Run Silent, Run Deep, with Daniel Lee Edwards

First of all, I’m a Christian; my faith is the most important part of my life. My parents are amazing individuals whom I admire and strive to be like. They are such an awesome team as husband and wife. My father is a consummate leader with unmatched integrity and wisdom beyond compare. My mother’s compassion and foresight is a true gift from God. I’m extremely thankful for friends who have always been a solid part of my life. The counsel of wise friends is priceless. It’s a privilege and honor to say that they are like family.

I was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I love my state and have set a personal goal of making it a better place for all. Too long we have allowed ourselves to be complacent, accepting the status quo.

I want to always make sure that those around me know they’re valuable. So this is where I’m supposed to ramble on about myself right? Okay… In the next 5 years, I plan to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Caffeine and I are close friends. I feel that if you don’t think it can be done, you should step aside. Should I explain why I’m not a fan of mediocrity? That can wait….

Unfortunately, I have a bad habit of handling life at a non-stop pace until I burn out. Then again, that’s always the best time to rest.

Here’s some stuff just because I feel like being random:

LIKES – A good shoe-throwing to keep people on their toes, Capitalism, Bullfeathers and the Hawk and Dove, the sound of a quarter being put in an old jukebox, Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison, old oaks and clock towers, going green (see the sarcasm section of your user manual), drinking from styrofoam cups (seriously, I do), explaining the two previous likes, Wikipedia, sarcasm, how people from Houston pronounce it “You-ston” and the rest of us say “Hue-ston”, playing long drawn out games of golf, Arabic coffee, tea tree toothpicks – yes toothpicks, professional Jai Alai – why? I’m not really sure, throwing in a good southern idiom every now and then, redundant expressions, silent pauses in deep conversations, rhetorical questions, being competitive – then winning, the National League, staying up until 3am, did I mention winning?, my boat and a lot of open water, 9 irons and Cleveland Wedges, talking in circles, ice cold lemonade, a good challenge – no matter the outcome, bonfires in the winter, all things Louisiana…

DISLIKES – small flying insects-that sting (see: critters), indecisiveness, the number 2, critters, people who can’t understand sarcasm, excuses, the “token intellect” at Starbucks who listens to their iPod while reading aloud – very loud – there seems to be one in every city – this person has no trouble informing everyone around them that Nuclear Physics is killing them this semester….Seriously? Did you think it was going to be easy?, obnoxiousness and all that it encompasses, distances in between, drivers who feel the need to go 52 mph in the fast lane on the interstate, the designated hitter, the use of aluminum bats, restaurants in the South that don’t serve sweet tea, the bubonic plague, water hazards, communism, geese that chase you in the park, no-wake zones, little ole ladies that drop the F-bomb at bingo night, mothballs, Auburn, SEC Officiating, the University of SoCal, Jihad, people who constantly complain about America, yet don’t have the first positive idea on how to improve our nation…..

ENJOY