JBo Knows: Introductions

Good day my fellow Blogaholics! The esteemed and erudite Mr. Mark Westman has gone on a little vacation to warmer climes (and by vacationing in warmer climes I mean he's out of town taking a course for school, but I'm assuming Calgary is warmer than our own friendly Manitoba), and while he is away he has bestowed upon me the honour and privilege of entertaining you by updating his blog!

For those of you who I have not had the pleasure of meeting, please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jay Boaz, although some of my friends like to call me "JBo" (pronounced "Jay-Bo"); and yes, I did have that nickname before Jennifer Lopez stole it with "J-Lo". I'm 24, live just outside of Riverton Manitoba, and am engaged to an enchanting and beautiful school teacher by the name of Sarah Hayward. I am currently employed as the Recreation Director for the Riverton-Bifrost area, and I've got to say it's a job that I very much enjoy. Where else am I going to get paid to take groups of kids curling?!

Why has Mark entrusted me with the awesome responsibility of maintaining his blog while he's away? While I like to think it is because of my keen intellect and sharp wit, it's entirely possible that I was chosen simply because the word "sucker" has been tattooed on my forehead while I wasn't looking. For now let's just go with the the intellect thing; although upon reflection it is possible that Mark wanted to be sure it was a Mac updating his blog and not a filthy PC. But I digress...

So what are we going to talk about while Mark is gone? I'm still working on that part, but I have a few ideas that hopefully will keep you coming back daily and not simply waiting for Mark to return. Mark and I think similarly on some subjects (such as the awesomeness of the groom at a wedding entering on a silk ninja rope from a skylight up above) and quite differently on others (our differing strategies in Risk, for one thing). So if all goes well you will get exposed to some new ideas, some familiar ideas, and maybe a new perspective on something Mark would write about. "The journey IS the adventure", as it has been said (and if I remember who said it I'll go ahead and edit that in later), and I hope your week-long journey with me will prove to be more enjoyable than anticipating the end of my finite run here at Random Enlightenment.

We will close this introductory post with a little pop culture quiz. Whose catchphrase am I parodying with my "JBo Knows" header? While there isn't a material prize, you can reward yourself with the acknowledgment that, much like myself, you have a great command of thoroughly useless information.

'Til all are one!

--JBo