Happy Birthday Jenna! 

"And whatever else history may say about me when I'm gone, I hope it will record that I appealed to your best hopes, not your worst fears, to your confidence rather than your doubts."
-Ronald Reagan's 1992 address to the Republican National Convention

The man was a damn good speaker and I sure as hell respect him as a speechwriter. And as a President. Below is the exerpt from his 1992 speech.


And whatever else history may say about me when I'm gone, I hope it will record that I appealed to your best hopes, not your worst fears, to your confidence rather than your doubts. My dream is that you will travel the road ahead with liberty's lamp guiding your steps and opportunity's arm steadying your way.

My fondest hope for each one of you -- and especially for the young people here -- is that you will love your country, not for her power or wealth, but for her selflessness and her idealism. May each of you have the heart to conceive, the understanding to direct, and the hand to execute works that will make the world a little better for your having been here.

May all of you as Americans never forget your heroic origins, never fail to seek divine guidance, and never lose your natural, God-given optimism.

And finally, my fellow Americans, may every dawn be a great new beginning for America and every evening bring us closer to that shining city upon a hill.

I will never trust another human being with my camera (you can see a sliver of my head) 

I hate people. I HATE PEOPLE. God has seen fit to always assign the most ironic punishment possible to me. So take a look at the picture above. Or as Evan put it:

Adam: you see me in the first pic right?
Evan: yes
Evan: and i can imagine the rest of you

Somedays you just can't win...


My pathetic attempt to get another picture 

Sir. William Fredrick Hitchcock 

Will's Wisdom

We're introducing a new segment here at "Skippy's World" know as "Will's Wisdom" (Yes, I know it's kind of an oxymoron). William (pictured above in his finest hour) occasionally dispenses wisdom and quoteable wit that bears repeating. *this feature will also be located on our sister site, Quotes of the Day. So without further adue, we proudly present the first segment of "Will's Wisdom." Enjoy.

(On discussing where to go to lunch and narrowing it down to Hooters or the burger place Five Guys)
Me: "So what will it be? Hooters or Five Guys?"
Will: "Dude how GAY would we be if we choose FIVE GUYS over Hooters?!?"
(laughter follows)

(In the CVS Deodorant asile)
Randy: "I hate sweating."
Will: "Yeah I hate sweating too."
(random guy also in the deodorant asile)
Random guy: "Dude I hear you, I'm sweating up a storm in this!" (points to sweater)
Will: "Well it is a SWEAT-ER. Duh."

*more wisdom from will to follow