases in traffic with total visitors of 2,600. 1,300 people a month per avg, wow! The best day ever was 390 visitors. First of all, thank you for stopping by! The two biggest draws were the M&M Dark movie trivia which was a fantastic game and the article of the OU Sooners getting ducked over at Oregon.

Other visitors have clicked through from my other websites in the Mojo franchise, like the world famous Techno Mojo, a tech and social software website for everyday computer users. Photo Mojo is a daily photoblog and Go Mojo highlights travel and the great outdoors. Again, thanks for reading, folks!

There are many things I would like to see happen here and maybe you can help. I am an extrovert and a social creature by nature. This past year has been fun as my experiences in Birmingham and the surrounding southeast has increased. I enjoyed Barcamp so much that I have decided to help create PhotoCamp. I have joined a local civic group called Catalyst who want to see Birmingham thrive & grow just like I do. TechMixers, photo shoots, and IPSA are major influences in my life right now as well. Personal Mojo won’t just be a website dedicated to me and my life but will include local references and news as well.

I’ll highlight and mash-up a lot of my interests together here as I write about my Christian walk and how it has become a crawl. Wonderwife’s cooking and my maturity has increased my desire to experiment with new recipes and restaurants. Mental & physical fitness is on the menu as well as I do some research, I’ll share some of my insights.

A lot of my interests overlap, which is convenient and you’ll see them here and the other websites. Photography while hiking (Photo Mojo/Go Mojo), technology & hiking (Techno Mojo/Go Mojo etc etc.

Just like the byline on the header up there says, Something/Anything/Everything/Nothing, will be written here. So thank you for letting me share myself, it is humbling to know that people are interested in my life and have shared theirs with me.

What are your interests and passions? How are you sharing it with others?

I love three day weekends, in fact, I should take them more often! On Friday I felt the need to format the hard drive, reinstall the software and backup documents. Mission accomplished. I even took the time to reorganize the study while waiting for everything to load. Speaking of re-organizing, my photo and music files were a mess, no more! Everything in its place.

I even had time for a nice lunch with Jen at Firebirds, a Rocky mountain type cuisine. A lot of grilled/smoked action. I had the wood-grilled salmon. NOT as good as Jenny’s but still…

Saturday & Sunday were uneventful except for ART-iculating Avondale park and Vulcan AfterTunes. The house was cleaned/organized, got to watch OU beat Missouri, and he movie, The Prestige. I even grilled up some pork tenderloin. Oh my.
Back to work now…

OK, so my birthday and Christmas are fast approaching and many of you are wondering, what does the Mojo want/need? Well, as it so happens, I want/need a handheld GPS tracker for my hiking. Gosh, but which one? There are so many out there, Mojo. Glad you asked!

A Garmin E-trex Vista navigator. Booyah! You can find it on my Amazon Wish List… 🙂

Honey-do’s. It is just that simple. Wonderwife has been asking me to finish painting the hallway for the longest time. Done. Hang living room curtains and tiebacks. Done. Remount hanging pictures and sconces, done. Quality time together is priceless too. To see the look on her face and hear her words of appreciation felt really good. I need to do it more often! Why don’t I do it more often??

On the other hand, she has been making fantastic meals and desserts that keeps me happy. This weekend Jen made lasagna with her fantastic italian sauce as well as chicken/wild rice soup. YUM.