R.I.P. (rest indefinitely phone)

This is what happens when your phone falls out of your pocket and falls forty feet to a metal deck beneath you. It will certainly be a long drive home with no phone. Maybe I should post my coordinates so someone can mail me a new one! Donations are now being taken.....email me and I'll send you instructions. An iPhone or Blackberry will do. I'm not very picky. Thanks.

Water spout offshore

We spotted this water spout about two miles away from us about to hit
another platform. Once it hit the platform, it dissipated. Was really cool
to watch, thankful we were far away. These things don't do a whole lot
of damage, its not like a tornado on land, picking up debris and thowing
it around. However, we were still glad it wasn't aimed at us.

This is what i do at work. Yep, play.

Offshore Life

It amazes me when I stop for a minute and remember that I work offshore. Here I am stuck way out here in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico. What the hell happened? How did I end up here? Oh yeah, ....Life! Life will end up putting you in weird places. Luckily it put me out here making money instead of being a trapeze artist, 'cause I'm really scared of wearing tights.

Happy Daughter's Day!

Today is Father's Day. A little over five years ago, I became one of the few, the proud, the oh-so-lucky ones, that become known as Daddy. Yesterday, while I'm checking my email at work, in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico of all places, I received an email with four pictures from my beautiful little daughter, LaRae. Tears sprang into my eyes, stinging, blurring, shouting. Emotions overwhelmed me for several seconds, happiness, adoration, love, and gratitude. One other feeling, I don't guess it qualifies as an emotion, but it sure felt like one, was the overwhelming sense of feeling so very, very lucky.
Lucky to be the proud Father of such a beautiful, loving, caring daughter. Lucky to have the opportunity to spend so much of my life with such an incredible person. I'm amazed that someone came up with a day to celebrate me being a Father, when it should be me celebrating her, not just one day, but every day.
Days like today remind me how great my life as a Dad is, how important my life has become, and how I should always strive to be a better man and a deserving Father.