Becoming honest

It's been a while since I last blogged and for some reason today I got the itch and have decided to scratch it. Not too long ago I was made an honest man and my wife an honest woman. We are officially legit and not just another co-habitating couple. This is the post wedding, post honeymoon summary with a completely unrelated story with a moral to it.

Wedding can be a lot of fun - especially for the people who are attending. I had a lot of fun at my wedding but in the interest of being honest, it took a lot of effort and some good friends to make sure I did. Being the groom (or the bride) is a lot of work. Not only does everyone want and expect you to say hi to them and exchange a few words about how fun\beautiful\amazing the bride\groom\parents\wedding party\wedding\food\band\alcohol is but they also want to say goodbye too. All well and good except that if you include eating, a hora and a couple official dances you move straight from Hello to goodbye and the only time you spent with your new wife is during the first dance or the thank you speech. Fortunately for me, I had some good friends who grabbed me away from it all and "forced" me to dance and just enjoy myself. For those who forced me and for those who stuck around and danced, thank you!

As for a honeymoon, it makes all the work and effort of a wedding worth it. Go somewhere far, for a long time and live life differently for a spell.

Now on to the unrelated story. I was going though some documents and came across this story that I like. It has a moral and was told to me by a friend who likes to talk a lot and generally has a lot of good things to say.

There are two enemy soldiers on opposite sides. One soldier shoots at the other every day but never hits him. The other soldier never shoots back. One day his commander asks him, could you hit him? He replies, yes, in one shot. So why don't you the commander asks. The soldier replies, the next guy might be competent and take me out.

The moral of the story, better to know your enemies and their capabilities.

Live long and prosper. I hope 2010 is the harbinger of great things to come.