Serendipity

According to Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, serendipity is the effect by which one accidentally discovers something fortunate, especially while looking for something else entirely. There have been many scientific discoveries attributed to serendipity:
The post-it note was accidentally discovered when attempting to design a strong adhesive, but instead developed one that was very weak.
Vaccination was discovered by Edward Jenner, after he observed that milkmaids would not catch smallpox because they caught benign cowpox first.

"Serendipity is putting a quarter in the gumball machine and having three pieces come rattling out instead of one—all red."

What in your life can you attribute to serendipity?

Let's Brag a Little

Most of us have kids. Brag a little. Tell us what makes them so great!

Those Shorts!

Apparently, Karen's green and white or blue and white shorts made quite the impression on you guys. LOL. But what about everyone else? What crazy things about someone in band made a lasting impression on you?

PLEASE SANTA

I was reading the post about toys the other day and I got to thinking about toys that I always wanted and never got. So that's my question.

What's the one toy you always wanted as a kid but never got? For me it was a Big Wheel-never got one. My Mom said I'd get hit by a car. So every year I would watch in envy as other kids came racing down the sidewalk on those big red and yellow cycles with the tassles on the handle bars streaming in the wind. Then one year, they added a side brake that let you come to a glorious, skidding stop, that you could hook just at the end. It was agony.

I did it...

I submitted the official retirement paperwork today. All goes as planned 2-3 weeks I should have retierment orders in hand, then terminal leave starts sometime in July or early Aug... HOLY COW thats coming up QUICK! You know, it takes more to get you retired from the military than it takes to get you in!

Just thought I'd throw that out there.

It's been one heck of a ride!

A Post from Joe about joe

I (Joe) have never liked coffee before. Not for lack of trying several times. I just never liked the taste or had an interest. Last week, my wife got me to try a white chocolate mocha from Starbucks. I'm hooked. I have learned to curb this to just the weekends now, like Saturday and Sunday mornings, but I could drink these every day! My point is, at our ages, are there any new experiences you have discovered that have made a change in your life?

Ok - who's in this time???? DCI

All of us that went last time had an awesome time. Same place as before on South Beach.

Here's the link to check it out

http://www.fandango.com/MoviePage.aspx?date=4/26/2007&mid=90169&location=33056

UPDATE!!!!!!!

Mike Berrios just emailed me - it's not the Championship (like we saw before)

How many corps will be included in the program?This year will feature 8 corps performances.
How were the corps for this year's Classic Countdown chosen?Drum Corps International fans from around the world had two opportunities to cast ballots to help determine the 8 corps appearing in this year's event. Voters selected 8 performances during a preliminary round that included all available Division I video performances from 1974 through 2006. The top 30 vote getting corps advanced to a final round of voting where fans were invited to select 8 favorite performances from that list of corps. The top 8 vote getting corps performances advanced to the 2007 DCI Classic Countdown.

It's showing at REGAL SAWGRASS - I think i'll go to that showing rather then shlep all the way to south beach.