John, in his element.

Some of you out there don't know who I am yet. Others, only know me by what I was. There are no doubt, some of you who know me, and wish you didn't know me quite so well...

Hopefully there are few of those.

I could do as most blog writers do, and post some wonderful essay about how amazing they are, and what qualities they've developed in the years they've been on this earth. That doesn't really suit my personality though.

Instead, I'm going to post a paparazzi styled photo that my brother David (age 12) took of me just today.

(click the photos to enlarge)

Now I'll admit, upon initial viewing of this picture, one might think that I'd listened to one too many punk-rock songs in the grocery store, but let me explain how this picture perfectly illustrates me. In the uncropped picture, you'll notice a few more things.

Total concentration on my face. A phone at my ear. I'm talking, AND reading at the same time (For the record, I was reading a post on The Rebelution.) Multitasking is at its best. Next to my hand, is a hi-liter brand marking pen, and on the other side of my hand is a couple books that I just finished up last night. Chuck Holton's, 'A More Elite Soldier' and Blaine Harris's 'Four Laws of Debt Free Prosperity'.

The shirt I'm wearing is a carhartt brand work-shirt. A good one at that.

The only unusual thing about this picture, is the hat. But even the hat serves its purpose, because I was in a particularly cold area of the house, and not being interested in wasting a bunch of money heating a mostly empty wing of the house, I put on a hat. A picture truly is worth a thousand words, but only if you spend a thousand words explaining what the picture is about. ;-)

So, hopefully this picture gave you a little picture of what I'm like when I'm 'In my element.'.

God Bless, and see you later!

~ In Christ, John.