It Officially Got Cold last night!

Mother Nature out did our furnace last night by waking us up with a -2 degree outside temperature, that made it about 60 inside. I know that this is not too terribly cold, but for a couple of people born and raised in the south it was like a trip to Alaska! Thank God we have a plug in heater!

Right now it is 0 degrees out. These are the coldest days on record in our life. It is interesting. Just thought I would say hello to all of our friends in the soulth enjoying those 50 degree temperatures. Enjoy them!

Briana's First Modeling Gig:

One of the many "things" that the Himalayan institute "does" is publish an international periodical known as "Yoga+ Joyful Living". This magazine is widely known in the yoga community,as the premier publication for authentic information on yoga science and philosophy.

So the magazine people made an astute choice to put my wife in the upcoming March / April issue. See below for a sneak preview for our friends and family:

Please click on each photo to view larger photo in separate window. You might need to zoom in for best results:

I am so proud of Briana for doing this.

While it is not uncommon for The Institute to use residents for photo shoots, I obviously think that she is very beautiful. I also know that just mere months ago that Briana would not have had the courage to participate in something this public.

I think that the next step will be public speaking!

Get ready Briana, the future is going to be so different!

I love you.

-Matt D

My First Newspaper Interview:

Please click on the photo to be taken to the article online:


This article was on the front page of the January 18-24, 2007 edition of The River Reporter.

The interview was a great experience. I learned a lot about what to say, when to say it, how to say it, and what not to say.

This article is a very brief, nearly accurate detail of what this is all about. I have been doing a great deal of public speaking on this topic, and it is all starting to become more and more natural. Tonight I am addressing a rotary club in Newfoundland, PA. I hope to spread the word to a neighboring city as well as raise more local sponsorship of the pending project in Cameroon.

I hope that you enjoy the article!