A boozer and not a loser...

So I have had a heck of a week - run run run - I don't think I have had more than an hour here and there to actually relax. I totally blew it on my no drinking campaign - Last night at the bowling alley I had 3 glasses of beer (not terrible) but not really what I expected out of myself. And drinking drives me to eat - so after bowling Dad and Lisa said hey let's go over to Spires and get some dinner (not exactly a good idea at 9:30pm). Without protest, my stomach led me over there to eat a giant ham and Swiss sandwich with fries and a bowl of soup... I hate that I eat so much... and to boot I am going on the road starting Sunday - I always eat bad when I travel...

Ugg - I need to staple my lips shut - I really would like to get back to the weight I was before I quit smoking...

So this trip I will be going to the beautiful and glamorous cities of Lancaster and Hanford California. I'm not sure which one I am more excited about. At least I don't have to fly and rent a car and all that junk... I will have the lex with my satellite radio...

One plus is that my favorite sushi restaurant in the whole wide world is in Lancaster - mmmm Big Tuna... they have an all you can eat nightly special for $25... which is a total steal...

Bass Pro Shop!

WOW WOW! what a place! So sunday after church I took my little buddy Bryce to check out the bass pro shop... He is 4... I have never seen such a place in my life. We got in the boats and played with all the switches and opened all the cabintets. Looked at the camping stuff, went in all the tents, played with the BBQs, tried out the crossbows, looked at the fish in the huge tank. Bryce drug me around the store for over 2 hours. He is such a great kid and we had a blast.

GEEZ THATS A BIG PUMPKIN

This is from a pumpkin contest in Half Moon Bay, CA - "Farmer John" won with a pumpkin weighing 1581 pounds... dang man!

Ugly Betty

I LOVE UGLY BETTY! Last night's episode was one of the best ever, not only did Ignacio Suarez come back from Mexico, but Justin learned how to play basket ball and Henry actually confronted Charlie about her affair and the fact that the kid may not be his. I have to say the pinnacle of the entire show was when Willamina, through the magic of photshop, convinced Alexis Mead that the two of them were great friends. It was HILARIOUS - there was a picture of them square dancing I was busting up (Shel yelled down stairs for me to shut up)...

Anyway... kudos to ABC... what a great show and a great episode!

Bag of nuts & a turkey burger, but still no booze...

So one of our operators from Virgina was in the office today and I was so glad to see her - she is a real pal. She brought me this bag of Virgina Peanuts. They were delicious - unusually greasy and salty... even more so than your average run of the mill nut... needless to say I have been pouring them straight from the bag right into my mouth all morning...

As if the nuts weren't filling enough I went to Carl's Jr and tried out their new Turkey Burger.... GROSS it looked like something you would buy in the freezer section of the grocery store and microwave. It was luke warm with some chewy bacon and nasty ranch sauce... Leave it to Carl's to totally mess up a great idea. I don't know why I bother going there - the fries always suck, the sandwiches are mediocre at best - what a waste of $6 and time. I would have been happier with my lean cuisine frozen dinner and some green salad here in the break room.

AND today is day 10 with no alcohol... I have really enjoyed the clarity of mind the past 10 days, however would still like to drink, I think I have proven the point to myself that I can skip drinking if I want to - however I feel the opposite, I miss drinking, I like a buzz now and again... I should just limit it to a day or so a week...

l guess we will see how tonight goes, maybe I will have a drink at the bowling alley... maybe not...

Haloween is in the air...

Well its that time of year again, the air is getting chilly, its still dark out as I stand in the cold waiting for my train in the morning and ahh yes - the stores are stocking truckloads of candy on the shelves. I couldn't help but notice the 5000 pounds of candy in huge orange barrels that I had to walk by while entering Albertsons the other day. So to celebrate I put up my Halloween decoration on my desk. -

Sometimes I worry about being too festive... Maybe I am overdoing it...

Anyhoo - the chill in the air and the dusting of snow reminds me also that the ski season is soon upon us. I tried on my ski suit the other day and thank God it still fits good... this quitting smoking nonsense has put me on the path to obesity... however the non drinking thing has made me snack less at night - which hopefully will balance everything out...


I love winter time - hopefully it will be full of snow and I will get some good skiing in...

The cat is so not affraid of me...

Now I live with my cat - I know what your thinking... The cat lives with me, however anyone who is owned by a cat knows better - I was singing and dancing around on the floors in my socks and not once did my fat cat move from the ottoman that he knows he is not supposed to be on... I think I will box him up and send him to the sausage factory tomorrow...