Author: John Sisler
Cookie Monster, Life Coach
Sometimes the best advice is the simplest advice.
Five Finger Death Punch – Wrong Side of Heaven
This was one of the videos I shared to promote my Road to 200 mile Tuna run effort in Fall of 2016.
It was also an influence the drew me to the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP).
Slipknot – Before I Forget
Lyrics:
GO!
Stapled shut, inside an outside world and I’m
Sealed in tight, bizarre but right at home
Claustrophobic, closing in and I’m
Catastrophic, not againI’m smeared across the page, and doused in gasoline
I wear you like a stain, yet I’m the one who’s obscene
Catch me upon all your sordid little insurrections,
I’ve got no time to lose, and I’m just caught up in all the cattleFray the strings
Throw the shapes
Hold your breath
And listen!I am a world before I am a man
I was a creature before I could stand
I will remember before I forget
Before I forget that!I’m ripped across the ditch, and settled in the dirt and I’m
I wear you like a stitch, yet I’m the one who’s hurt
Pay attention to your twisted little indiscretions
I’ve got no right to win, I’m just caught up all the battlesLocked in clutch
Pushed in place
Hold your breath
And listen!I am a world before I am a man
I was a creature before I could stand
I will remember before I forget
Before I forget that!I am a world before I am a man
I was a creature before I could stand
I will remember before I forget
Before I forget thatMy end
It justifies my means
All I have to do is delay
I’m given time to evade
The end of the road is my end
It justifies my means
All I have to do is delay
I haven’t time to evade
The end of the road!I am a world before I am a man
I was a creature before I could stand
I will remember before I forget
Before I forget that!I am a world before I am a man
I was a creature before I could stand
I will remember before I forget
Before I forget that!I am a world before I am a man
I was a creature before I could stand
I will remember before I forget
Before I forget that!YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH,
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, OH!Bella Sisler
This is our Bella who was born in February 2016.You can send her a friend request to keep up with her.
She is an English Bulldog and is made primarily of the element Bulldogium which is known to be the densest substance in the universe.
Bulldogs are known for being stubborn but they will do anything for cheeses.
I was inspired to put this page up after I took the last pic in the gallery below of her on the chaise. This is also the night I witnessed her falling asleep on her feet, falling over, and snoring throughout the entire collapse.
I love this dog.
Bella also has a bit of celebrity thanks to the author Tess Rixen who’s book Slipper and Friends features a friendly bulldog that is based on Bella! You can even meet Bella on the book’s blog!
Get the Heck Outta Here
I met Steve Vai after a show in Ireland, he was really kind to meet with me and Giju, and we all chatted for about a half and hour.
Playing songs from him in high school bands was really cool, but meeting the man behind the music was fascinating. He is an amazingly grounded and just a humble dude.
He played a new song that night, which eventually came out, but all we knew then was that the show was recorded.
Giju asked if there may be a Vai does Europe (we coincidentally followed him to Paris too, but didn’t get to go to the show).
He said, “Possibly, it’s hard to say, but we’re recording to see what we have after the tour… like tonight, I missed a note.”
To put this into perspective, the song he would have captured that night is an instrumental over 9 minutes long, and he missed one note.
What a dude.
This is our Bella who was born in February 2016.