One day you wake up and the sentence, “I’m sure glad my wife bought whole wheat hot dog buns” makes perfect sense. A few years back, heck, just a couple of months back, I would have rejected the concept of a whole wheat sheath for the world’s most popular mystery meat. Who REALLY prefers the taste of whole wheat to white? It just doesn’t happen. It’s like…
The Kauffman Household, version 2.2.1, has all the appeal of an isolation ward. It’s enough to put a smile on all those kids that made fun of me in grammar school. Yes, there’s been a real run on items such as Kleenex and cough drops. It all started with Beth, yes, Beth. Beth spends six or so hours, five days a week at the germ bank, known in some circles as “the public education…
It is evening, two hours before your normal bedtime. What do you suppose is the worst thing you could do? How about a little nap?
You go to bed at a reasonable hour, after your unplanned hour-long nap. You lie down to bed with what you believe to be a great recipe for sleep, a book you’ve already read once and a drowsy head start. Only, it isn’t such a tasty recipe after all. Now…
Alternate title: “Is this blog becoming a treatise on substance addiction?”
What’s faster than Crash Bandicoot, produces more energy than a stray match at your local propane refilling station, and is more excitable than a cat stuck in the dryer? What if you were a little anxious about going to work this morning, then you proceeded to drink two cups of coffee, two glasses of iced…
&*%$! DECAF! That was the prevailing sentiment earlier this week. That’s right, I’m tired as hell and I’m not going to take it any more! The problem? I kept forgetting to stop by the store to pick up some good old fashioned caffeinated tea mix. The answer presented itself last night. Cheryl asked me if I could stop by Publix on my way home. Could I?!? Heck yeah I could. I…
Yesterday I was presented with a choice. I was given an opportunity to react to some offensive behavior. I was given the opportunity to act like an adult, to place myself above the fray, and be an example of responsible behavior.
And of course, once again I went the other way with it.
Once again this choice presented itself on the road. Once again I was on my bike. Once again I was startled into a…
Here’s my list of the world’s largest bureaucracies, listed in order from biggest to smallest: the U.N., the U.S. health care industry (lumping providers and insurers together), the old Soviet Union, and the Federal Government. Feel free to quibble with my order – I’m not married to it – but you’ve got to admit that they all deserve to be on the list. Today I…
It has been a month since I resolved to eat better, exercise more, and live well.
It has been a month since my last carbonated beverage.
I’ve only been to Starbucks three times (maybe four, tops).
I popped a Walgreens caffeine supplement once, but I REALLY needed it.
The occasional side trip to Starbucks aside, I’ve limited by beverage intake to water and unsweetened, decaffeinated tea…
O.K., I admit the whole “no caffeine at work” thing was crap. Sleep deprivation will do funny things to your mind. I’ve heard some liken it to being drunk. If so, that one came after a kegger.
So I decided to pack my little miracle in a bottle this morning. 1) A diet. 2) Four hours of sleep. 3) Re-acclimating to riding to work. Yep, we’re back in the saddle boys! It’s…
It all started last evening with a question, “John, do you want anything from Smokey Joe’s?” My stomach said, “Boy do I!” But my brain intervened, “I guess so.”
Damn diet.
It turns out the stomach won out. I had a whole heapin helping of B-B-Q pork with cinnamon apples and steamed broccoli. That first bite of pork, dipped in sauce, it was like manna from…