I'm not big on holidays. I like em allright I'm just not big on the hype. The whole family getting together, I can go for that. Cooking, eating together, taking a nap later, that all good. Maybe its just the expectation that we have to go and buy a bunch of stuff, yeah, that's it. Not that I mind buying stuff, I've done plenty of it over the years, but I want to do it on my time, when the inspiration hits me, when its needed, not just because everybody else is doing it or because the calendar says so. And not that the rest of my fam probably couldn't use some more good stuff.
But just maybe the calendar saying so is a way of reminding me when I ought to be really celebrating something important and not just buying stuff. Truth is I've got most of the "stuff" I want and certainly everything I need. Buying more stuff especially buying stuff we don't need, well seems wasteful. Today is one of those calendar days, the bride & I's anniversary. 26 years she's put up with me. WOW!
She ought to get a medal but I'm not sure where you get those and I'm pretty sure she wouldn't wear said medal. We could go out to eat but she eats out all the time when she's on the road so that's nothing special for her. She'd do that more for me than for her. So, I made her a card and wrote her a poem. Nothing gifted for sure but at least she'll know I was thinking about her.
We must be getting old because we might just stay home, have dinner, build a fire out by the pool, and look at the bay. It's an anniversary blog. Happy anniversary out there. All of them are worth celebrating. They get even better as you get a few more. What really matters is the people in your lives on those days and everyday, not just those calendar days, and certainly not the stuff you get or give.
cya,
de
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
It Aint Texas Honey!
I spent just about one full week away from the computer, email, blogging, jogging, and pretty much everything else that makes up my normal routine. The bride was working in Baltimore, MD so I tagged along. I guess I'll blog about it for a day or two. Maybe the whole Northeast United states doesn't rate that much time but my lack of inspiration for blogging might warrant a couple of blogs.
We arrived at BWI on a Tuesday afternoon and headed towards Leesburg, VA. We were going to have dinner with a friend who we met through the Red Cross. She's a sweet lady who travelled to Baytown to operate a Shelter at the local Baptist church and work in the area for three weeks. I-95 runs I guess from Florida to Boston and there's way too many people on that road and they drive way worse than Texans do. I thought H-town drivers were aggressive, when the truth is, we're calm. Now I know why the bride never rents a car when she goes there. They're nuts.
Well, dinner outside Leesburg, and back to Baltimore pretty late where its like 15 degrees and lots of left over snow and ice on the ground. I had taken stuff to run outside but 15 degrees, that too cold. Next morning after a commute to take the bride to work, I went back to the warmth of the hotel for 4 miles on the treadmill. WEll, that was my running for the week. Trying to play catch up from the rest of my week in the frozen NE. It wasn't Texas, needless to say. More later.
here's a link to pics from the Jingle bell run and proof that the run/walk thing works. My bib is 390. http://www.karenthibodeaux.com/Image.asp?catalogID=716032
I'm out,
de
We arrived at BWI on a Tuesday afternoon and headed towards Leesburg, VA. We were going to have dinner with a friend who we met through the Red Cross. She's a sweet lady who travelled to Baytown to operate a Shelter at the local Baptist church and work in the area for three weeks. I-95 runs I guess from Florida to Boston and there's way too many people on that road and they drive way worse than Texans do. I thought H-town drivers were aggressive, when the truth is, we're calm. Now I know why the bride never rents a car when she goes there. They're nuts.
Well, dinner outside Leesburg, and back to Baltimore pretty late where its like 15 degrees and lots of left over snow and ice on the ground. I had taken stuff to run outside but 15 degrees, that too cold. Next morning after a commute to take the bride to work, I went back to the warmth of the hotel for 4 miles on the treadmill. WEll, that was my running for the week. Trying to play catch up from the rest of my week in the frozen NE. It wasn't Texas, needless to say. More later.
here's a link to pics from the Jingle bell run and proof that the run/walk thing works. My bib is 390. http://www.karenthibodeaux.com/Image.asp?catalogID=716032
I'm out,
de
Monday, December 12, 2005
Brief Blog Funk
Been busy, busy lately. Still in somewhat of a blog funk. Nothing really to say except, "how bout them Texans." That's pretty much all that can be said, more than what needs to be said, except, "you're fired." Maybe that's today or maybe I'm daydreaming.
Did have a fair day running this past week. Did the Jingle bell run yesterday in downtown H-town. 5 miler with abouy 5000 other people, many of whom were families doing the 3 mile family walk. Still working on how and when to eat and what. Preached, then went to Carino's where I had minestone soup and shared a spicy shrimp and chicken with the youngest of the fam. Tried not to eat too much. Maybe I had too much. Not bad tho. Still haven't found out my exact "chip" time but looked like I was a bit over 55 minutes for 5 miles. Not too bad. Didn't feel great but pretty good. It was 65 degrees downtown. Didn't really warm up good for almost three miles. Walked several times when I felt the legs tiring then jogged when recovered after 15-30 seconds. Overall, pretty happy with that. Felt good at the end.
Going out of town today for the rest of the week. Have to work hard to get in my normal or maybe it'll be easier. Maybe I'll get to jog past all the monuments in DC this week.
Praying for decent weather,
sille
Did have a fair day running this past week. Did the Jingle bell run yesterday in downtown H-town. 5 miler with abouy 5000 other people, many of whom were families doing the 3 mile family walk. Still working on how and when to eat and what. Preached, then went to Carino's where I had minestone soup and shared a spicy shrimp and chicken with the youngest of the fam. Tried not to eat too much. Maybe I had too much. Not bad tho. Still haven't found out my exact "chip" time but looked like I was a bit over 55 minutes for 5 miles. Not too bad. Didn't feel great but pretty good. It was 65 degrees downtown. Didn't really warm up good for almost three miles. Walked several times when I felt the legs tiring then jogged when recovered after 15-30 seconds. Overall, pretty happy with that. Felt good at the end.
Going out of town today for the rest of the week. Have to work hard to get in my normal or maybe it'll be easier. Maybe I'll get to jog past all the monuments in DC this week.
Praying for decent weather,
sille
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
What If!
I'm just not much of a gambler. Never have been. A number of things lately have made me rethink that but that's what non-gamblers do, they rethink. I guess my most significant rethink was the Astros playoffs. As a season ticket holder I got the playoff invoice for all playoff games in my mailbox. I mulled over the almost $2000 invoice for only a couple of minutes before deciding what the odds were the Astros would make it to the playoffs. What if I'd bought those playoff tix?
The reason the invoice was so expensive was because you had purchase all tickets all the way through to and including the World Series. The Stros in the Series, not in this lifetime. I'll be rethinking that one for the rest of my days. Not too many months ago I could've prepurchased Rolling Stones tickets at the Toyota Center. I'm not a huge Stones fan so, I passed on the gamble @ $400 per ticket. Lost on that one. Sold out show tickets going for a grand apiece. What if?
Today after reading about Rose Bowl tickets, I thought about the shopping I did for those about a month ago, when I tried to get my sister to take my dad to Pasadena, CA. Cheap by today's standards. Could've made out big, even if they didn't go. What if?
Then there's my non-gambling wins. I didn't buy Big 12 Championship tix, or Cotton Bowl tix, which I had the opportunity to buy and didn't. If you don't gamble, you don't win, but you don't lose either. What if I'd been stuck with 15 Cotton Bowl tix, like I thought about getting when it looked like OU might go there or 8 Big 12 Champ game tix, very early on. Thank goodness I didn't buy em that early. What if?
de
The reason the invoice was so expensive was because you had purchase all tickets all the way through to and including the World Series. The Stros in the Series, not in this lifetime. I'll be rethinking that one for the rest of my days. Not too many months ago I could've prepurchased Rolling Stones tickets at the Toyota Center. I'm not a huge Stones fan so, I passed on the gamble @ $400 per ticket. Lost on that one. Sold out show tickets going for a grand apiece. What if?
Today after reading about Rose Bowl tickets, I thought about the shopping I did for those about a month ago, when I tried to get my sister to take my dad to Pasadena, CA. Cheap by today's standards. Could've made out big, even if they didn't go. What if?
Then there's my non-gambling wins. I didn't buy Big 12 Championship tix, or Cotton Bowl tix, which I had the opportunity to buy and didn't. If you don't gamble, you don't win, but you don't lose either. What if I'd been stuck with 15 Cotton Bowl tix, like I thought about getting when it looked like OU might go there or 8 Big 12 Champ game tix, very early on. Thank goodness I didn't buy em that early. What if?
de
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
HPSSAD
I think I know what has happened to my usual positive, humorous, not too seriously please, outlook. I've been affected or infected with Houston Professional Sports Seasonal Affective Disorder. It's a self diasnosis with help from Spruce, my coworker.
What's happened is that the Houston Astros have become Sports vampires in their own right. They have sucked every ounce of professional sports juice from the entire rest of the Houston professional sports teams. The Texans, go ahead and bury them or not, leave em alone for a minute or less and they'll bury themselves. Have the dog kick some dirt on them or maybe a Raven will fly over and poop on them. Sorry, that already happened. This week will be just another pitiful sports team who still have an ounce of pride left, the former Houston Oilers, who left town with some of their juice left and have since just about lost it in Tennessee. But they will still be good enough to beat the Texans.
Or how about those Rockets, they are pretty much the equivalent of the Texans or worse. They can't even stay close until the end of the game anymore and then lose it. They just stink it up right from the start, and now they admit it.
It's not only affected the sports team but the fans as well, including me. Its depressing, pitiful, terrible to talk, listen or even read about anymore. And I've caught it. The Astros sucked the life out of professional sports here in H-town. It took all they could beg, borrow, steal, trade, finagle, all they could do to get to the Series and they did. It was great but what a price. There's nothing left, professional sports-wise. It's affected us all and we need a cure but I'm not sure what it is. I need an antidote and I don't think its the Bowl season and all the Longhorns want for Christmas either.
Hoping for a cure,
de
What's happened is that the Houston Astros have become Sports vampires in their own right. They have sucked every ounce of professional sports juice from the entire rest of the Houston professional sports teams. The Texans, go ahead and bury them or not, leave em alone for a minute or less and they'll bury themselves. Have the dog kick some dirt on them or maybe a Raven will fly over and poop on them. Sorry, that already happened. This week will be just another pitiful sports team who still have an ounce of pride left, the former Houston Oilers, who left town with some of their juice left and have since just about lost it in Tennessee. But they will still be good enough to beat the Texans.
Or how about those Rockets, they are pretty much the equivalent of the Texans or worse. They can't even stay close until the end of the game anymore and then lose it. They just stink it up right from the start, and now they admit it.
It's not only affected the sports team but the fans as well, including me. Its depressing, pitiful, terrible to talk, listen or even read about anymore. And I've caught it. The Astros sucked the life out of professional sports here in H-town. It took all they could beg, borrow, steal, trade, finagle, all they could do to get to the Series and they did. It was great but what a price. There's nothing left, professional sports-wise. It's affected us all and we need a cure but I'm not sure what it is. I need an antidote and I don't think its the Bowl season and all the Longhorns want for Christmas either.
Hoping for a cure,
de
Friday, December 02, 2005
Proof There's Global Warming!
Sometimes pictures are worth only a mention, others, well they say it all. I'm currently recovering from a really messed up running week, checking email and getting ready for our Life Group Christmas party at the house. New house, new lights, new tree, all very exciting but time consuming. That and I felt terrible on Wed when I was supposed to do 4 miles and didn't do anything. Didn't even go to Church which almost never happens. Anyway, did 3.5 on Thursday, felt ok. Went out today to see how far I could go and before I knew it I was 3 mi from the house, ended up at 6 mi today after 3.5 yesterday. Think I'll pay. I really just didn't want to do it tomorrow when its supposed to be 84 degrees. 84 is too hot to try to do something I've never done. Too much sweating not enough hydration. Anyway, it was 62 or so when I left the house, I still sweat like crazy.
What about the picture? Proof, there's global warming and I don't wear one.
ha! cya
de
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