Post #648608 by Vipon on Fri, Aug 17, 2012 9:32 PM

New guy here from St. Augustine, I picked your pages to read cause I thought "cool a guy from Florida" I started reading last night and tonight, and 78 pages later I'm blown away.

Its kinda strange reading about 3 years of a mans life and never even have met him. The progress you have made from that first carve to now is amazing. I'm new to this and only hope 3 years from now I will be half as far as you.

Whats cool is the back story to all of this. Most of the people have been following along day to day for 3 years and look forward to each post and picture you put up day to day.

I read it all in 2 days so its fresh in my mind.

The ups and downs along the way is what makes your story great. The joy you had when someone actually wanted to buy one of your tikis. Loosing a couple of girls along the way only to get excited cause you just met another one. Not being able to go to Costa Rica, but super stoked when a rich German wanted your art in his super rich yard. And all along,,,,,, at least 30% of your pictures your dog is there day in and day out only wanting to hang out with you.

This is basically nothing that each one of us has not gone through. The circumstances may be different, but the story is the same.

Life is awesome, thanks for putting yours out there for us to ride along with.

My parents live in Tarpon Springs, when I get down there, the beer is on me.

Vipon (Levi)