Well...you would think that my 13 year old Australian Shepherd would learn his lesson the first time. But no...he went after a skunk yet again. Not as bad as the first time...but still a smelly situation. Baths, groomers, lots of Febreze spraying, and trying to de-skunk everything is not my idea of a fun evening!! Stop messing with skunks Chewie...LOL
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Heartfelt Sorrow
I know this is posting it late, but I would like to express my deepest sympathies and heartfelt sorrow to the family of NJ State Trooper Tezsla, for their loss of 11yr old daughter Isabelle. I would also like to wish the speedy recovery of her two sisters, and their friend Jon Zdybel, who were all seriously injured in the accident. No parent should ever have to bury their child. I hope all the children involved and touched by Isabelle, can move on and be the playful children they once were, the way she remembers them to be.
Friday, January 27, 2012
SORRY
Sorry I haven't blogged in a while. Been busy with life...getting stressed over lotsa stuff. Hope to have a blog by the end of next week.
L
Friday, November 11, 2011
Turning the BIG 4-0!!!!!!
Wow...I am finally the big 4-0. Who would have thought it?? I am that age!! Ya know...the age where moving around can hurt a little more. The age where you try and still do things like you were 20...so that you can feel young again...only after you do...it kinda hurts a little more, and for a little longer!! LOL When I was a kid...I always thought that 40 was old. I used to make fun of my parents when they hit 40. Now I know they are laughing at me!!! And so are all my relatives that I ever poked fun at for turning the 4-0!!!
Now that I am 40...what have I learned about myself in the past...that I can use for the future?? Hmmm...Let me think!!!! Well...below is a list of a few things I have learned!!! Enjoy the info!!
1) I have learned...that while it is hard trying to please everyone...you should not forget to focus on yourself and if you can't please yourself, then you have bigger things to worry about. There will be plenty of time to please the rest of the world...but you must do what makes you happy first!! For me...what makes me happy is to please my family!!! That's what matters most to me!!! I come a distant second…and the rest of the world is third!!!
2) I have learned...that there is always a right time and right place to be funny and goofy. When it's time to be serious...then be serious and stay focused. Someday...I will be better at that. As of now…I will continue to try…and try not to piss people off!!!
3) I have learned…set a goal…meet the goal. It can be as many as you want…just make sure they are goals that can be accomplished or “realistic” if you will. I mean…yeah who doesn’t wanna win the lottery…that is a goal…but is it realistic?? That is a chance of the draw for that one. It’s not something you can really control. But say…lose 20 pounds…that’s a “realistic” goal. I would like to lose 20 pounds…and I am struggling…but that doesn’t matter…I won’t quit. I won’t give up. I will accomplish this goal.
4) I have learned…to tell my wife “I love you” every day!!! I tell my kids “I love you” every day too!! It’s the little things that one should appreciate in certain aspects of life. I could be in a fight with Christy…or be mad at Jack or Jonny for something they did or didn’t do…but as long as I tell them I love them…they know that no matter what is going on…I am always there for them.
5) I have learned…to try and ignore other people’s opinions or ideas about who I am and how I am “supposed to act”. Nobody can tell me how to be in life. Well…let me rephrase that…people can express their opinion on how I should be doing things…but in the end…if it’s not something that is disrespectful to my wife and kids…then I am ok with who I am. I am a simple guy…with simple plans…simple goals…and pretty much a level-headed view on things. If you can’t accept me saying or doing certain things because you think it’s wrong, that’s your opinion most likely, and not mine. If I think it is right…I am gonna do it. Or if you are upset because you should be doing those things and I beat ya to it…TOO BAD!!! Step up to the plate and get it done yourself…then there won’t be an issue with being angry with me for doing it!! You live your life…I will live mine…and if my wife and kids are happy, which is the ultimate goal, then you have nothing to say about it!!
6) I have learned…That if you are not happy with your current situation with anything…then you should change it. Whether that means you start something totally new…or you change the conditions that surround you to make you happy…just do what is necessary to achieve a happy situation!!!
7) I have learned…that even though I have been out of high school for over 20 years…some things are still treated like high school never ended. As sad as that is sometimes…you can either suck it up and face it, totally ignore it, or just remove yourself from the situation!!!
8) I have learned…There is no such thing as the perfect parent. Everyone parents differently. While there are some extremely wrong ways to do parenting, there are a lot of right ways as well. No one really can tell you what to do…but you can ask for guidance, or advice, or opinions on situations. It is really up to you how you use the info to be a better parent. The most important thing…is use common sense. If you do that…you have already succeeded where so many have failed.
9) I have learned…to learn from my mistakes. Don’t keep ignoring the mistakes you made in life. They teach you lessons in everything!!! Be it parenting, communication, driving, exercising, cleaning, shopping, or whatever…learn from your past mistakes. It’s the big thing that’s gonna help you out in the future. I am trying every day to learn from my mistakes. Sometimes I don’t learn, and I repeat them, but that’s just how it goes sometimes! You just have to move on from them!!!
10) I have learned…that while we all have the right to freedom of speech…there are some things that are just better left unsaid. Now this is probably one of the hardest, if not THE HARDEST for me to do. I must learn that sometimes I just need to keep my big mouth shut!!! And other times…I should speak up when timing calls for it!!! I need to learn when is the right and wrong time. Thankfully…while I may get mad at her at first for pointing them out…I have my wonderful wife Christy to tell me!! She is my best friend…and I will admit that I would be lost without her!!! That’s right I admit it!!!
11) I have learned…and this is the last one…ADMIT IT WHEN YOU’RE WRONG!!! I could go into detail…but if you can be man enough or woman enough to admit you screwed up…and accept it…that’s big step will go a long way!!!
Well…that’s all I have for now…and that’s enough for me!!! Until next time!!! Have a great day!!!
Now that I am 40...what have I learned about myself in the past...that I can use for the future?? Hmmm...Let me think!!!! Well...below is a list of a few things I have learned!!! Enjoy the info!!
1) I have learned...that while it is hard trying to please everyone...you should not forget to focus on yourself and if you can't please yourself, then you have bigger things to worry about. There will be plenty of time to please the rest of the world...but you must do what makes you happy first!! For me...what makes me happy is to please my family!!! That's what matters most to me!!! I come a distant second…and the rest of the world is third!!!
2) I have learned...that there is always a right time and right place to be funny and goofy. When it's time to be serious...then be serious and stay focused. Someday...I will be better at that. As of now…I will continue to try…and try not to piss people off!!!
3) I have learned…set a goal…meet the goal. It can be as many as you want…just make sure they are goals that can be accomplished or “realistic” if you will. I mean…yeah who doesn’t wanna win the lottery…that is a goal…but is it realistic?? That is a chance of the draw for that one. It’s not something you can really control. But say…lose 20 pounds…that’s a “realistic” goal. I would like to lose 20 pounds…and I am struggling…but that doesn’t matter…I won’t quit. I won’t give up. I will accomplish this goal.
4) I have learned…to tell my wife “I love you” every day!!! I tell my kids “I love you” every day too!! It’s the little things that one should appreciate in certain aspects of life. I could be in a fight with Christy…or be mad at Jack or Jonny for something they did or didn’t do…but as long as I tell them I love them…they know that no matter what is going on…I am always there for them.
5) I have learned…to try and ignore other people’s opinions or ideas about who I am and how I am “supposed to act”. Nobody can tell me how to be in life. Well…let me rephrase that…people can express their opinion on how I should be doing things…but in the end…if it’s not something that is disrespectful to my wife and kids…then I am ok with who I am. I am a simple guy…with simple plans…simple goals…and pretty much a level-headed view on things. If you can’t accept me saying or doing certain things because you think it’s wrong, that’s your opinion most likely, and not mine. If I think it is right…I am gonna do it. Or if you are upset because you should be doing those things and I beat ya to it…TOO BAD!!! Step up to the plate and get it done yourself…then there won’t be an issue with being angry with me for doing it!! You live your life…I will live mine…and if my wife and kids are happy, which is the ultimate goal, then you have nothing to say about it!!
6) I have learned…That if you are not happy with your current situation with anything…then you should change it. Whether that means you start something totally new…or you change the conditions that surround you to make you happy…just do what is necessary to achieve a happy situation!!!
7) I have learned…that even though I have been out of high school for over 20 years…some things are still treated like high school never ended. As sad as that is sometimes…you can either suck it up and face it, totally ignore it, or just remove yourself from the situation!!!
8) I have learned…There is no such thing as the perfect parent. Everyone parents differently. While there are some extremely wrong ways to do parenting, there are a lot of right ways as well. No one really can tell you what to do…but you can ask for guidance, or advice, or opinions on situations. It is really up to you how you use the info to be a better parent. The most important thing…is use common sense. If you do that…you have already succeeded where so many have failed.
9) I have learned…to learn from my mistakes. Don’t keep ignoring the mistakes you made in life. They teach you lessons in everything!!! Be it parenting, communication, driving, exercising, cleaning, shopping, or whatever…learn from your past mistakes. It’s the big thing that’s gonna help you out in the future. I am trying every day to learn from my mistakes. Sometimes I don’t learn, and I repeat them, but that’s just how it goes sometimes! You just have to move on from them!!!
10) I have learned…that while we all have the right to freedom of speech…there are some things that are just better left unsaid. Now this is probably one of the hardest, if not THE HARDEST for me to do. I must learn that sometimes I just need to keep my big mouth shut!!! And other times…I should speak up when timing calls for it!!! I need to learn when is the right and wrong time. Thankfully…while I may get mad at her at first for pointing them out…I have my wonderful wife Christy to tell me!! She is my best friend…and I will admit that I would be lost without her!!! That’s right I admit it!!!
11) I have learned…and this is the last one…ADMIT IT WHEN YOU’RE WRONG!!! I could go into detail…but if you can be man enough or woman enough to admit you screwed up…and accept it…that’s big step will go a long way!!!
Well…that’s all I have for now…and that’s enough for me!!! Until next time!!! Have a great day!!!
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Why Did I Go Thru That??
Throughout one's life, you will go through a lot of different experiences, both good and bad. And with each experience, you will always learn something. It could be something big, or it could be something small. Either way, the important thing is to try to remember what you learned, and not get stuck in the problem, having it repeat over and over. That's usually a good goal. It is also usually sometimes hard to accomplish, especially if you let your guard down. One experience that I have gone through is one that has seemed to repeat itself over and over...and I thought I would share. For me...this repeat offender is my constant weight struggle. I can go all the way back to high school with my first experience. If I thought long and hard…I am sure I could go back earlier, but why do that?? High school works fine for me…
I was never the biggest kid, or the strongest kid, and I definitely wasn’t the smallest kid. I was an average kid. And average in my day, sometimes got picked on, or made fun of, or whatever the abuse…I got it. After taking so much as one should take, I decided to change things…and I went to the gym after school. I began to do some walking, lifting weights, biking, etc…I just did it after school, I exercised every day if I could. I did whatever it took to get them to leave me alone. To realize I was not one to mess with. Sometimes it worked…sometimes not. But mostly I did it to get into shape. And the important thing…was I was exercising…and as we all know…it’s good for you!!! I was feeling better about myself…and that should have been the first sign…the first clue…the first kick in the head…something to make me realize…”Hey, you should stick with this!” But instead…I graduated, and I stopped going to the gym…and stopped exercising.
When I was in high school, I weighed about 150 pounds. Wow…looking at that number…it seems like a lifetime ago…and actually…it was, as that is over 20 years ago!!! Well…I stopped watching what I ate, as well as barely exercised. And surprise, surprise…I gained a little weight. By the time I was 20, I had joined the Navy. When I checked into boot camp…I was 170 pounds. My boot camp experience was a tough one. I was in a company that well, we were a bunch of screw ups…and that resulted in us exercising or PTing…well A LOT!!! So…when I got out of boot camp, I was down to 155 pounds. I was in great shape…and of course did I continue to exercise after boot camp?? Well…no not really. When I got to my first duty station…I was lucky enough to go to Gaeta, Italy attached to Commander Sixth Fleet. Know what’s good to eat in Italy?? Just about EVERYTHING…that I tried anyway…!! So…I ate…and didn’t exercise so much…and what was the result?? Well…after about a year, I was put on the “Fat Boys” program…as I was above the maximum limit for my height of 192 pounds. So…what was I?? Just a mere 6 pounds over the limit, at 198 pounds. Yes…That’s right. No I was not happy. How the hell did I gain 43 pounds in the Navy…just before my 2 year anniversary?? I dunno…bad luck…?? So I still didn’t see a problem. That it was a lack of self-preservation…and I did what I needed to do, exercising, and losing some weight, and it was a constant struggle for my remaining 6 years of my 8 year Naval Career.
So…fast forward to May of 2000…I am out of the Navy a month…and well…would anyone care to guess what happened?? Yes, that’s right!!! I got LAZY!!!!!! And still having not seeing the signs from before…I barely exercised, and ate and sometimes, that was a lot. Well…I kept saying, “I gotta do something” and yet I didn’t. So what did this result in?? Well…I was the biggest I have EVER been in my life…I was 261 pounds. And now remember…saying and doing are two different things!!! So I started to experience some health issues. The most painful was my asthma flare ups, and so I went to the doctor. Turns out, I was putting a strain on my body, especially my heart, and my lungs. Well shoot…that just sucks!!! What do I do?? Doctor wanted me to lose weight…about 50 pounds…I loved that idea, but HOW??? I was put on a diet, and I lost 10 pounds…but I needed more help. So I joined Weight Watchers, and what do you know?? It worked!!! I was down to 230 pounds in less than 2 years. Which was good, as my son Jack was about 2, and mobile, so it’s now 2005, and thankfully, I needed to and was able to keep up with him!!!
But then I stopped…OH NO!!! WTH WAS I THINKING??? I dunno…but I am still blinded and dumbfounded, as I got up to 242 pounds. So I re-joined WW…and ya know what?? 2 years later, I was down to 215. HOLY SLIM JIM!!!! I FELT GREAT!!! But…then…it happened…I slacked off…and combined with a medical issue, with medicine whose side effects included weight gain…I went back up!!! UGH!!!! WHY DUMMY WHY???!!!! Well, this past Spring I was in a friendly contest, I ran it actually, called Biggest Loser. I only lost 5 pounds, and having been at 247…that was not great. So we took 2 weeks off…and resumed…and I struggled…and ended up at 241…which really was not good!!! Well, starting again on 9/29, I am in yet again another, and hopefully my last, Biggest Loser competition. My personal goal is 20 pounds, which I am hoping BL will help me drop 10 of that.
So…I have yet again taken charge…and this time I am going to KEEP it. Why?? Because I am tired…I am tired of this constant struggle, battle, fight, call it whatever you want…I am sick of it. I am gonna be 40 in 6 weeks. I wanna be done with it. I wanna be better, happier, semi thinner, and a LOT MORE active. It all starts here!!! Just do it!!! Team Bring It!! Whatever the cliché, or the catchphrase…I am using it, to help motivate me!!! As I look back at all I have written, I am asking myself, “Why did I go thru all of that?” And the answer is simple…I didn’t pay attention!!! So I am suggesting to you…PAY ATTENTION!!! Exercise, be it simple, or HUGE…just get out and do it!!! The important thing I am looking at is when I turn 40, I can say, it’s put up or shut up time…I AM NOT GOING BACK!!
So…the other day…I started my quest…and I went to the gym, and exercised, riding the bike, then walking and running the track. I felt GREAT when I was done. And I was there again today…same thing…AND I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER!!! Why?? Cause I didn’t stop. But yet…I still have a LONG way to go!!! I am going to do it…and I am gonna lose weight…and I am gonna get better and be better!!! I will succeed!!! So until my next blog…See you at the gym!!!
I was never the biggest kid, or the strongest kid, and I definitely wasn’t the smallest kid. I was an average kid. And average in my day, sometimes got picked on, or made fun of, or whatever the abuse…I got it. After taking so much as one should take, I decided to change things…and I went to the gym after school. I began to do some walking, lifting weights, biking, etc…I just did it after school, I exercised every day if I could. I did whatever it took to get them to leave me alone. To realize I was not one to mess with. Sometimes it worked…sometimes not. But mostly I did it to get into shape. And the important thing…was I was exercising…and as we all know…it’s good for you!!! I was feeling better about myself…and that should have been the first sign…the first clue…the first kick in the head…something to make me realize…”Hey, you should stick with this!” But instead…I graduated, and I stopped going to the gym…and stopped exercising.
When I was in high school, I weighed about 150 pounds. Wow…looking at that number…it seems like a lifetime ago…and actually…it was, as that is over 20 years ago!!! Well…I stopped watching what I ate, as well as barely exercised. And surprise, surprise…I gained a little weight. By the time I was 20, I had joined the Navy. When I checked into boot camp…I was 170 pounds. My boot camp experience was a tough one. I was in a company that well, we were a bunch of screw ups…and that resulted in us exercising or PTing…well A LOT!!! So…when I got out of boot camp, I was down to 155 pounds. I was in great shape…and of course did I continue to exercise after boot camp?? Well…no not really. When I got to my first duty station…I was lucky enough to go to Gaeta, Italy attached to Commander Sixth Fleet. Know what’s good to eat in Italy?? Just about EVERYTHING…that I tried anyway…!! So…I ate…and didn’t exercise so much…and what was the result?? Well…after about a year, I was put on the “Fat Boys” program…as I was above the maximum limit for my height of 192 pounds. So…what was I?? Just a mere 6 pounds over the limit, at 198 pounds. Yes…That’s right. No I was not happy. How the hell did I gain 43 pounds in the Navy…just before my 2 year anniversary?? I dunno…bad luck…?? So I still didn’t see a problem. That it was a lack of self-preservation…and I did what I needed to do, exercising, and losing some weight, and it was a constant struggle for my remaining 6 years of my 8 year Naval Career.
So…fast forward to May of 2000…I am out of the Navy a month…and well…would anyone care to guess what happened?? Yes, that’s right!!! I got LAZY!!!!!! And still having not seeing the signs from before…I barely exercised, and ate and sometimes, that was a lot. Well…I kept saying, “I gotta do something” and yet I didn’t. So what did this result in?? Well…I was the biggest I have EVER been in my life…I was 261 pounds. And now remember…saying and doing are two different things!!! So I started to experience some health issues. The most painful was my asthma flare ups, and so I went to the doctor. Turns out, I was putting a strain on my body, especially my heart, and my lungs. Well shoot…that just sucks!!! What do I do?? Doctor wanted me to lose weight…about 50 pounds…I loved that idea, but HOW??? I was put on a diet, and I lost 10 pounds…but I needed more help. So I joined Weight Watchers, and what do you know?? It worked!!! I was down to 230 pounds in less than 2 years. Which was good, as my son Jack was about 2, and mobile, so it’s now 2005, and thankfully, I needed to and was able to keep up with him!!!
But then I stopped…OH NO!!! WTH WAS I THINKING??? I dunno…but I am still blinded and dumbfounded, as I got up to 242 pounds. So I re-joined WW…and ya know what?? 2 years later, I was down to 215. HOLY SLIM JIM!!!! I FELT GREAT!!! But…then…it happened…I slacked off…and combined with a medical issue, with medicine whose side effects included weight gain…I went back up!!! UGH!!!! WHY DUMMY WHY???!!!! Well, this past Spring I was in a friendly contest, I ran it actually, called Biggest Loser. I only lost 5 pounds, and having been at 247…that was not great. So we took 2 weeks off…and resumed…and I struggled…and ended up at 241…which really was not good!!! Well, starting again on 9/29, I am in yet again another, and hopefully my last, Biggest Loser competition. My personal goal is 20 pounds, which I am hoping BL will help me drop 10 of that.
So…I have yet again taken charge…and this time I am going to KEEP it. Why?? Because I am tired…I am tired of this constant struggle, battle, fight, call it whatever you want…I am sick of it. I am gonna be 40 in 6 weeks. I wanna be done with it. I wanna be better, happier, semi thinner, and a LOT MORE active. It all starts here!!! Just do it!!! Team Bring It!! Whatever the cliché, or the catchphrase…I am using it, to help motivate me!!! As I look back at all I have written, I am asking myself, “Why did I go thru all of that?” And the answer is simple…I didn’t pay attention!!! So I am suggesting to you…PAY ATTENTION!!! Exercise, be it simple, or HUGE…just get out and do it!!! The important thing I am looking at is when I turn 40, I can say, it’s put up or shut up time…I AM NOT GOING BACK!!
So…the other day…I started my quest…and I went to the gym, and exercised, riding the bike, then walking and running the track. I felt GREAT when I was done. And I was there again today…same thing…AND I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER!!! Why?? Cause I didn’t stop. But yet…I still have a LONG way to go!!! I am going to do it…and I am gonna lose weight…and I am gonna get better and be better!!! I will succeed!!! So until my next blog…See you at the gym!!!
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Where were you??
Well...it was a bucket list moment. Never thought I would ever see it...or feel it. Yet on 8-23-11 at approx 150PM...I felt the earthquake that rocked some of the east coast...starting in VA. Where were you?? What were you doing?? What were you thinking?? One thing it does is make you reflect on everything...don't sweat the small stuff...as it's the little things that make life worth living...
Monday, August 15, 2011
Another Remake??
So...they are making another killer fish movie. Oh excuse me...they are REMAKING another killer fish movie. Piranha 3D is coming out next month or in October...I forget already...but really?? Another remake?? Can't we make new?? There's a new shark movie out this week...they should just call it like JAWS 15 or whatever number we would be up to. Why remake?? Let's come up with something new??
They got a newer Footloose...talking about Dirty Dancing...I mean really?? Can we just move on, and not ruin the classics?? Doesn't anyone have any new ideas out in Hollywood?? And watch the sequels. Some of those should just NOT be made...
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