UUHHH.....

Isnt Michael Jackson been dead now, for like a couple of weeks? Can we please just move on? I know some people are still upset over the "king of pop's" demise, but lets face it...HE'S DEAD already, let him go in peace. We only get cnn here at work, and they are still yacking about it. And dont even get me started about Larry King....thats all he has been talking about for the last 2 weeks +. I mean its not like he was Elvis or something.

Well, I am now just trying to get through another happy class, it looks like th co. wont pay for anymore until next year...damn. So, I find myself slowing down because there are financial considerations. And we want to go to Colorado in Sept., and have a break. Honestly, sometimes I wish I hadnt wasted so much of my youth on foolish pleasures, thinking that my job would last forever. Actually, I could still have my old secure job if it werent for my wife and her moves. But, I love her and I could live without her, even if she thinks differently. There was some guy on afn a week ago talking about something military-like, I took it he was a german civilian and worked for the army. At the end of the interview he tells the lady about his wife, how much he loved her and if it were not for her he would probably be a drunk somewhere huddled in a corner...maybe he was joking and maybe not, but there are times when I feel the exact same way. I owe her my life, my sanity. I cannot imagine where I would be without her....so heres to you, baby...I love you, yesterday today and forever.

I dont do weights...

Because every time I try I end up with problems: back muscle problems, soreness, that sort of thing. So none of this stuff like you see below for me. I used to like to do aerobic classes, though. But right now they do not offer any here, perhaps in the fall I will get back to spinning classes when the instructor comes back from vacation. She is pretty hard-charging and her workouts leave you soaked with sweat, satisfied and tired. Right now I stick to the elipticles and running short distances, like under 3 miles. I guess my workout habits are not that interesting, but it keeps me happy and I have some aquintences at the gym, sort of a social thing. Gotta replace hanging out at a club or bowling alley. My class is going real well, though the money is hurting us and I hope that this will get me somewhere. So many people are out of jobs, it is tough to think we should make any moves or changes. We both have jobs and we want to keep them. I do worry about the future and money a bit, but I think God will provide and show us the way. Oh well, this weekend is work for both of us, I have to come in on Sunday, so no chapel. Hope all is well with you reading this and if not....feel free to yell, kick or repond to tell me about it, yell at me or just plain to get things off your chest if you need to. I had a co-worker do that to me this morning, and I think it helped her to vent. Even if I wasnt that interested, she seemed happy to vent. I thinks you need to do that once in a while, ya know? Happy trails.

Too much for me...you see what I mean....

I just am not this way...even when I was younger and "in shape" I NEVER looked like this! Of course, being a guy, I would not look like this anyway, but you get the idea; I was never even as buff as these chicks, though.

My speed: old-fashioned aerobics w/Denise Austin

And, of course the lovely beach in the background...would love to be there.

Denise

Oh the joys of growing old

Is it arthritis, rheumatism, sore muscles or wharever it is I have been having a hard time waking up and getting out of the bed in the mornings. Here is a typical morning for me: the alarm clock goes off at 5 a.m., and depending on what time we are in bed asleep, I will hit it once or four times; then I will go down stairs, start the coffee and then lay back down on the couch and turn on the t.v. to check either the news or sports just to see whats going on(my eyes do not need to be open for the majority of this time.) The trip down the stairs is the real adventure for me as my joints in my feet and knees often feel as if they had hardened over night and I had to break each and every one for the first time. So it is ouch-ouch-ouch all the way. I also sometimes watch either of those exercise shows on, "Flex appeal" and "Denise Austin". The flex appeal one is more like eye candy, I just do not know who the heck does stuff they do...all of them look like body builders, and they work out in short shorts, and the gals are showing off what expensive breast implants look like these days. There is no way I can do that, though I have on occasion gotten up and moved with Denise Austin, she is more my speed at that time of the day. ANYWAY, then after the coffee is made and I have woke up sufficiently enough to move, I will pour a cup for the wifey-pooh, take it up (again ouch-ouch-ouch) and then kiss her to waken her from her slumber, sing a song, or just rudely say "get up mama"...or not. Then its out to walk the dog and see what goodies the world has to offer. This morning, 8 July, 2009 it was cold and I froze because I put shorts on...duh! Sometimes I wonder if all this working-out gym time is really helping me or killing me...I do like the feeling I have after a good workout and sweat, though. I hope you all had a good morning this fine day and get out and enjoy what good things are coming your way. God Bless!!!

I wish I could say I had a wonderful weekend;

But, alas, I cannot say this to be true. We are boring, stay at home people who dont get out much because we seem to always anchor ourselves down with things...like school or church and other such things. So, for our loooong two-day weekend we did find this town about 10 Km or so from Hohnefels that looked interesting enough to stop by and see. It had this castle up on the hill you could see from the road, we stopped and found that the town was hosting a sort of arts-and-crafts festival, we bought a couple of things to decorate the house and had a pretty good time up to the point where they shot off guns, which scared the heck out of the dog to the point where he was hyperventalating. Worse than having a damn kid. So, we abruptly left. My wife did get her homework done and is looking at another A, which is very satisfying. I am about half way thru my class which is going pretty well, but I am now worried about funding from these folks so things might have to slow down or stop altogether. At least until January. I am going to put in a letter of exceptiopn to policy, but I do not expect the best. So far these folks have been a major disappointment. MAJOR disappointment. Oh well, I guess I should count my blessings. But still. Things have got to change. I have to change them, and thats all there is to that. On the bright side, we have plans to go to Colorado in September for a little visit, we shall see what adventures this will bring.