Forty-one!

Tomorrow is my birthday, I’m 41, and I’m feeling a bit reflective today.

As far as the cruising community goes I’m young, thank God I figured it out early.

Looking at my pictures over the past 4 years I haven’t seemed to have aged much; actually I think I look a bit younger & healthier. Namaste is my magic carpet, my fountain of youth, a black hole in actuality. A magical sailboat that grants me immortality as she sails through what everyone else calls reality, I am Peter Pan : )

I’m getting a birthday party this year. Chris & Maggie are throwing me a party on Contigo and I’m actually getting a cake. Gary, Mavis, and Don will be attending as well, kinda’ cool! A birthday in paradise with friends, I couldn’t ask for much more.

My mother passed away at 42 and I’ve never thought I’d make it that far, perhaps I will? I believe peace and tranquility are the keys to a happy and long life. Sometimes I have to work on the tranquil part, but I know I’m supposed to be where I am, doing what I’m doing.

I want to thank all of you. If it wasn’t for people I’ve never met buying my DVD’s, chartering and donating, I’d never be able to pull this off. I’m a very lucky man, and I know it!

I just found out someone very close to me is in the hospital having a nervous break down. I’ve tried to help for years and I’ve seen it coming like a Mack-truck. I’ve been there…, at the very bottom of my life. For years I felt myself sinking farther away from joy. One day my toes touched the cold stones at the bottom of river torment. I found the strength to swim for the surface, barley, but I found it! I hope my friend finds his way. The truth is no one could help me find my way but me. I remember searching through my palm-pilot looking for a guide, help, nobody! I believe our paths are our own, and we must walk them no matter how jagged. Support from friends and family is important, but in the end we must take responsibility for our own actions. I know I haven’t figured it all out, but at 41, I think I have a good idea.

Thanks everybody.

Peace, Love, and Friendship.

– Alex