Riding the Storm

Life is often like riding a storm . . . you know its coming but you don't know how hard or how long or whether its going to be a thrill or whether you will be scared to death . . . the only certainty is that you will have to react.

Monday, January 01, 2007

A little Reward

Recently I was on vacation in lovely Fort Lauderdale, one of the accomplishments of '06 has been to lose a lot of weight -- I needed to do it if I wanted to be around for more than five years -- so part of the changes in my life have included going to the gym on a regular basis.

While on vacation going to the gym can really be challenging because you never know what facilities are available . . . and heck it's easy to make the excuse that there simply wasn't time. On this trip I did not fall into that trap and as a reward for my commitment and dedication I got to workout along side members of the Minnesota Vikings.
I'm not much of a football fan but I really appreciated the time spent with the men in purple. It charged me up because here I was working out along side these professional players; they were very polite and friendly. I only wish I knew more about the team . . . I do recognize the guys from the Vikings website. It will be a memory that I will treasure for many years. Whenever I wonder whether I should bother to workout while traveling I can always think of the time I got to share sweat with the Vikings. Who knows one of these days I might just get something in their team colors.
The other part of the story that is fun is that I called a few friends of mine that are totally into the Vikings -- they were drooling -- asked if I could get an autograph or two -- I'm just not that king of person. Maybe one day while in Minessota I'll check out a game -- that would really be cool.

Looking Forward

Well, the new year is here and so am I. Over the past few weeks I've been thinking about my blog and how I haven't taken the time to maintain it. Frankly I don't think I have that much to say but . . . and there's a big but -- just because my output isn't massive it doesn't mean that I should just forget about it.

So among the many resolutions that I'd like to consider and attempt to satisfy in the coming year is to post my ramblings . . . whatever; whenever . . . so get ready and if you find anything of interest or not I hope you enjoy my scrambled thoughts.

Ya'll come back soon . . .