It’s been like a billion years since I last did a quiz, and this one was fun. Either that, or I was really, really bored. It’s designed to look back on the past year and examine what you did and how you feel about the highlights of each season… I won’t be so cruel as to call on anybody to participate, but feel free to do so, and tag me back if you do!

Continue Reading 15 comments December 30th, 2005

Are you getting excited about 2006? I am! As I look forward to the new year, I see nothing but possibilities and promise. I know it will be a year of challenges and triumphs, opportunities and personal growth.

Before I sit down to plan, I often like to look up choice words from wise people to provide a bit of inspiration. This year, I am sharing a few thousand of my personal favorites with you…

Continue Reading 12 comments December 28th, 2005

THIS WEEK: TEN NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS

10. Continue discovering more about who I am
9. Find safe ways to be a bit nicer to people
8. Work toward becoming a better friend
7. Add a few new cohorts to the lineup
6. Conquer some more of my fears
5. Finish reading all those books
4. Study the Bible more often
3. Learn how to love better
2. Cause more laughter
1. Wear sunscreen

5 comments December 27th, 2005

What did you get for Christmas?!

As for me, my big master plan to enjoy a holiday season where I received no gifts was foiled by one package… Bah, humbug! Kidding aside, it was a very nice long weekend.

Hope all of you had fun with your loved ones, enjoyed delicious treats, and watched all the smiles generated as the gifts were opened. Be sure and drop me a comment to let me know how good Santa was to you this year!

2 comments December 26th, 2005

December 24th, 2005

How do you know when you’re done with someone? Is there some obvious sign? There should be. Maybe that would prevent some of life’s more pathetic tragedies from happening. For example, one of my favorite people is hurting right now because his girlfriend left him… Guess she thinks she saw the sign. The problem: She’s screwing up.

This young lady wanted little more out of life than to be a wife and mother. She has watched friends and family achieve that ideal while she lived out the “always a bridesmaid, never a bride” cliché. However, when she was finally offered all of her dreams on a silver platter, she turned tail and ran at the first sign of a struggle… Pussed out.

Women’s behavior has long been a mystery to me, but this leaves me aghast. Though there’s still hope that things will work out beautifully in the end, it sucks to see someone willing to walk away from something so precious. At times I think people fear achieving their dreams every bit as much as they dread never reaching them at all.

12 comments December 23rd, 2005

You know how some families compete to have the best Christmas light display on the block… How’d you like to live next to this guy?

9 comments December 22nd, 2005

So lately I’ve been studying up about vitamins and nutrition, and let me advise you against following my lead on this one. There is so much conflicting information out there, that it’s hard to know where to begin. Every website and magazine has something different to say, and they each claim to be the be-all end-all gospel truth.

Phooey on them, I say!

Yet somehow, between the recommendations of my doctors, trainers, and all those articles, I have amassed quite an impressive daily intake. A few months back I took the picture you see here, and since then I’ve even added to the regimen. Just for the sake of sharing, and so that I’ll have something to look back on as things naturally evolve over time, here’s the big list of the supplements I’ve been taking:

A women’s multivitamin and mineral with sustained release. Extra calcium, balanced with proper ratios of magnesium and zinc for improved utilization. Two types of essential fatty acids, Omega-3 with EPA and DHA, and a broad spectrum with glucosamine for joint support. Alpha lipoic acid, a potent water and oil soluble antioxidant. Coenzyme Q-10 for heart and tissue health. Conjugated linoleic acid for building lean mass. Green tea extract, and some extra vitamin E.

Some of you know more about this stuff than I do, so fire away!

6 comments December 21st, 2005