There’s a line in the movie, Tropic Thunder, when Robert Downey Jr.’s character, Kirk Lazarus retorts, "I know what dude I am. I’m the dude disguised as a dude, playing another dude.", when co-star, Al Pacino, warns, “Pump your brakes, kid…” I guess he was referencing the Will Smith / Snoop Dog song of the same name, or the Kanye West/Paul Wall “Drive Slow” lyric, but right now that idea is rattling around in my head. It’s time to ‘pump my brakes’, slow down, and get the lay of the land. Things are about to seriously change and I don’t want to go hurtling off a cliff. Continue reading ""Crunch Time""