BTW Gene, Ahnold is one of my inspirations. Not for the reasons most think, but through his unshakable will and ability to turn any situation to his advantage, no matter how bad. Anybody that thinks he's a brainless muscle head is exactly the kind of person he'd crush....because one of his advantages was how his opponents always underestimate him. This trait goes back all the way to his bodybuilding days. Politics aside, this guy went from Aurstrian nobody to 7 time Mr Olympia, movie star, cult icon, pop icon, real estate millionaire, married a Kennedy (again, politics aside LOL) and ultimately Governer of California. A brainless muscle head can't do that. And he did it just by sheer willpower. And all the while, even now, people STILL underestimate that guy.

My favorite Arnold quote ever: "Somewhere, somebody out there is training harder than you. And when they meet you in competition, they are going to beat you". Pattern is no different. If you want to win, you simply have to want it more than the other guys. You have to be willing to take a road less traveled and learn everything that is learnable....and enjoy it. All of it. Even when people hate you (and I have a couple of those, thankfully not many...but a couple that can be real thorns) you have to press on and find how to persevere.

Sorry to go off track, but it's 1am and these thoughts are important to me right now.

Tomorrow: fuse build up.

-Mike