USER PROFILE: TIPPY (TIFFANY)

Hey Tippy,

Keep that Joe inline (or Raceline), whichever you think is most appropriate... lol. I finally uploaded some pics on here and on myspace, check them out when you find a few spare moments (I'm sure you're always busy). Maybe when your waiting on your next US Airways flight... lol. Seriously though, I wish you guys a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend. If you have a chance on the show this weekend, give our service guys and gals in harm's way a big salute from all of us on IP and tell them, they are all in our thoughts and prayers, and we wish them many safe returns.

Have a GREAT week and a SUPER racing weekend,
Drew

Howdy!

Sorry about my absence, been busy with my books and taxes. Aarrgghh!!! Thank God that's over for now.

I thought you might enjoy this little story. Have a GREAT week !!!

Drew


A carrot, an egg and a cup of coffee... You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again.


A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.

Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil, without saying a word.

In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl.

Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me, what do you see?"

"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.

Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft.

The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg.

Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked, "What does it mean, mother?"

Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water, but each had reacted differently.

The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak.

The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened.

The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.

"Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?" Think of this: Which am I?

Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?

Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?

Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you.

When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.

"It's easier to build a child than repair an adult."


You might want to send this message to those people who mean something to you (I JUST DID); to those who have touched your life in one way or another; to those who make you smile when you really need it; to those who make you see the brighter side of things when you are really down; to those whose friendship you appreciate; to those who are so meaningful in your life.

If you don't send it, you will just miss out on the opportunity to brighten someone's day with this message!

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, and enough hope to make you happy.

Napa #55 Michael Waltrip Talking Parrot TV Commercial



LMAO !!!

Have a GREAT week,
Drew

Howdy, Howdy,

Have a GREAT weekend,
Drew

Boogity, Boogity, Boogity !!!

STICK to Success

Howdy from a Hoosier, home of the Brickyard BABY !!!

Hope you have a great week and always remember to carry your S.T.I.C.K. for success in life.

S = Skills
T = Time
I = Intelligence
C = Confidence
K = Knowledge

With the right mixture you can find the right stick for you. Keep it and you will always have a life full of success in Love, Health, Wealth, and Happiness.

Remember what ole' Teddy used to say,

"Speak softly and carry a big STICK"

Drew (MyLocalAmerica)

Hey! How's it going?

Thanks for the add!

If you do use the dumb hammer, get him once for me...

By the way, I totally forgot the about when Postman bought that place in Mexico City.

You are a strange little woman. Love you anyway though, have a great weekend off.

Heeelllllloooooo Tiiiiipppppyyyy.
I missed you the other night, but I do get to watch Raceline now so that is almost like we are hanging out again.