Arrived in Salt Lake this afternoon, an 11 1/2 trek from the nard and went well splitting driving with Terria passing Vegas and parts within was really exciting. The second year for us travelling to the SLC for motorcycle races and good times. This evening brought us to a 3 star really nice place near central downtown blocks from the temple and the salt palace and shopping areas. We ventured out for a mystery tour not knowing where or what we were looking for but something interesting to eat , we drove for nearly an hour and finally ended up at a place that I had some reservations about, we walked in and saw that it was a Vietnamese restaurant and tried it for the first time in my life. Walked out of there surprised and stunned by how good the food and service were and had an amazing meal that we won't soon forget.
The weather might put a damper on the weekends racing for us as there is a chance of rain the first 3 days here, hopefully it will stay away and allow us to watch some good world class racing of the sport that I love. So we wait for the weatherman to cooperate and allow us some good racing, otherwise allot of driving for naught? we shall wait and see and keep a positive attitude for a dry weekend. So far Terria and are relaxing in the room, get back to my book on Steve Jobs and sleep in tomorrow and prepare for another day in SLC Goodnight and Good Times!!!!
Friday, May 25, 2012
Sunday, May 20, 2012
The Book "THe Digital Divide"
Just finished another amazing book,"the digital divide" which covered a plethora of subjects relating to social networking, the media, and the internet in general.Some very interesting points were made and some so right on in theory that I thought I was writing the pieces myself. I find it truly rare these days to find a young person who wither doesn't have their head buried in ether a cell phone or some sort of media device entrenched in it's self importance and relevance in their life at that particular time and place. The oft used example is watching a family of 4 at the dinner table at a local restaraunt each with their nose in their phones and not one conversation could be seen or heard at all, except when then server came by to take their order, then they all went back to what they were doing. So much for family values and quality time, we all do it but we try to catch ourselves and stop the use of phones at the table and carry on a good conversation instead. So much of this good read brought to light the ideas of Facebook and the Narcissistic behavior it has created, I mean really we do a self portrait of who we want to be and what and how we want the world to see us, we put our best foot forward with our best pictures and our best stories and really want to portray our best side. How cool we are with our trips and musical tastes, not to mention the 537 friends some people tend to have, even if they haven't seen or spoken to them in 25 years after high school, but chummy and giving a shit today, when 25 years ago they didnt even like each other let alone talk to each other...funny shit. Then we have the whole alone and lonely phenomenon, where the average teen chooses to text 100 plus times daily, thus never truly being alone, if even for a text message, they are in tuned with the outside world via cell phone and instant messaging and never have to be alone with themselves or their horrible solitude and thoughts. Another interesting issue is the loneliness aspect of our society, nobody wants to be bored by being alone, the text, call do whatever they can to have somebody in the room with them either electronically or metaphysically, they are afraid to be solo with themselves, thus calling alone time, boredom, instead of calling it what it truly is
'fear" ,or the inability to be alone and use that time to collect their deepest thoughts and solutions to a given problem or thought process. As I always told my kids, "if you're bored, you are boring" very simple there are too many options out there that we can amuse, entertain,self govern our time in a positive way, heaven forfend an individual pick up a book or even a dictionary or encyclopedia and look something up that you heard but didn't understand, I do this all of the time and with the amount of reading I do can usually check my personal spellings or meanings of a word to superior help immediately,sometimes I'm write , and sometimes I'm off the mark but the point is that opening the mind to things we like , love, know or don't know means just that ,opening up the process for learning and not just doing that which we are comfortable doing. Reading is an amazing way to educate yourself, increase your knowledge on many things and your vocabulary and ability to spell goes up exponentially when you crack open a book!
The old addage of Reading id fundamental is a long lost art that truly has been buried under the pages of technology, instant gratification and fast food minds have taken over the world of knowledge and learning, if it's not something that is TMZ quality then most don't want to dig deeper and expand the mind with a little effort. I for one am blessed with a sharp mind and one who is always trying to sharpen my cerebral pencil of thought processes, reading helps me to achieve this goal and helps me to learn more each day by listening either with the written word, or the amazing skills of being a listener to the spoken word. So off to my next book and thinking it might be the Steve Jobs story and really look forward to that great story! Goodnight and Good Times!
'fear" ,or the inability to be alone and use that time to collect their deepest thoughts and solutions to a given problem or thought process. As I always told my kids, "if you're bored, you are boring" very simple there are too many options out there that we can amuse, entertain,self govern our time in a positive way, heaven forfend an individual pick up a book or even a dictionary or encyclopedia and look something up that you heard but didn't understand, I do this all of the time and with the amount of reading I do can usually check my personal spellings or meanings of a word to superior help immediately,sometimes I'm write , and sometimes I'm off the mark but the point is that opening the mind to things we like , love, know or don't know means just that ,opening up the process for learning and not just doing that which we are comfortable doing. Reading is an amazing way to educate yourself, increase your knowledge on many things and your vocabulary and ability to spell goes up exponentially when you crack open a book!
The old addage of Reading id fundamental is a long lost art that truly has been buried under the pages of technology, instant gratification and fast food minds have taken over the world of knowledge and learning, if it's not something that is TMZ quality then most don't want to dig deeper and expand the mind with a little effort. I for one am blessed with a sharp mind and one who is always trying to sharpen my cerebral pencil of thought processes, reading helps me to achieve this goal and helps me to learn more each day by listening either with the written word, or the amazing skills of being a listener to the spoken word. So off to my next book and thinking it might be the Steve Jobs story and really look forward to that great story! Goodnight and Good Times!
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Old Post
I'm not going to say the cliche TGIF today other than it's Friday and the weekend beckons and all that is left is to find something to do??? Today is rather slow at the workplace and being my working Friday it's a real easy shift to say the least. hoping to sneak out in a few to get something to eat and then be ready for the Gym at lunchtime as the pool is calling me and the workout in the water sounds amazing since it is so warm and humid out today. cannot wait trust me , so stuffy here the water sounds like a real treat to me right now.
After work I have a 13th birthday Party for my my Nephew Josh at his house so that will take up a few hours of the night and be fed and ready for Friday night. Which is another big question to be answered? But I do have a couple rides scheduled for this weekend and gym of course , might try to shake things up a bit and go for a drive somewhere with Terria and see what we can find to do, maybe Keynote for Red Rhythm or some kind of entertainment, or nothing at all, doesn't really matter either way!
Very happy to receive a picture from Terria of Braz in Afghanistan yesterday ,will post that in a few and was really good to see the boy in his element with his crew fighting the fight. I can only say that it has been very nerve racking to say the least, especialy with a few of his mates in his platoon already losing their lives to attacks in and around jalalabad. A very mean and visious thing is war, many people pay the ultimate price , some innocents, others warriors doing what they are paid to do and yet we lose peole everyday for this senseless and meaningless
After work I have a 13th birthday Party for my my Nephew Josh at his house so that will take up a few hours of the night and be fed and ready for Friday night. Which is another big question to be answered? But I do have a couple rides scheduled for this weekend and gym of course , might try to shake things up a bit and go for a drive somewhere with Terria and see what we can find to do, maybe Keynote for Red Rhythm or some kind of entertainment, or nothing at all, doesn't really matter either way!
Very happy to receive a picture from Terria of Braz in Afghanistan yesterday ,will post that in a few and was really good to see the boy in his element with his crew fighting the fight. I can only say that it has been very nerve racking to say the least, especialy with a few of his mates in his platoon already losing their lives to attacks in and around jalalabad. A very mean and visious thing is war, many people pay the ultimate price , some innocents, others warriors doing what they are paid to do and yet we lose peole everyday for this senseless and meaningless
Monday, May 14, 2012
The Grasp
It is definitely a monday morning, the sinus issues are at an all time high ,or low depending on how i want to look at it, i have til 10 am then it generally goes away. The weather is starting to warm up, heatwave of 70 degrees for us here in the Nard and not too shabby I'd say! We pay for this weather trust me and the beauty of it is , we can afford it and enjoy the ability to do whatever we want year round, no snow, rain ,hurricans ,tornadoes or anything to deal with bu the boredom of perfect weather. The joys are aplenty, the mothers day is behind us and another great day with Terria in the books. We were treated last night with a visit from Baby Aubrey to help terria celebrate her mothers day as a grandmother and I as a grandfather of Ty and Mandy's perfect little baby Aubrey Sue!!! Love our little girl and she brightens up our day everytime we see her.
Coming to the end of our run with Michael, he is retiring from the counseling and going abroad to enjoy his latter years of life, he has been very instrumental in keeping Terria and I together and going stronger. We have one last goodbye visit with him and then he sails off into the twilight and will never see him again. don't know who will be referred to us for him but think I can honestly say that I cannot start over with another therapist it would be too painful to relive where I've been with anybody else, we shall see what tomorrow brings in that regard. But for now it's renewal and growth on a daily basis to keep our lives where they need to be, a good place and better future based on the hard work and dedication to making happiness an everyday thing, so far , so good!
The fact that everyday is Valentines day, Mothers day and fathers day, Birthday and Christmas in our home, is the biggest rib tickler that most tend to believe when they hear the comment come from mine or Terria's mouth, we enjoy the goodness of what most people tend to think are special occasion moments each and every day, not just on thoe special days, which is why we don't specifically celebrate these so-called holidays or Hallmark dtermined events any differently than we normally live...with passion and joy and loving and admiration towards each other. It's always been that way and the fact that I can say that my affair 2 years ago is now the single best thing to happen to US is even more compelling to me. The awreness that came from that has made us both better, granted I did not like the pain I inflicted and the damage cause but like a bridges that crunbles and falls, the rebuild bring about a stronger and better structure, with better understanding of what went wriong with the original plans, we have bult a better bridge and plan and crossing over and finding the better side of life in our middle to latter stages of our marriage and life. We have been blessed with a second chance, a better chance to make things even more amazing than ever, having the tools and not fooling ourselves into thinking that we can relazx and slow down the growth and awareness of our marriage and our lives that await us tomorrow and beyond. I am good with my growth but never stop growing, i can always look back and learn where I have been to know where I want to go in the future. Mistakes and missteps are part of life and learning from those mistakes is what I have called growth. I do belive that I have finally been able to forgive myself for what I've done, the past is no reflection of my future but a reminder of how important it is to never stop growing and never relax and think that things are always going to work themsleves out, they don't, we must make the efforts to recognize and then act accordingly, thats where I'm at in this stage in life is to know that I don't always know everything and will remind myself of that fact. Growth is never moving too slowly, nor is is moving too fast, finding that sweet spot and evolving with it I believe is my key to maintaining the Happiness that i hold in my hands. A special thanks to Terria and Family for understanding the quirky, if not free spirited approach to life that I call my own. Today is a good day, tomorrow will even be better, a positive grip on life makes that belief an easier reality!
Coming to the end of our run with Michael, he is retiring from the counseling and going abroad to enjoy his latter years of life, he has been very instrumental in keeping Terria and I together and going stronger. We have one last goodbye visit with him and then he sails off into the twilight and will never see him again. don't know who will be referred to us for him but think I can honestly say that I cannot start over with another therapist it would be too painful to relive where I've been with anybody else, we shall see what tomorrow brings in that regard. But for now it's renewal and growth on a daily basis to keep our lives where they need to be, a good place and better future based on the hard work and dedication to making happiness an everyday thing, so far , so good!
The fact that everyday is Valentines day, Mothers day and fathers day, Birthday and Christmas in our home, is the biggest rib tickler that most tend to believe when they hear the comment come from mine or Terria's mouth, we enjoy the goodness of what most people tend to think are special occasion moments each and every day, not just on thoe special days, which is why we don't specifically celebrate these so-called holidays or Hallmark dtermined events any differently than we normally live...with passion and joy and loving and admiration towards each other. It's always been that way and the fact that I can say that my affair 2 years ago is now the single best thing to happen to US is even more compelling to me. The awreness that came from that has made us both better, granted I did not like the pain I inflicted and the damage cause but like a bridges that crunbles and falls, the rebuild bring about a stronger and better structure, with better understanding of what went wriong with the original plans, we have bult a better bridge and plan and crossing over and finding the better side of life in our middle to latter stages of our marriage and life. We have been blessed with a second chance, a better chance to make things even more amazing than ever, having the tools and not fooling ourselves into thinking that we can relazx and slow down the growth and awareness of our marriage and our lives that await us tomorrow and beyond. I am good with my growth but never stop growing, i can always look back and learn where I have been to know where I want to go in the future. Mistakes and missteps are part of life and learning from those mistakes is what I have called growth. I do belive that I have finally been able to forgive myself for what I've done, the past is no reflection of my future but a reminder of how important it is to never stop growing and never relax and think that things are always going to work themsleves out, they don't, we must make the efforts to recognize and then act accordingly, thats where I'm at in this stage in life is to know that I don't always know everything and will remind myself of that fact. Growth is never moving too slowly, nor is is moving too fast, finding that sweet spot and evolving with it I believe is my key to maintaining the Happiness that i hold in my hands. A special thanks to Terria and Family for understanding the quirky, if not free spirited approach to life that I call my own. Today is a good day, tomorrow will even be better, a positive grip on life makes that belief an easier reality!
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Baby Aubrey(Litto)
Baby Aubrey, Sitting in my Chair changing the channels with her remote, obviously watching TLC,Discovery or the History channel, no Stupid reality crap for my grandbaby but maybe an occasional Dodger Game! Go Aubs, can't wait to see you tonight little girl!
Give It To Twitter
I had a boatload of issues that were bothering me and keeping them bottled up inside, with the exception of Terria I shared them with nobody but us. The workplace and my co-workers has continually been sliding backwards, not to mention the private lives of some of my buds here on base. But rather than fill this page up with fervor and anger and an unloading of sorts, I chose to vent thses issues on Twitter, 140 characters at a time and feeling good about my choice to leave it there. So as I scratch my head and continue to care about the shit and the lives of others that I can't fix, mend or prevent the train wreck from happening,I sit back and wait for the BOOM! of the dynamite and will deal with the fragmentations later!
But HEY!! on the good news front, we get baby Aubrey for a few hours tonight to ourselves, YEAY! I say, been about 3 days since we last held our little baby and miss her very very much. So I will leave with this positive and know that our little girl gives both Terria and I more reasons to smile each and every day. We are blessed and I will continue to work on myself and keep myself focused on the tasks at hand, staying happy, healthy and prosperous for the years ahead!
But HEY!! on the good news front, we get baby Aubrey for a few hours tonight to ourselves, YEAY! I say, been about 3 days since we last held our little baby and miss her very very much. So I will leave with this positive and know that our little girl gives both Terria and I more reasons to smile each and every day. We are blessed and I will continue to work on myself and keep myself focused on the tasks at hand, staying happy, healthy and prosperous for the years ahead!
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