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So I had this dream...

I had a dream a few weeks ago. It was very short but has stuck with me every day since. To be honest, I don't know why I haven't posted the details yet. I guess I've been replaying it over and over again in my head trying to figure it all out.

I was in an airport and walked to my gate to wait for the plane to depart. There were two guys at the gate also waiting to board the same plane. Oddly enough, they were dressed in karate uniforms or 'Gi'. These are the typical karate outfits with the baggy top and the signature thick belts around the waist. One of them was Caucasian and the other was Asian. Don't know why I need to mention that, other than the need to disclose all details.

Side-note: I know this sounds strange and possibly eerie considering all of our joking about how 'Kung-Fu saved my life' which is where this story began, but at the time I hadn't quite put the meaning of their outfits together with my story. I didn't see any correlation until after I woke up and was talking to Amy about the dream and she pointed it out. I just figured it was a couple of dudes traveling back from a karate tournament. I mean, if I had a Kung-Fu outfit I'd totally wear it on planes. Nobody would mess with you in that awkward moment when someone goes to claim the armrest.

So these two guys approached me and kindly, yet bluntly, told me they believed in the power of healing and asked if they could pray for me. Knowing full-well that you do whatever martial art experts tell you to do, I quickly agreed. Each of them put one hand on my shoulder and one hand on my back.

Feeling somewhat silly to interrupt these kind gentlemen, I stopped them and said, "Um, just so you know... if you are going to pray for my healing, you should know that I have a brain tumor. Maybe you could pray specifically for that."

They removed their hands from my shoulders and back, and put their hands on my head and neck. They began praying silently and I could feel a great peace come over my body. It was a very comforting feeling.

There were no words spoken after this moment.

The two guys took their hands off my head and neck and looked at each other as though they had both encountered the same experience, or some type of mutual understanding. Then they both looked at me.

When they looked at me I understood 2 things:

1. I understood they both knew what was going to happen to me. They didn't hint that I would be healed or that I would die, but it was certain they knew the final outcome of this brain tumor.
2. I understood that I could not ask them the outcome. Even if I did ask, they were not going to tell me.

Then I woke up.

Sofitel Guest Satisfaction Survey Reminder

(Recently sent by the hotel I was staying in when I abruptly 'checked out' via grand-mal seizure)

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Dear David,

Recently, we sent you an invitation to complete a Guest Satisfaction Survey concerning your stay with us at Sofitel San Francisco Bay, where you checked out on June 07, 2009.

We noticed that you did not have time to complete the survey. We are concerned that you may not have responded because we have somehow failed to live up to your expectations.

At Sofitel, we are committed to providing a superior guest experience to each and every one of our customers. Please take a few minutes to tell us how well we met your expectations.

Thank you again for choosing Sofitel, and I look forward to hearing about your stay with us.

Sincerely,

Christophe Julliard
Vice President Quality and Planning
Accor Business and Leisure Hotels North America

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Dear Christophe,

I apologize for not completing my Guest Satisfaction Survey upon my check-out on June 7, 2009.  However, you are indeed correct that I did not respond as I lacked ample time to complete the survey. Around checkout time on the 7th, I hurriedly exited the hotel in an ambulance.

Please do not be concerned that you have somehow failed to live up to my expectations.  In fact the opposite is true!  You have exceeded them! While I was staying at your hotel, your Cancer Detection System worked like a charm.  After years of being completely unaware, your hotel helped me discover a pesky tumor that had been growing in my brain for years.  Had I not stayed at your hotel, it is completely possible that I never would have made use of this detection tool!  (To clarify, by tool I mean the concrete slab in your hotel bar that I smacked me head on).  Expectations = Exceeded! In addition, I truly enjoyed your in-house olive bread and pesto sauce.  And that means quite a bit because I typically am not a fan of pesto.

However, I do feel obligated to tell you that in the moments after my grand-mal seizure while being wheeled through your lobby on a stretcher (once again the hurry I mentioned), I did notice that there were some leaves that had blown into the pool.  As a VP of Quality and Planning, I imagine this would fall below your standards. I assume when I return to your hotel next time, this matter will be taken care of.

Regards,

David Wenzel

Hotel Guest - Room 607; June 1-7, 2009

Digital Cribs... Welcome to our Home.

The Cisco Digital Cribs video was just released and it turned out great!  Special thanks to Michael Koerbel and his team who put it together.  He deserves the $10,000 prize if this video wins so go over to the site, check out the video and vote / comment.  Once again, thanks Mike for capturing our home at this stage of our life and promoting our businesses.  You did a great job!

Digital Cribs... at my crib.

Amy and I are shooting a promotion today for Cisco, called "Digital Cribs".  They want to highlight how Amy and I utilize technology in our daily lives to run our businesses.  At the end of the day, it should turn out to be a great promotion for both Dot&Cross and Amy's business.  Not sure when the piece will be finished, but maybe it will be featured on the site.

Photo of the day, or at least my day.

We were on set shooting a new film for Hey Josh.  Josh caught this picture of me...

World's Largest Pillow Fight in Grand Rapids!

Grand Rapids hosts a massive Pillow Fight.  Unfortunately I was out of town, but I heard it was fantastic!  CBS news picked up on it!

Watch CBS Videos Online

Park the car over in the Corner Pocket.

Unfortunately I was out of town for this event, by my Dot&Cross partner Corey Petrick, was able to pull together quite a showing for this year's Park(ing) Day.  The goal of the event was to turn downtown parking spaces into 'parks' for the day.  Corey decided that the Dot&Cross park needed some Croquet while our good buddy Jason Murray, with Kantor + Wassink, put together an above ground pool party.  You can also check out the youtube vid (bottom of the page) put together by Rapid Growth Media on the coverage.  Photos were taken by Brian Kelly.

 

 

Atlanta

Had a great meeting with Fermi Project today. Thought we'd cap off the night with a Braves - Mets game. Gotta get in the car and drive to Savannah to meet up with Amy.

Kids these days...

I swear... first it was the sex, then there was the drugs and now this... guerrilla gardening.

Shock, Awe & Mr. T.

I am in shock.  I'm floored.  I, well... I pity the fool who don't have faith in Mr. T.  Check this article.

"Former The A-Team star Mr. T once stunned a sick child's family by bringing him out of a coma - after doctors begged the actor for help. The poorly kid fell unconscious in Detroit, Michigan in the mid-1980s - and the only physical movement he made was in response to hearing Mr. T's name. And when the mohawked star was in town, he stopped by the hospital to visit the ill boy - with miraculous results.  He tells Empire magazine, "His family put toys around him and one of them was a Mr. T doll. And whenever my name came up, the boy moved his arm. "Somebody told the doctors I was in town, so they called me down there. I closed the curtains and prayed. Then, as I was walking down the hall, the kid suddenly came out of the coma and hollered out. That was my supernatural moment."

I love that last line... like he had been expecting it.  "And, wait for it...yup, there is my supernatural moment."