october 12th. happy b-day little brother! so now you are 26! moving on up just like the jeffersons. cool - i will try and call you later. and oh yeah - congrats on passing your series 7. that is good stuff - now you are officially on your way to becoming a business man - for whatever that is worth. whomever is reading this should call sam and tell his old butt happy birthday!

i must admit that sam is the best brother that anyone could ever ask for. he is my best friend in the world and i miss him a whole freaking lot. we used to talk just about every day - but now it just really isnt possible. well - at least neither one of us can afford it. some would say that sam is the responsible one of the porter boys. guess those people are probably right in a lot of aspects. i look up to him lots - he makes me think about things. we bounce ideaas off one another and we ask for each others opinions about things. well some things.. i have loved over the years growing closer to him and just getting to know him better. not really sure if he is more mature - but maybe his dreams fit better into the boxes that "the norm" puts in front of us. yeah - he is married to a really great girl whom i love and they both have "legit" jobs - so i guess he is more responsible if that is waht you want to call it. while his older brother is running around all over central europe teaching english, traveling and meeting all kinds of new friends. in general just enjoying this huge world that god gave us as a big playground. we are just different. i have known this for a while. i think probably mom and dad have too. not a bad thing at all. if anyone knows sam they know that he is never mean to anyone, has a hard time saying no to anything, and those whom he loves-he really loves. you can't not like having him around. i thank god for having such a great brother to call my own and no one elses. for a long time it was just him and i. went through a lot together and i couldnt have asked for a better running mate. well - except for when his dumb ass would fall in the creek in natchez and get us both in trouble in the process - but for the most part it was all good. so just wanted to share all this with whomever reads this gibberish that i write on here.

i love you bro - and i cant wait to see you sometime soon... you are always in my thoughts and prayers. keep up the love.