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I have no witty banter to share with you today. As you can see by the lack of posts, this has been a pretty uneventful week. I suppose I could recap a few interesting things that have cropped up lately. That might provide some mild amusement.

I'm planning a trip to Florida in March. My friend, Matt, is getting married in May and I'm doing the whole Best Man thing. Rather than go along with the standard "bachelor party" fare, I suggested a trip. Seeing as how we're both LA Dodgers fans and the Dodgers spend spring training in Vero Beach, it seemed like a no-brainer. I mostly can't wait for three things: Seeing a couple Dodgers games, riding in an airplane (haven't done that since 1986 - and I don't even remember it), and driving the Ford Mustang that I reserved at Budget Rent-a-Car. If you know me, it's no secret that I am a huge fan of Mustangs, especially the classic design from the late-60's and early-70's. Since the new Mustang design incorporates the older styling, you might guess that I'm excited to be driving one.

I began my rewrite of "Gaia Theory" this week. It's the novella that I wrote for a Labor Day weekend contest. I was never really satisfied with the ending of the original story, so I'm looking forward to revising and lengthening the story. I plan on changing multiple aspects of the storyline which should give me more room to develop my characters. The ending will be different too. This time, the humans will not make peace with the alien forces! Muah hah hah...

I've been reading a great book lately called The Introvert Advantage. It talks about the differences between introverts and extroverts based on scientific studies and interviews. I've always known myself to be an introvert, as I enjoy thinking to myself in quiet environments and I feel repelled from busy situations. But, this book really hammers home a few concepts that were a bit foggy to me. For example, I've always wondered how some people can instantly fire off responses or jokes during a conversation with a random stranger, yet I have difficulty doing so. The reason for this is because an introvert's brain is "wired" differently than an extrovert. It takes longer for information to be processed, but it's processed more thoroughly. Which explains why some people will walk away from a conversation and 10 minutes later suddenly think of a perfect response to a prior comment/question. This is also why, during meetings, introverts will sit in silence while extroverts fire ideas around the room. Introverts are processing the information and typically come up with their best ideas minutes or hours after the fact. Fascinating stuff.

Okay, that about does it for my blog dump. Hopefully, I'll come up with something more interesting to rant, rave, or ramble about before the weekend is out.