It was one of those “clean up” winter weekends. I spent a good bit of Saturday and Sunday cleaning out my files in my desk and the items in my bookshelf. I actually filled a recycling container once. Brett was going out and took it to the recycling center. I filled it again today. It’s nice cleaning house now and then. Even though the weather…
The countdown begins…
This week I moved ahead a little further on my weight loss surgery journey. On Monday I had my initial supervised diet and exercise session with my primary care physician. It’s basically a 2,000 calorie diet with a 30 minute a day treadmill exercise routine. My doctor is very much in favor of me moving ahead with this diet. He believes that it will reduce…
Barack Obama for President
I feel like I am behind the times in choosing a Presidential candidate to support. Super Tuesday has come and gone, and Ohio’s primary is approaching in early March. I have really been up in the air on who to support. So, I decided to objectively look at the candidates and make a personal choice. Isn’t it fascinating the candidates that are emerging in recent…
Wicked Good Time!
Today Brett and I went to see Wicked with our pals Dave and Mark. We had a fun time. Although, I did not get to see the 1st hour of the play. Due to some bad scheduling and not cross checking schedules, I had to lead my congregation’s annual meeting as the President until the play was well underway. I drove to Cleveland separately and…
Biblical Purist or Biblical Terrorist?
Yesterday I listened to one of the most intriguing interviews on a podcast. Feast of Fools had an interview with Shirley Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas. If the name seems somewhat familiar, she is one of the Phelps family members who picket funerals of AIDS patients, soldiers killed in Iraq and numerous other gay related events. The most notorious picketing was…
Enjoyable Winter Weekend
Brett and I took a vacation day yesterday. He had been in cold Minnesota all week. Of course, our weather here was not much better! We spent Friday at Grove City Prime Outlets. We did this trip last year on this weekend and got tremendous deals. So, we decided to repeat it again this year. The deals were just as good this year. I had…
A weight loss journey begins
On Thursday I made my decision to pursue a surgical option for weight loss. I have been on Weight Watchers for about 6 months and have lost 20 and gained back 4 pounds. I like the program but find myself cheating. I seem to always come up to this 250 pound barrier in my weight. As many of you know, my partner Brett had gastric…