good things

It's so easy to get wrapped up in the drama of many small things which leads to the tendency to forget about the small good things. Small tho they maybe, when you pay attention to the small good things, they far outweigh the small drama things.

Think your day has been tough?

From: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/morganunderwood

I once had the privilege to work under this man. To make a long story short, he suffered a massive stroke from a go-cart injury to his neck.   After 6 weeks in the hospital, most of it in ICU, he has been moved to a rehab facility.

Fight on Morgan, fight on!

Monday, April 19, 2010 6:19 PM, MST

Morgan had a full day with the new therapists today. All things considered, he did well. He was exhausted in between the appointments he had with them though. He will get used to the pattern of the day very quickly.
The physical therapists took him in a wheelchair to the gym room. This was a big move for Morgan. He took the brake off of the wheel and helped roll the chair himself. They like his enthusiasm! This first session was challenging but the therapists know that since he has been in bed for the past 6 weeks, taking him to the gym was a huge move.

The speech therapist was very pleased with Morgan raising his thumb up for “yes” and shaking his hand from side to side for “no”. She had a series of questions and he answered almost all of them (OK, he missed one question out of about 20). The only challenge was keeping him awake while he was answering the questions. He can actually write with great clarity while his eyes are closed – what a skill! His cognitive reasoning is quite strong. The speech therapist was happy with this first test and I’m sure she would give him an “A” today!

We are very pleased with the care at this facility and know that one day Morgan will be able to thank all the nurses and doctors himself. He is working hard to get there!

Thank you for all that you are doing to support us.

Love and blessings,Diane

Tuesday morning cheer

I woke up today, Tuesday, in a particularly good mood and I have no idea why.  Hey ride the wave!!!


At some point in the near future We're going to invite over about 12 people to introduce my new tri-tip.  I'm figuring that I'm going to have to make 5 3lb tri-tips to feed everyone, but with the recent money issues I might have to scale that back to 3 and then make 2 rotisserie chickens.

In either case it's all going to come out goooooooooooooddddddd.


Now to work on perfecting my sourdough (which reminds me I need to refresh my starter).

Friends helping friends

http://adriann-travelingmidwife.blogspot.com/
Please help out my wife's best friend if you can. She's trying to finish up her midwifery studies and needs some help with covering her lodging expenses. 

 

Thank you.

I ran out of steam

I, Mr. Computer, fastest searcher in the west, geek, nerd, egghead and all the other titles sat down at my computer today, woke it from it's slumber and thought "There is no place on the 'net I want to go right now".


I think I hit this http://www.wwwdotcom.com/

Accidents

So I was reading Dad-Gone-Mad today and it reminded me of my first accident.


I remember when I was 16 with my drivers permit.  My parents let me drive to go to my Great-grandfathers house in LA. Well it was a stick shift and as traffic does on the 5, it backed up fast.   Being in experienced, I hit the damn clutch instead of the brake and rear-ended the car in front of me.

Now this was in the years before the seat belt laws and the lady in the car that I hit wasn't wearing hers. Her face hit the steering wheel and it punched out her front teeth with the associated blood flowing.

After making sure my folks were okay and the lady was as good as she could be, the shakes hit me.  I was sitting there on the freeway looking at this mangled mess that I had caused while the CHP walked around and did the investigation. 

That's when it happened.

A dude in a raised 4x4 cruised by and said "Hey! No parking on the freeway!"

I lost it.

All the guilt, fear and anger welled up in me and I ran after that S.O.B (even now, 24 years later, I'm getting worked up about it).   I almost caught him when one of the CHP officers caught up with me.  I don't know exactly what I would have done if I had caught up with that guy, but I'm sure it would have resulted in me meeting a Judge.

My gas

So I was cruising the internetz today and I came across this news story about a man using stink bombs and super fart spray while shopping with his Girlfriend.  I mentioned this to the wife and her comment back was "Dear, you could do that without the stink bombs and fart spray. Remember you've almost caused accidents and made the dog run out of the room."

Ah the power of my gas...

How to shock a store clerk.

I'm a bath person.

Yes I'm a guy, but I freely admit to loving baths and just soaking.

I suppose that this love of baths came from the fact that I'm constantly reading a book and it's just easier to read a book in a bath than in the shower.  Yes, if I'm not taking a bath, I do read in the shower (don't ask, but I do).

All that being said, I was lamenting to my friend Jammies on the difficulties of getting decent bath products as I was disillusioned by Mr. Bubbles and wanted something better. Oh the squeal of joy that Jammies let loose was heard from Ohio to California and soon I was being educated in the world of Lush. 

Fast forward to the other night when I was down near the closest Lush store to me and I took the opportunity to stop in and re-stock on my depleted supply.  Tthe two ladies that were working there were probably bored and what I would assume is the unique fact that a solitary guy wearing a Raiders shirt walks into the perked them right up.

"Can I help you Sir?" said the first one.


"Nope, I'm good" I said, and I proceeded to start pickup up Bath Bombs and Bubble Bars. Granted, it is their job, but clerk #1, seeing my selections started to suggest things to go along with the items I've picked up.

"Oh the Big Blue,  well if you add the frilly-girly super-gay whatsamacallit bubble bar to that you get this whole Mermaid effect and feeling..."

"Hold your horses there... I think the whole mermaid thing is a bit much for me" I said in a deeper than normal voice.

"Oh well we have this new supersexy product thing-a-ma-bob that has this wonderful glitter..."

I quickly interjected with "Nope, no glitter either.  Thanks tho." and I proceeded to quickly add a few more things to my stack-o-items.

Not wanting to be subjected to more "suggestions", I quickly wrapped it up and went to the register to be rung up so I could get out and back home.  After all was rung up she said "Okay that will be $1,294,723,263 and 27 cents". 

At least that's what I thought I heard.

Now granted the figure was substantially less, but it was still significantly high to where my eyes got big and I exclaimed "Wha HOW much huh!?!?!?".

At this point, both store clerk startled and their eyes got as big as saucers and they involuntarily took half a step back and I think one of them actually let a tiny fart go in fear.

Realizing that I scared these poor girls with my exclamation at the sticker shock, I quickly commented that I didn't think I had grabbed as much product as I had.  We all had a giggle about it and how quickly Lush products can add up.

After paying I quickly exited the store, but I swear I thought I heard one of them say "So do you think he's gay or not?"

I'm buying online from now on dang it!

Cruising the Internet...

I woke up this morning and came across this joke that made me laugh out loud:

A woman in the bar says that she wants to have plastic surgery to enlarge her breasts.

Her husband tells her, “Hey, you don’t need surgery to do that. I know how to do it without surgery.”

The lady asks, “How do I do it without surgery?”

“Just rub toilet paper between them.”

“How does that make them bigger?”

“I don’t know, but it worked for your ass.”


From "Why are you Stalking me"

So I was playing around in the rain today

So I was out playing around in the rain today and got this picture:

Now to get this shot, I was laying down in the street.  While I was laying there, a car drove up and asked if I was okay.  What a sight I must have been, black t-shirt, jeans, flip flops on with a plastic bag in front of my face ( it was covering the camera ).

I'm still not happy with it as I was going for just off the surface, but hey. I'm new to this photography thing.

Rest in Peace Kati

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/orangecounty/obituary.aspx?n=kathryn-jaglowski-kayti&pid=138560199

I've gotten back from the viewing of my ex-Sister-in-Law and the funeral today, burial and reception.

The last time I saw her, well .. there are no words.

While I cried many times today,  I cried the hardest when her companion said these words:

"When I first met kati, She told me two things.  The first was that she was broke.  It took (a long time for me to understand that she didn't mean) financially.  The second (was that life would never be) boring ( with her)."

As Eddie, one of her brothers, said yesterday at the viewing, "Don't ever take "I love you" for granted".


Rest in Peace Katie Bear.

Follow up on Blah

It's 11 days into the new year and I'm still fighting the Blah.  I've made some progress, but I seem to be in a cycle that wants to keep me sucked in.

Depression.


That's the word that looms large in my mind but I continue to bat away.  How many times have I listened to a friend and thought "They are depressed and should get some therapy", yet here I am, in the midst of changes in my life fighting the same things I'd tell others to seek help with?

I guess it's time to listen to myself.


"We teach best what we most need to learn." quotes
- Richard Bach

P.S. Thank you Amanda for giving me "Illusions"

Blah

Blah Blah Blah blah and oh ya BLAH.

I am awash in a sea of Blahness from which I know not when I shall return.