It truly is an honor to be allowed to post my thoughts here on Al’s Place! Where else can I open up and let my thoughts just flow out of me and have fun at the same time talking about something that I have enjoyed from the get go? Thank you, Brian for this opportunity!

It’s also an honor to be along side The Rod! I know that we will have a fun time working together. *Raises a mug of frothy beer up to him* To us! J

I have to agree with The Rod’s recent column written on October 19^th. It is up to us to take charge and mail our thoughts about the new Quantum Leap Movie / Series to the producer(s) and let them know that we won’t be happy until Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell take the lead roles and bring Sam Beckett back home!

But when it comes down to it… will Scott and Dean want the roles? Good question… and I certainly hope that we don’t see the answer. Perhaps we can lead Scott and Dean back if we all write to them! Tina_Al’s_Girl has the addresses for both of them as well as everyone else: here.

Go get those pens out and write honey! Write!

On October 16^th, I left a small quote for someone to figure out. The quote was:

"I thought that if I ignored him, he’d go away."

Congratulations to Gelfling1220 and to Mstalanon for guessing the correct answer:

It was Angelita Carmen Guadalupe Cecilia Jimenez in It's A Wonderful Leap!

Now… now… now… don’t anyone peek at the episode guide here on Al’s Place! Use your noggins!

Here is some Trivia:

In what episode does Al talk about Tina’s tattoo that is "on a super-secret part of her anatomy"?

Recently, I found out that a family member had passed away. It was a sad/glad thing – sad because she was gone, but glad that she wasn’t hurting anymore. I was on my way home from the funeral, when a song came on the radio that made me stop and think. It was by Kenny Chesney and it was called, "A Lot of Things Different".

I don’t know if you’ve heard the song or not, but it’s about regrets and how they make us who we are. Those regrets can be small things, as the song says, like skinny-dipping with a girl you really liked, or something that didn’t seem to matter that made all the difference in the world, like spending more time with a parent before they’re gone or giving in to someone that you love - letting them do something off the wall… especially when it wouldn’t hurt anything or anyone. This type of song also reminded me of other eye-opening songs that tell us to learn from our past, live in the moment, and to tell those around you how much you really care.

I know that you’re wondering how does this relate to Quantum Leap?

It relates in each of the following ways:

Regrets make us who we are… they shape us and keep us down to earth. If someone out there says that they don’t have any regrets, they are lying to themselves. We all have regrets, but thank goodness that we can learn from them and grow from them.

I think… no, I know that Sam Beckett showed us through his leaps what we must do every day. He showed us something very special and honorable: to embrace your regrets and to live every day with your heart. If you can do that… then you have a pretty good game plan for living your life.

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