My New Amputee Hero and My New Foot

So, the curly girlies and I were at the in-laws' house last weekend trying to escape SnowLanta, when a quick news clip came on CNN Headline News about a young brother named Sean Reyngoudt out of the Florida Keys. At first, it sounded like my story: Man injured in forklift accident...loses his left leg and injures his right foot... We were like, "What?", then they told the story of this fellow who is now a professional kite boarder, who happens to also be an amputee. Check out his videos below. He also has a show on Discovery HD Theater called "Catchin' Air". Be sure to check it out.

Below are some more videos of Sean in action.

http://vimeo.com/3876070

Google list of videos on Sean

Also, guess what! The prosthetist took a cast of my left stump and is in the process of building my new leg. For information on the foot component, which is probably the most interesting piece, click here.

Lord willing, in the next week I'll be up on two limbs again. Thank you so much for your prayers and support throughout this effort.

Doug

Places to Go Before I Die

I'm sitting here watching an old episode of "The Office" (the one where Jim and Pam get married at Niagara Falls). So fun! The wedding party does the same thing you see on the popular YouTube where the wedding party does a very white dance down the aisle to Chris Brown's song "Forever".

So, why am I talking about this? Well, I would love to visit Niagara Falls before I die. My grandmother went there during her days of traveling with the "NOY" club as she called it, which stands for "Not Old Yet (NOY)". I'm sure there is a bit of that old school feel to the place, but I'd still like to take my family there one day.

Another place my lady and I have always talked about visiting is New Orleans. Seems like a really cool place with lots of culture and really, really good food. It's so sad to think of the damage Hurricane Katrina delivered to this great city, but I am so happy they are working to restore it.

Other places on my list include Hawaii, Bora Bora, Fuji, Denver, Aspen, London, and NYC. I visited NYC when I was a young teenager before 9/11 occurred. I'm sure I won't get to visit all of these places. And, of course, none of them compare to the glorified heaven that I have to look forward to, but it's fun to think about.

Where would you like to go before you leave this world?