I am not a fan of snow.  (Short, quick opening)

It makes driving difficult, messes up the sidewalks, and makes my socks all wet.  (Set up #1)

Sure, it looks pretty when it shines in the sun, (Set up #2) but so does Kristen Bell, and I don't see her chilling in my front yard all winter.  (joke with pop culture reference)

But snow does make me remember. (Segue)

Especially to the winter of 2005.  (Beginning of story)

I got an email.  An email from Rolling Stone magazine.

I had subscribed to this magazine since I was in high school, so for more than 10 years at $25 a year, I had been up to date on all things music.

This email was an offer for a lifetime subscription.

Cool.

After I clicked on the link, I realized that this lifetime subscription was only $100.

$100 for the rest of my life.  No strings attached.  (I combed it through...there really were no strings). (Parenthetical digression)

So, I took my St. John's math and my calculator and quickly discovered that normally I would spend $100 in 4 years.  I consulted my accountant, ran an actuarial analysis, and signed up.  (Self-deprecating expression)

1. Maybe they just added 50 years to my subscription to make it easy on their computer system?  Nope.  It was 49 years and 8 months.  (Normal item)
2. Maybe that's the date where all paper magazines are required to go digital?  Thanks Obama. (Sarcastic statement poking fun at people who complain about stupid stuff)
3. Maybe Rolling Stone knows when I'm going to die? (Attention grabbing)

Ooohhh (insert creepy music). (Parenthetical digression)

But then I came to my senses and realized that's dumb.  Nobody knows when their time is up.

Heck, I could walk outside tomorrow and get hit by a Nickelback tour bus.  (The coroner would not want to look at that photograph).  (Parenthetical digression)

So, I really started thinking...  (Change of direction)

Who is driving that tour bus, me or fear?  (Question to make you think - Set up #1)

Am I going to let fear knock me down?  (Question to make you think - Set up #2)

Or am I going to take control, (drop Nickelback off at the closest rest stop), and create my own tour?  (Joke with pop culture reference)

I might have until September 2055.

But what if I don't?  (Transition into life lesson)

Sometimes we end up waiting our whole lives for something to be perfect before we take that big step.  The perfect opportunity, the perfect business plan, the perfect opening line.  (Life truth)

If we wait until perfect, then we just push our happiness further down the road.  (Quotable)

We can't control the outcome, but we can control the probability.   (Directive)

So, we better do something now.  (Set up)

We better make our opportunity now.  (Repeating sentence directive)

We better care more now. (Repeating sentence directive)

We better love more now. (Repeating sentence directive)

We better appreciate more now. (Repeating sentence directive)

And we better give and live more.  Now.  (Repeating sentence directive with twist)

You want a better job?  You want a better golf game?  You want a better relationship?  You want a better life?  (Set up)

Refuse to wait.  Refuse to listen to critics.  Refuse to let fear stop you.  (Inspirational quotable)

It's time you understand that you are worth it.  You are significant.  You matter. (Inspirational quotable)

There are no little people.  (Inspirational quotable)

Do something now.  And think big.  (Directive)

We all have something we want.  (Life truth)

Go get it.  (Directive)

Happy Golf Life Starts Here.  (Call back)

Talk soon,

Bryan