A day to remember!

It has been great working here in South Africa! I have learned a lot of things about myself and what it takes to manage a group of individuals. There have been good days and bad ones but overall it has been positive. Lately there were some tough moments and well you often wonder what is the meaning of things in your life.

Today was a moment where it all came full circle for me. This morning a courrier came in from DHL. I knew right away that it was the book I have been working on with my father over the last 2 years! It has been an incredible experince and I have learned so much from it and I am honored an humbled to have my name along a GIANT like my father! I mean to put it into context for his field he truly is the Michael Jordan or even more relevant a Leonardo da Vinci. I have no business being mentioned in the same breath, but I will accept it and cherish and honor it for as long as I can.

I have worked with him since 1995 and while it was not always perfect it has been the most precious gift anyone could ever have to work along side someone with so much talent, creativity and intelect. Even more humbling is the fact that he took the time and had an extreme amount of patience to tranfer his knowledge to me. So now it has come full circle (even though back then I had no idea what all the hard work and sacrifice meant) this has allowed me to help fulfill my father's life work and in the process given me the insight to see how much I have done and how much more I need to do and that knowledge is something to be shared and given away to those who want it. What a great day!

Here is our book...Experimental Mechanics of Solids...such a great feeling!

Now make sure you all go out and but a copy :)