Old is relative and so is hard times

I met a 60 year-old lady at the airport and she and I got to talking and sharing little bits about each other. She was a hip lady - she was wearing boots with at least 2-3 inch heels, skinny jeans, was showing her bra with cleavage, and her hair was spikey. She was flying to San Diego where her son, his wife and kids live and she said that she can't stand the weather down there - she said that she doesn't like warm weather - she prefers the cool weather in the Bay Area. I always thought that San Diego weather was perfect and so I asked how she felt about Las Vegas weather. She had a real disgusted expression on her face and said "the last time I was there was 1968. I remember I was in my mid twenty's and didn't know a thing about the world. I can't believe how naive I used to be." Mind you that I did not reveal my age to her, but it's just funny that she specifically said her mid-twenties.

I was thinking "I'm in my mid-twenties?!" - someone can still look at me as a young & naive person - I'm starting to think a lot of things are relative - that there's always going to be someone who is older than you, less wealthier than you, has a harder life than you do - so really should just enjoy what we have =)

The sky REALLY is the limit

I think we can all agree that engineering is one of the most challenging majors. I know A LOT of smart guys that took 6 or 7 years to obtain their engineering degrees or gave up on engineering entirely - and these guys were exceptionally smart - they received high honors during high school graduation, got into good schools etc - but engineering is THAT difficult.

My cousin Jay however took about 4 years to graduate - and not only that - he did this while having 3 part-time jobs; he was helping with my dad's drafting business, he was a teller at Wells Fargo bank and he also had his engineering internship. Not only that but he had time for his friends which he remains great friends with till this day (he's now in his late 20's) AND he had his long-time relationship to keep up with.

Today: He continues to be successful. He has his coupe BMW, his new and awesome house in the suburbs and his boat which is his toy for water sports. Now, he is about to make his life even more complete by marrying his very long-time girlfriend who stood by him since he was at stage 1. The sky is his limit.

Conclusion: It's up to you how much you want to get out of life. Such accomplishments are obviously possible!