Thought For The Day

"Honey, it's not a problem if you can't remember where you parked your car. It's a problem if you can't remember what a car is."
...Alma Walensky (my grandmother)

Lots of Relief

Just thinking about all the much-needed relief aid going to Haiti, which is, of course, much needed. But it makes me wonder why we need to wait until there is a natural disaster to provide help to those in need both in the United States and abroad? Thoughts?

Something To Think About in 2010

Here's an interesting opinion column I read this morning and thought I'd share. With all the devastation in Haiti, and of course in the rest of the world, sometimes it's really important to think about what being happy is all about.

A Birthday Story About Getting Old

"There was a man who really took care of his body. He lifted weights and jogged 6 miles a day. One day, he took a look in the mirror and noticed that he was tan all over except for his mr. wiggly.

So, he decided to do something about it. He went to the beach, completely undressed himself, and buried in the sand, except for his mr. wiggly, which he left sticking out.

Two old ladies were strolling along the beach, one using a cane. Upon seeing the thing sticking up over the sand, she began to move it around with her cane.

Remarking to the other lady, "There's no justice in the world." The other lady asked what she meant.

She replied:

"When I was 20, I was curious about it. When I was 30 I enjoyed it. When I was 40, I asked for it. When I was 50 I paid for it. When I was 60, I prayed for it. When I was 70, I forgot about it. Now, I'm 80 and the things are growing wild on the beach and I'm too old to squat."

It's A Sin

I love the holidays as do most folks. Recently, while I spent Thanksgiving at the Sonoma home of my best friend's mother, Fran, my parents went to have their dinner at my sister-in-law's parent's home.

A lovely dinner I was told with the exception of the dressing, which I'm told was out of a box rather than homemade. My mom said that really is a sin. If only that were the most evil thing in the world right now. Dressing in a box. Go figure.

Can't wait to hear about what's going to be served for Christmas.

Happy Holidays!

Going To The Gym (Sorta)...

I really try to work out. Honestly. I really do. My company has its own gym which I try to go to, but being close to work it's sometimes hard to separate being at work with actually leaving my office (ok, ok, a cubicle), to spend some relaxing time working out.

Previously, I'd gone to a gym near my home, but since it closed it really wasn't convenient to go to one of their other locations. To inspire me to go to the gym, I'd even begun bringing my gym clothes/shoes in my backpack at work, which would sit in a corner as I worked diligently away. I guess I thought having it there would give me the necessary "hint hint" one needs to do something. It hasn't worked so far. With the days getting darker earlier in the day it's really hard to try to go to the gym after work.

What to do? Well, there's a great yoga class at Grace Cathedral I try to attend every Tuesday, and a stretch class on Wednesday, which I assume counts as working out.

So here I sit at my computer having not worked out most of this week (hectic schedule). I know people keep telling me one just needs to make time to go work out, but when you're stressed and tired a bowl of coffee ice cream and some DVDs from Netflix sure do make for an enjoyable sofa work out. I guess I'll just have to keep trying.

Next up...buying groceries that I know are good for me, bringing them home, and then not eating them. They just sit in the fridge and stare back at me. That's another workout for another day.

An Annoyance

Someone asked me what annoys me yesterday, and while the list gets pretty long, something popped into my head this afternoon. I think what has annoyed me lately is when I'm at the gym or just walking around town, and one "family jewel" decides it needs a bit more room and plops out from the side of my underwear. Of course this usually happens when I'm in a crowd or at a place where it's impossible to adjust myself. That's the annoyance for the day. More to come.