Passion in 2011
Saturday, January 1st, 2011Everybody who knows me knows I love art, history and culture. That’s why I can’t wait for this year’s World Taxidermy Championships in St. Charles, Missouri. I got to know St. Charles back when I was an accountant working for Arthur Andersen & Co. AA had its own training college in St. Charles and so I remember trying to stay awake during the day, loosening my tie around 6, and jumping in the bed of a pickup truck to head into town for beer.
The fact that a then Big 8 accounting firm allowed an old man to take it’s employees to town in the back of a pickup truck to avoid the liability of a booze bus says alot about the difference between the spirit and the letter of the law, and the downfall of AA. But that’s a different story.
The real reason to care about St. Charles today is the World Tax. Championships. I went two years ago and will go again this year. The mounts are amazing. Here’s a shot I took of one of my favs:
I’ve got a bunch of cool projects in the works relating to passions around the world we never knew. Reptiles were my passion when I was a boy and I got to write a book about them. Now I’m going to spend some time telling the stories of what others are passionate about. 2011 promises to be a very fun year!