30 Doesn't SCARE or Bother ME!!

This has struck me as odd, and I have noticed it in myself also which annoys and disturbs me. I have been playing catch up and checking out friends blogs and I noticed on more than one the focus on getting back into shape before we turn 30. It is odd to me, but I understand it. I have never been the model of health or the physically fit. It is true that I spend anywhere from 1 to 2 hours in the gym everyday. I run 3 to 6 miles everyday, walk another 2 at increasing speed and 15% grade, ride the bike for 22 minutes and then hit the weights. This all being said and done, I still am not impressed or satisfied with me. My problem is that my love of food is too great. I love to cook and to eat. This being said, my goal is to break my eating habits and make my desire to eat submit to my goal of being in better shape. That is where I have to start. My dear friend Blair turns 30 in January and he is starting 3 months before, so I guess I will start now and give myself 6 months to get the job done. I am going to need all the time because as all of you know, I am a stubborn and hard headed person. I don't look like I did at ACU. I have lost 30 or so pounds and dropped to a size 36 waist since my days in Abilene. That is all well and good, but I have plenty to go and lose. I am still adding strength to my frame also. I was talking to Kenny Henry the other day and he wanted to know what my max bench was. That I can't answer. All I do these days is a ton of reps. I know I can do 225 lbs, 2o times on the bench press. That is all I try to do because my lifting program has shifted dynamics. No longer size and mass, now it is about strength and tone. Enough for now, headed out to run.

Old Friends

Sadly, I have to admit that I have lost track and communication with so many wonderful people and friends. I wish this wasn't true but it is a fact and I only have myself to blame. I have noticed that I don't exactly keep track of time. I look up and years have gone by and I don't have a clue where friends are, what they are doing, and how their lives are going. This being said, I am trying to enlist some help. I would appreciate the help of anyone who reads this blog. I am asking, no............begging for your help. I have decided to take my quest to this blog. In doing so, I think it best to start off trying to find one person at a time. This is where I need your help. If you know any information, have friends that might know info that you could ask, or have any other idea of how I can re-connect to any of these friends that I have lost track of, I would appreciate you commenting. This is a trial run and I will do a few of these to see how it works before I give up.

The first person was a co-worker of mine at ACU in the Bookstore and a wonderful friend. I can't believe (and still kick myself) that I lost track of her. JILL GREEN. Any info any of you could pass along to me would be wonderful. Thank you and I appreciate you humoring me.

Off Day

Well, Tuesday September 26, 2006 was the first day I took off of work since Christmas 05. Yeah, I know how bad that is. The worst part is that I got called back into work that afternoon because I had some financial crap to take care of. And sadly, I am the person to take care of those issues. I am planning on taking Tuesday October 3rd off as well. It was nice yesterday to sleep till 11 and not be up at my usual 7:30. I have to be at work at 8 every day and since I live 2 minutes from work, that lets me sleep a little longer than most people.

Well, the sad fact is that there isn't much new going on in my life. I only have 1 payment left on my Jeep and then I can go wreck it. Not really, on the wrecking part. That thing is awesome. So much fun to drive. Even Thor loves it. I did finally break down and put the top on it back during the last week of August. We are having odd weather. Looks like winter is going to be early and long. Oh well, I love the cold so it really doesn't bother me. The only problem I have is that I hate wearing pants and people give me a ton of crap for wearing shorts when it is 35 degrees below zero.

Anyway, all I know is that I need to change a few things in my life and hopefully I will get that done soon. Nothing really serious, but I am trying to get some money together to buy a house and that kind of thing. One main issue is Thor and his size. I gotta have plenty of yard room for him.