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Archive for August, 2007
Most diabetes patients are not doing even close to what they should to protect themselves. I know I'm not, but I hope to improve with some new therapies that I'm going to be on shortly.
A favorite line from one of my all-time favorite movies, “Blazing Saddles”. But that's not what I'm talking about here.
My son, Donovan, who is five, has taken up chess as a favorite game. He's incessantly asking us to play him. So, we've chickened out, and put him online with Chessmaster 10.
Well, for the first time in a couple weeks, I actually got some time to play him a couple days ago. While I was able to wipe him out in the first game, he nearly checked me good in the second. He learns THAT fast.
But it was fun.
Not that there was anything exhausting about it; but it was relaxing.
These past two weekends have been wonderful, in that we really haven't done anything, except take the kids to playgrounds, and watch movies, and eat loads of popcorn that is popped in hot oil, the way it should be. Relaxed to the point of lazing around starting at 5pm on Saturday in pajamas. (Didn't do that this weekend, but did last weekend.)
Something I've realized over the past couple months of not having school to do for the first time in a couple years, is that my family really is important to me, and I really have forsaken them for quite a long time. I'm glad they've hung in there this long. Only two more years to go guys.
Then I had to come back to work this morning… to a message from an employee who is caring for his sick mother, indicating that he would not be in today. And to another member of the team, indicating that he would be out today because he's not feeling well.
I guess it's part and parcel of being the boss.
What fun.
Thank Whomever, it's great to be focused on the family once again. 
My wife shared this article with me. I like it.
Sometimes we Americans can be a bit too busy. Judith Orloff, M.D., writes that workaholism and technodespair are two maladies that we, as Americans, should be aware of. She also offers some suggestions on how to treat ourselves better.
Getting too know you…
Taken from Femetal
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Q. Can you cook?
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Q. What was your dream growing up?
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Q. What talent do you wish you had?
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Q. If I bought you a drink what would it be?
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Q. Favorite vegetable?
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Q. What was the last book you read?
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Q. What zodiac sign are you ?
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Q. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings?
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Q. Worst Habit?
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Q. If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
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Q. What is your favorite sport?
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Q. Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude?
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Q. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
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Q. Worst thing to ever happen to you?
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Q. Tell me one weird fact about you:
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Q. Do you have any pets?
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Q. What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
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Q. What was your first impression of me?
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Q. Do you think clowns are scary?
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Q. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
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Q. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
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Q. What color eyes do you have?
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Q. Ever been arrested?
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Q. Bottle or Draft?
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Q. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it?
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Q. Would you date me?
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Q. What's your favorite place to hang out?
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Q. Do you believe in ghosts?
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Q. Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
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Q. Do you swear a lot?
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Q. Biggest pet peeve?
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Q. In one word, how would you describe yourself?
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Q. Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same?
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I got a nudge today from someone I hadn't heard from in a while. Makes me feel like I'm getting old. And I am… But oh well - we all are.
There's nothing that's really been going on in my life recently, except that I've been paying more attention to my wife and kids, and to my job. In that order. Which IS a good thing.
I got the results back from some medical tests that I have done regularly. Not good. I got The Lecture from my doctor, because the numbers on the results are somewhat within my control. Basically, I need to step up to the plate. So, I've started walking more, taking the elevator less, parking on the 5th floor of the garage and walking up, and eating better. We'll see what next month brings. Hopefully not another drug.
Maybe if I start blogging here what I eat, how much activity I do, on a daily basis, it'll get me motivated to do it.
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