Monday, January 27, 2014

Good Morning

Well ---- Things are going pretty well so far today. since it’s 0600 things look good. sitting here with my coffee and trying to figure out the universe.  Oh well. I am reading "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad. Never read it before, but probably should have. I love the “Secret Sharer” so we’ll see. As I may have mentioned I’m the new chairman DE LLS patient services committee, but they also submitted my name to be a patient  advocate with the FDA drug approval folks. So we’ll see what happens and what that means.
Buzz -- pictured below -- has become my best bud - animal-wise anyway. He has become so attached to me it is quite remarkable. He’s lost a bunch of weight too. My hero.
I am busy working on some writing stuff and trying to get my girth a bit less girthier. The only problem with getting fat isn’t the health stuff, but it makes my scar hurt. Yikes. That’s it for now I guess. Peace out.
 

Friday, January 24, 2014

24 January update.

Yeehaw!! what  great start. Been work on making my heiney a bit smaller. I’ve worked out every day this week (counting snow shoveling) Two session ion the recumbent bike, a big afternoon walking the stairs at DOL on Friday. I did exercise at each landing. It was crazy. Lots of planks, pushups, and lunges. 30 minutes -- wore me out.
I’ve been behind the power curve this week as I’ve been fiddling with a Samsung Galaxy Note 8. I was going to buy an I-pad, but I bought the Note 8 based on price. Well we’ll see.

Peace bill

Monday, January 20, 2014

Gaol Update

Well started working on my goals today and did 30 minutes on the recumbent bike.

NO kidding goals

They say -- whomever they are -- that you should announce your goals that way social pressure will force you to work toward them. Here goes. I will lose 15 pounds no later than May 30, 2014. I will finish my play no later than 1 March 2014. I will be in the best shape of my life no later than 30 Sep 2014. I will enjoy several hundred cookies no later than 29 Sep 2014 (might as well put a goal in I will actually achieve).

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Damn cough keeps hanging around

Feeling pretty dang good. cough hangs around a tad. Otherwise okay, Not a heck of a lot to report at this end.

Just plugging along. Walked the stairs in our yesterday for the first time in more that a month. Calves hurt. I’ve been on a Western novel binge lately. I read the last of the theRobert B. Parker Appaloosa series last night. There were four in all and then he died -- probably from boredom; he wrote the Jess Stone series too. Yech!

I keep staring at this giant book about the crusades I keep meaning to start, but I can’t get around to it. It’s too daunting right now. Still whacking away at work. blah, blah, blah.

I wish I had something more interesting to say today.

I was thinking about putting my 75 cancer tips on you tube. We’ll see.

BTW this month marks two year returning to work Part-time anyway.

Peace to all,

Bill

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

No new job, but bronchitis is better


Good morning all:

Well it looks I’m gonna survive my first post-chemo real illness. I’ll tell ya, it felt the jury was out for a bit, but I’m just being overly dramatic. Felt incredibly lousy since December 23rd. Turns out I had a cold that morphed into bronchitis. I was sure kid crud was gonna get me; I made it. Still got a stuffy nose, but that I can handle.

Got the official word that I did not get the job in Oregon. I expected as much. It was as if I had job interviewed induced Tourette’s Syndrome; shit just came out of my mouth and it was like an out-body experience. I can’t explain it. Who knows? It’s like I just said words with no rhyme or reason to their meaning. All-in-all quite embarrassing – especially for a workforce professional.

Probably for the best though it took a lot of courage to even take a shot at a move like that. Still don’t know if I wanted the job, I just hate losing (and losing my mind).

I guess that’s it. Hope springs eternal.

Love to all,

Bill