So This Is Kind Of How It Is

Are you being pulled in many directions also? I tell you what, I feel like I have been on that George Jetson treadmill just spinning around and around for so long I don't even know what normal is anymore.

We had lunch recently with my sister and brother in law, after I had to decline about 1342 times due to my stupid schedule. We planned on getting together around Christmas if I recall, right Sandi? Geeez, that just sucks. If you can't find time for your sister, what hope is there for maintaining friendships. I guess that is why my list of friends I see lately is down to one hand. Most of the people I keep up with regularly are out here in Blogville and facebook!

I have been slacking on my workouts lately, mostly because of this stupid cold that just turned into Strep Throat. But before I started feeling sick, I just wasn't feeling in the mood to go into the gym every day. Part of it was getting tired of the same routine, the other part was having to listen to the hard right rhetoric from some of my friends. I have asked quite a few times that maybe we could not talk politics, just to, ya know, stay friends? But there is always one last point they need to make. So I started just getting off whatever machine I was on and walking away.

Hmmm, note to self, maybe this is related my short list of friends I mentioned above. I will report back after further analysis.

I tried to get back into a regular running routine and my back just isn't going to let me do that. I can't tell you how much that sucks for me. I have been a runner my whole life, and now I have finally broken down to the point where I have to admit to myself I am a non-runner. And the pounds are creeping on... Maybe I will forget about it with another beer!

Hmmm, note to self, maybe this is related my weight gain. I will report back after further analysis.

Kathy and I got a very rare evening out and went to see the first concert of Straight No Chaser's new tour. They played at the Boulder Theater, which is a great venue. It is one of those great old movie houses from the old days that has been renovated. Even though we had cheap GA seats, everything was still fantastic. Skylers old aide from school, Janet, and her husband came over and put Skyler to bed for us. That was nice of them, they are good people.

Speaking of Janet and Dan, their daughter Dawn is finishing up her Navy career in about a year or so. She came to visit a while back and I got to sit and talk to her about her ship and mine and how the navy has changed. There are still a whole lot of similarities between now and back then, and it was fun to swap stories. Janet worries that her daughter will never be able to stop swearing when she gets out. I told her not to worry, it didn't take me too fucking long to stop. Aren't I a big help?

Hmmm, note to self, stop being an asshole around friends and maybe they will stick around. I will report back after further analysis.

I have a lot of analysis to run through, eh?

We are having some seating system challenges with Skyler for awhile now. After his surgery to straighten out his spine, his head hung down to the right side. This is because he always had to hold his head up more with the right side muscles because of the top of his spine going off to the left.


It is kind of tough to see in this picture, but there is a lot of head gear trying to keep his head up. He fights it a lot, so his neck gets skin breaking down. We are working with the seating company to try and come up with a good solution, but so far, nothing is working really good.

So that's what is happening here at my little corner of bloggerritaville, let me know what is going on with you! And one more thing, I would love to go back and reply to everyone's comments like I used to, I am sorry I stopped doing that. I need to be a better blogger buddy.

Take care all!