Defending my Guinness World Record in China - a.k.a. My Ticket to the Middle Kingdom...Part 2

So what's it like to travel 10,000 miles over the continental U.S. and the Pacific Ocean in one day? If you didn't catch the leadup to the big competition that comes to a head in this article, you can read about it here.

Culture Class

So here we are, in a totally foreign land, without any Mandarin beyond "ni-hao". Thankfully, Guinness is a class-act, and provided Marlo and myself with Frank (I don't think that was his real name). He was very friendly, and his English was excellent, as you'd expect from one that studied in the States - which a very large number of those in China's tourist industry do.

The Journey to Late Night Stardom

Have you ever watched a program on TV, and wondered just what it looked like on the other side of the lens? Of course you have. I remember watching several of my comedy idols on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Comic Strip Live, and Conan O'Brien, imagining what it would feel like to actually shake the host's hand. As a 15-year old kid, little did I know that it I would do the same thing one day.

Be An Original

What is it to be an original? Inherently, we all are original when we come into this world (no matter what your identical twin says). We become even more so as we take that world in, analyze it, and interact with it according to how it's been filtered through our perspective.

But, there are powerful societal forces that can cause you to lose your individuality...to "conform". The trick is to strike a balance between the two.

Cruise to Bermuda (That Wasn't)...the Remainder

So, we all woke up the next day to ever-strengthening winds, and sheets of rain that obscured the shoreline just a quarter-mile away. You'd think that everyone would be in a foul mood. Personally, it felt like a typical late-autumn day in Ohio to me...in other words - miserable weather that makes you happy just to be able to stay warm and dry inside.

A Whole New World

Welcome to blog entry number one! Who needs Facebook anyway? Oh, yeah...I've got that too...but then, who doesn't? I'm super stoked to launch my new promotional plan. This site, which you have so graciously visited, is but one facet of it.

After years and years at sea, it's great to finally great to get out of my comfort zone and forge a new path into realms unknown, which (in case you didn't know) is what we are here on Planet Earth to do...to find out just how far we can push ourselves, and how big we can dream!

I hope that you will continue to check in with me, so that we can take this journey together!