Congrats!

landcruiserwilly:

Thoughts of encouragement from a few famous folks:

"The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't." Henry Ward Beecher

"Perseverance is a great element of success; if you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate you are sure to wake up somebody." Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

And my personal favorite:

"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent." Calvin Coolidge

They say the Steelhead is the "fish of a thousand casts". It's true....OK, so the river owes you a few fish!

Mike