Im not here for a long time... Im here for a good time!: Drive it like ya' stole it!

Im not here for a long time... Im here for a good time!

“Live every act fully, as if it were your last…” –Buddha. My name is Paul Longo; this blog is to share my personal experiences, hobbies, travels, and encounters of my life with the world and those of you that are interested. Life is too short, it’s a saying we hear on a daily basis and the reality of the matter is it's true! It is so easy to get caught up in a daily struggle to create the “perfect” life that sometimes the best parts of it all are passing us by on the quest to the top of a peak less mountain. How do we measure success? How does one define a fulfilled life? I have no idea and I am not going to pretend that I have those answers because I don’t, but I do have an opinion! Grow up, go to college, get a job, get a wife, have kids, travel within your means, get old, die, and repeat… not so much. We are only here once, we only get one chance to experience the everyday beauty that life has to offer and it is our job to enjoy every minute of that! Every second we waste not living life to our maximum potential is not only unfair to the people that put us here, but wasted time we can NEVER get back! Chase a dream, follow your heart instead of your head once in a while, be spontaneous, take chances, and create ways to make responsibility a fun priority as opposed to forced misery. I’m no preacher; I’m just a kid that enjoys everything no matter how simple it may be and constantly strives to make the best of any situation. I make a continuous effort everyday to keep a positive attitude and not let the insignificant things drag me down to a miserable reality. Work hard, play hard, but most importantly have fun, help people along the way, appreciate all that you have and never give up on the things that you want in your life. ENJOY!

I want to thank my family and friends that have made it possible for me experience all that I have over the last 25 years… I dedicate this site to my parents Paul and Renee Longo for sacrificing SO much for their children and teaching me to always appreciate the little things in life. I love you both and thanks for having me!

Make the world turn,
-Paul Longo

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Drive it like ya' stole it!

Anytime your in a foreign country there are bound to be things that are different. Food, people, customs, traditions so on and so forth. One thing however that is the 78% the same all over the civil world is we all drive on the right side of the road! I got my international driving permit for my trip to Ireland and the UK and for the last two days have been perfecting my "left-side" driving and i think today i finally got it down. On our walk back from visiting a less than interesting tourist trap in the woods today, i saw something in Ireland that i am very familiar with and adore all over the world, a wide open gravel parking lot! I ran to the car like a kid on Christmas morning, jumped in the driver seat, realized it was the passenger seat, Chinese fire drill, ran around the hood to the other door, jumped in again, fired up the backward buggie and proceeded to execute an emergency brake donut smokeshow to perfection! Thank you Uncle Bry for teaching me how to drive anything with an engine as recklessly as possible without dying. Thank you Mom and Dad for letting me go to his house even though you knew it was going on!

Im not here for a long time... Im here for a good time!