In May I went to Corpus Christi to bowl in the USBC national tournament. I think this was my 12th year at the tournament, which lasts 5 months and attracts 100,000 bowlers. The conditions were challenging as usual, but I managed to bowl well in 2 of the 3 series. Our team did exceptionally well placing 39th in the Classified division. When we bowled we were around 20th, but had to wait and watch for 2 months as other teams competed. It was a great trip and we spent some time in San Antonio as well.
My businesses (EPage and AdJungle) have been slowly growing. As usual, we never have enough time to do everything we want. However, there's nothing like working for yourself. Maybe someday we'll land a giant client, or someone will buy us for a bazillion dollars, but until then we have the freedom to pick and choose what we work on and what direction to take the company.
I didn't mention anything about 2005 since that year was dominated by one single event. On May 5th, 2005, I was diagnosed with testicular cancer. It was a shocking, horrible, and challenging period where I experienced the absolute low-point and thankfully a few high-points of my life. It's a story that is way too hard to summarize here, but I wrote about it as I experienced it. You can read my journey at http://epage.com/ed/ - it's a little long, and I still need to write some closure to it. However, I can tell you the ending, at least so far, is a happy one. I have been cancer-free for about 10 months, but will continue to have tests for at least another year. Even when I was given a clean bill of health, I was in such bad shape that I couldn't imagine ever getting back to physical activity (walking up stairs was a challenge, and I couldn't even complete one game of bowling). To have come so far back in such a short time is truly a blessing. Every day I take time to appreciate what I have in life, and I hope my story can inspire others to feel the same.
C, F & S,
Ed Arenberg