Hola!

That’s right, this guy was found atop Machu Pechu wearing Red Ledge!  Notice his HUGE smile because he is so high and dry amongst the rain soaked forests of the Peruvian Andes.  There’s only one man who is capable of bumping into such a rogue educated enthusiast in South America and that man is CMiller.  CM has been on a three year sabbatical, treking around the world spreading the good Red Ledge word and swine flu.  In all seriousness, the man takes some fantastic photogs and has crazy stories like the night he slept in a llama carcase.  You can find him on Facebook, he looks like this.  Ask him about his knife fight with a Chubracabra in the back alleys of a Bolivian night market.

CM

God speed CM, Red Ledge awaits your return.  Hey Andy speaking of travels, Red Ledge, and danger where is Sohail at?

With the passing of Summer it is time to reflect on our failures to reach our summertime goals.  And by “our goals” I clearly mean Andy’s goal to reach peak physical condition by the end of the summer.  Located in his office was a picture of a professional Australian swimmer(note below) which we all believe was there for motivation.  

 Somehow he lost site of that goal; I suspect his gym partner Haney had something to do with this upset.  They started off strong from what I gather, protein shakes and 6am workouts.  Tales of Haney helping Andy squat 250lb, things looked promising, goals obtainable.  Unfortunately, that picture has long been removed and the locker room stories are all distant echos.  What we have to live with now is acceptance of who we are meant to be…I give you Andy at his finest.

My workstation

The other day while closing a huge sales deal over the phone; I leaned back in my rather uncomfortable work chair and took notice of all the stuff that has accumulated over the years.  You would think there would be some distinguishable features that would call out, “Yes, this is a work station used by a rather successful and shockingly handsome employee.”  There is only one work file above my monitor which helps define this work area.  That file contains receipts of personal purchases I made while at work.

Working counter clockwise there’s a prepubescent picture of Natalie Portman in The Professional, pretty creepy.   Directly on my monitor there’s a backwards sticker reminding me to TAE EMOS SSA, which is vital to maintain a healthy immune system.  Continuing around there’s a box set of Deadliest Catch Season 4 that Red Ledge was all over.  Next to the DVDs are tissues and disinfecting wipes, which makes sense because Season 4 was that good.  That Edgar is hot!

Directly below my monitor is a picture of a man carrying a gigantic fish that is strapped on his back.  A little boy asks the exhausted man, “Hey, Miguel is that fish heavy?”  Miguel replies simply with,  “STFU Pedro!”  We’ve all been there, right? 

Lower right side of my screen is some Mamajuana that has been fermenting for over a year.  Next to that is miel and Rum, both are appropriate in today’s work environment.  The miel or honey, I stick outside my window to attract bees and bears.  Both of which roam the woods of picturesque Randolph NJ.  Both have outwitted my lure of sweets to this day.  The Rum is used as another form of disinfectant incase I run out of wipes.  Behind the booze is a cube puzzle or a Rubik Cube to the wealthy.  That cube puzzle would keep me busy for hours when I was growing up in the favels just outside downtown Paterson.

Above the cub puzzle is a list of all 50 states and their abbreviations, or is it 52 states? Guam’s not a state is it?  Anyways, that list has saved the day many times and has even impressed my boss when he asked, “What’s the abbreviation for Kentucky?” Bam!  KY, I replied… that was a good day.  Boss man likes to keep us on our toes so he tosses out random questions like that, often.   Well that is my desk; my sanctuary where I conjure up genius ideas and think outside the box all day long while being in a box and chasing it.    Next week I’ll show you what’s over by my phone…