America is Back!!!

Just when my wife thought it was safe to call me "Peter..." America is back!

It appears that Real American Stories with Fox is now on a cross country road tour. Yup, they were out at the Democratic National Convention and now they're in Minneapolis/St. Paul.

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So, I email my buddy Brad at Fox News (yeah, we're close now) and ask him for the info on the tour bus. He said that it's a semi where people from across the country can go in and record their Real American Story. He also said that my picture and a quote from me was on the inside where the people record... he included the pic below.

The panel above where people record.

A closer version of "America."
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I told my wife who was not only ecstatic that my picture was on display again, but that it meant "America" was back in action.

In all seriousness, this all seems excessively silly to me. Not the Real American story thing, I think that's really cool. But the fact that we were part of the experience and continue to be so to this day. It's just so insane. Fun, but completely weird!

Now, if you'll excuse me... America wants some ice cream.

Six Quirks

Per my wonderful niece Catherine, here are six quirks about me...

6 Unspectacular Quirks:

1. This won't come as a shock to anyone that knows me, but I like to rock. Not musically... the old fashioned way of moving back and forth. I'm neurotic about it, really. It's very relaxing for me. Has been since I was a toddler, so I guess its the way God made me. Thank goodness for rocker/recliners! Leisure chairs of heaven.

2. I love movies that offer style over substance. Like Michael Bay... I'm a sucker for his stuff. I know most people think he offers the cinematic weight of cotton candy, but I can't help myself. I'm probably one of the few people that actually enjoyed "Pearl Harbor." I'm so mainstream when it comes to my artistic tastes. I'll take popcorn movies over an "important" movie every single time.

3. The first thing I think about when remembering an event is if/when I did something wrong.

4. I wasn't aware of this until recently, but I'm very passive/aggressive.

5. I play devil's advocate during discussions all the time. I don't even realize it. I think I get it from my father, who was adamant that you had substance behind your opinion. Sometimes my wife will say "Why can't you ever agree with me?" I'll say "I do agree with you." She'll respond, "Then why are you arguing with me?" And I quickly follow up with "Ah... I don't know."

6. When I eat over people's house, I always feel like I should wash the dishes in appreciation.

Bill Church, Life as a Blonde, Johnston Family, Paul Smith, DJ, and Supafly... it's your turn.

Here are the directions:
1. Link the person who tagged you
2. Mention the rules on your blog
3. Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours
4. Tag 6 following bloggers by linking them & leave a comment on each of the tagged blogger’s blogs letting them know they have been tagged.

In Training This Week...

Posts will be slow this week, as I am in training for work. I hope everyone has a great, safe and blessed week!