My life is filled with those moments that sitcoms are made of. Like a few minutes ago with the theme song to Scrubs “I can’t do this all on my own. no I know I’m no supperman… I’m no supperman” running through my head, I gleefully saunter into the kitchen and perk up upon seeing someone has conveniently left the hat box sized Christmas cookie tin of sugar cookies that I so enjoy munching on out on the stove. I pop the lid to see the litter of cup cake like wrappings that once held about 4 cookies each but fear not for the tin has looked like this for a few weeks but never fails to yield a tasty delight. I dive my hand in and swoosh it around to score…a diaper! Not the kind of cookies I expected to put my hand into. But funny none the less! “da da DAAaa da I’m no superman!
Day: January 18, 2005
I wish I could afford drugs
You know. Sometimes I wish I could pop some happy pills. You know. Pick a flavor: prozac, zoloft, wellburtrin..whatever. They should dispense these meds in gumball machines in the grocery for a quarter a pill.
Of course, then I remember that the body produces natural antidepressants and such. You simply have to trigger it with exercise! Or a clean desk. Or completing a task.
Now what pill do you pop to inspire yourself to get up and exercise?
Forgive and Forget Stress
- Forgiveness reduces stress
- Your heart will benefit
- Stronger relationships
- Less pain
- More happiness
"It’s a pretty rare injury"
“If you’re going to have a nail in the brain, that’s the way you want it to be”
Lawler didn’t realise a … nail had shot through his mouth…
“This is the second one we’ve seen in this hospital where the person was injured by the nail gun and didn’t actually realise the nail had been embedded in their skull,” neurosurgeon Sean Markey told KUSA-TV in Denver. “But it’s a pretty rare injury.”
VDD
My wife points out the Knoxnews article on Vacation Deficit Disorder ( )
Americans take just 10 vacation days a year. … Europeans … take five to eight weeks of vacation time annually. … Japanese, who exhibit similar workaholic tendencies to Americans, get away from the office about 18 days a year.
I want to move to Europe!
… Nine nights is the ideal vacation length … Vacation Deficit Disorder is killing us. Medical studies point to more instances of irritability, insomnia, hypertension and heart disease among those who have too little playtime. The bottom line: vacations make us live longer. That’s the best reason to go away and have fun.
I have had one vacation that I can think of since 1997. That was a week at Disney World where everyone, including Cathy, expected me to propose to Cathy. Prior to reading this I had actually made a commitment to myself that I am going to budget for vacations. My kids need the experience of travel. The other day Noah was in a conversation and vacations came up he matter-of-factly blurted out “we don’t take vacations.” That made me sad.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: I need a life altering event.
Master: You are having a life altering event.
The day
This Morning
I arose at 3am. Actually got out of bed. Could not keep myself awake. Laid in bed from 4:30-5:30 trying to convince myself to get up. The fire died. I allowed too much entertainment and not enough work this past weekend. I shall pay the price today. The weekend was packed with some computer work, computer maintenance customers, car repair, Tommy’s D&D, car repair, dog walking, cooking, quality time with wife, and I allowed myself some downtime which I should reserve for when I finally die. “There will be plenty of time for sleep when I’m dead.”
Now I spend the next 30 minutes building a new fire, or blogging, or programming. My mind wants to do all 3.
