Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
I don't believe omens. Not really. But this trip might just make me change my mind. We set out on Wednesday and things were off to a bad start right away. Less than an hour down the road and one of the various computer alerts on the car went off. "SVC Tire Monitor". My car... Continue Reading →
Sometimes it's little things that bring us joy. Clearing away months of built up disorder is one of those daunting jobs. Piles of stuff that you think might be important, that you might want to keep, mixed in with the inevitable dash of junk and trivia. There's only one way to deal with this kind... Continue Reading →
Growing up vacation was the big adventure. It began in the darkness before the dawn. Bags packed the night before so that we could be "wheels up" bright and early before the bright had even arrived. Three boys in back grabbing some quick sleep at first then swapping comics or whatever to keep us quiet.... Continue Reading →
I haven't spent a much time talking about the mechanisms for this weight loss process. This may not interest anyone but hey, it's my blog, right? 🙂 This is a combination of exercise and diet change. I learned years ago that "diets" were largely a prescription for failure. They are artificial environments that aren't sustainable.... Continue Reading →
I felt my father's spirit close by in the last week. Even 13 years after his death my relationship with my dad is complex. He was both idol and enemy when I was growing. Someone I desperately wanted to be proud of me and someone I absolutely did not want to grow up to be.... Continue Reading →
Another week where challenges decided to crop up. One of the things I've been doing with great regularity is getting out and either walking or running. I still want to try for running a 5K this year to complete a goal from back in 2010. So I'm working my way slowly towards the distance. I've... Continue Reading →
Been a busy week with lots of travelling and not lots of time to write. I try to keep the process of writing these posts in relatively close connection to when they go live. The idea is to be talking about what I'm thankful for right now. This week I got the chance to spend... Continue Reading →
If there's anything worse than a week when you know you're going to get hammered it just might be the week after that. You have to hope that you're going back in the right direction, hope that your eating will be better, hope that the exercise will click back in. And hope that your body... Continue Reading →
As I write this I have gone 11 days without a day off. I have to work tomorrow as well so that will be a full dozen then I get some down time.I don't say that to show how hard my life is. My lady wife has worked more days in a row than this... Continue Reading →
I was afraid of this. Camp is an AWFUL time to try and maintain weight loss. The food is plentiful and carb heavy. Plus there is a tradition that the staff cabin be loaded down with candy and other junk food for late night snacks. We have to be out of our minds. I keep... Continue Reading →
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