These last few days have been the first in a few years where I have been truly sick. And let me tell you, it SUCKS. I've missed 3 days of work and I'm about to miss a fourth today.
On Wednesday (yes, a day off from Domino's I missed) I met Charlotte the dietician. So the process of bariatric surgery is FINALLY under way. She was pretty cool. I'm tracking my food and have to "meet" with her over the phone once a week. And I need to try and lose around 40 pounds over the next 6 months. Not impossible but definitely a challenge.
Friday, January 24, 2014
Monday, January 13, 2014
SLO life
I'm moving to San Luis Obispo in a couple of days. Got my own studio in the back of a house. Hopefully this will be a place I stay at for a while. It's pretty big all things considered. $750 a month. Not too bad.
Sunday, January 5, 2014
San Diego Sports
January 5, 2014 will go down as one of the most memorable days in San Diego sports history. At least for me it will.
Most importantly, I just found out that Jerry Coleman has passed. What a great man. I'm not sure my words can to justice to him. I just loved listening to him do Padre games on the radio. I'm old enough to remember having the game on as I went to sleep at night. As the years passed I came to appreciate him more and more. And knowing how he served our country made you love him even more. I've never heard anyone say a bad word about the man. He lived a long and interesting life. I always thought of him as the "Forest Gump" of San Diego. I will personally miss him. San Diego Padres baseball will never be the same. Rest In Peace Jerry.
The Chargers... They WON! What an incredible ride they've been on the past 5 weeks. I thought things were a little shaky in the first half but I was very impressed that they made some adjustments and let Rivers throw more. I have this strange feeling they are going to win in Denver next week but then lose to the Patriots. My "official" prediction is that it will be a Seattle-NewEngland SuperBowl.
And My AZTECS... WON! Are you kidding me? Going into Kansas and dominating. Yes, I know they only ended up winning by 4 but they were ahead the whole game. I'm so proud to be an Aztec right now. Hell I'm proud of my roots. I'm never ashamed to brag to folks that I grew up in San Diego. Yes, we haven't had the greatest luck in sports but it's a wonderful town. And I'll always be a San Diegan. And an Aztec4Life.
Most importantly, I just found out that Jerry Coleman has passed. What a great man. I'm not sure my words can to justice to him. I just loved listening to him do Padre games on the radio. I'm old enough to remember having the game on as I went to sleep at night. As the years passed I came to appreciate him more and more. And knowing how he served our country made you love him even more. I've never heard anyone say a bad word about the man. He lived a long and interesting life. I always thought of him as the "Forest Gump" of San Diego. I will personally miss him. San Diego Padres baseball will never be the same. Rest In Peace Jerry.
The Chargers... They WON! What an incredible ride they've been on the past 5 weeks. I thought things were a little shaky in the first half but I was very impressed that they made some adjustments and let Rivers throw more. I have this strange feeling they are going to win in Denver next week but then lose to the Patriots. My "official" prediction is that it will be a Seattle-NewEngland SuperBowl.
And My AZTECS... WON! Are you kidding me? Going into Kansas and dominating. Yes, I know they only ended up winning by 4 but they were ahead the whole game. I'm so proud to be an Aztec right now. Hell I'm proud of my roots. I'm never ashamed to brag to folks that I grew up in San Diego. Yes, we haven't had the greatest luck in sports but it's a wonderful town. And I'll always be a San Diegan. And an Aztec4Life.
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Holidays
Well, it's the holiday season again. Nothing major going on in my life. I worked Thanksgiving and the day after and will be working Christmas eve and probably Christmas. That's fine I guess. I still need the money.
My quest for bariatric surgery seems to have stalled. It's been over three months and I just can't seem to get a referral to see a surgeon. This is very frustrating. I know if I did have the opportunity to do it I could make it work financially with all the hours I'm putting in. Hopefully I'll have an update soon.
I sent my Mom a Christmas card. And I actually got one back! And it wasn't filled with bad stuff. She basically just kind of updated me on things that have been going on in her life. She says she was in a "coma" and almost died. I'm not sure what really happened but whatever it was doesn't sound good for sure. And my brother actually had a kid (I'm assuming with Billie his wife). So I have a nephew finally. Maybe by the time we heal all these wounds I can come by and play with him. That will be nice.
My quest for bariatric surgery seems to have stalled. It's been over three months and I just can't seem to get a referral to see a surgeon. This is very frustrating. I know if I did have the opportunity to do it I could make it work financially with all the hours I'm putting in. Hopefully I'll have an update soon.
I sent my Mom a Christmas card. And I actually got one back! And it wasn't filled with bad stuff. She basically just kind of updated me on things that have been going on in her life. She says she was in a "coma" and almost died. I'm not sure what really happened but whatever it was doesn't sound good for sure. And my brother actually had a kid (I'm assuming with Billie his wife). So I have a nephew finally. Maybe by the time we heal all these wounds I can come by and play with him. That will be nice.
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Aztec Football
I just had to write about how proud I am of my team tonight. They took care of business and upset Boise St in another OT thriller. They took chances and they made plays. This is what football is all about. They have heart and their coach and the biggest set of cajones in college coaching. They are everything the Chargers AREN'T. They over achieve. They started 0-3 and now they are 7-4. They got themselves up off the mat and started kicking ASS. I'm an AZTEC4LIFE and I couldn't be prouder!
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Gastric Sleeve
I haven't posted anything for a while so I thought I'd write something, even if it's short.
Things are going ok. Seems like this year is flying by. I like my job at the RTA. I wish it paid more of course but who doesn't want to be paid more, right? We might get a bump next year with the new union contract. I just hope they don't screw the new guys. Domino's is ok. For the most part I like the work. It's pretty easy stuff. And or course I like working with Shealy and most of the other guys and gals. Ralph is still a pain sometimes. I just don't understand his thinking. But he's better than James (the area manager) so I guess things could be worse.
The "holidays" are coming up. Probably won't be much of a big deal in my life. I will get PAID days off from RTA for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's so that's cool. Maybe next year I'll be in a better position financially to enjoy them a little more. At least at this point in my life I'm making plenty to pay the bills and save a little. And of course fix my car. It seems like every month I have a couple hundred in expenses going to that thing.
And the big (as in "gordo") thing going on in my life is my pursuit of bariatric surgery. It's been a slow process thus far. Last week I saw a gastroenterologist. She recommended I have a colonoscopy. So I'm doing that on the 20th. I also had to give a stool sample. One of the grossest things I've ever experienced.
It's interesting how over the years I always thought that people who got bariatric surgery were "cheating". Part of that thinking was that I was probably jealous that I didn't have that kind of money or insurance to get it done. Now that I do have decent insurance and my out of pocket expense is reasonable my whole thinking has changed. At this point in my life if I don't do something drastic I'll probably die in the next 20 years. Now I figure even if I get the surgery I'm still going to have to do a lot of work to keep the weight off. I don't want to end up like Jim T. But getting it done will be a HUGE boost in helping me achieve my health goals. I would love to get back under 300lbs and STAY there for the rest of my life. And I think getting under 250 is even realistic if I put in the work and stick to thing. Next Tuesday is going to be a big test when I have to fast for about 24 hours. I don't think I've ever done that. We'll see how it all goes!
Things are going ok. Seems like this year is flying by. I like my job at the RTA. I wish it paid more of course but who doesn't want to be paid more, right? We might get a bump next year with the new union contract. I just hope they don't screw the new guys. Domino's is ok. For the most part I like the work. It's pretty easy stuff. And or course I like working with Shealy and most of the other guys and gals. Ralph is still a pain sometimes. I just don't understand his thinking. But he's better than James (the area manager) so I guess things could be worse.
The "holidays" are coming up. Probably won't be much of a big deal in my life. I will get PAID days off from RTA for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's so that's cool. Maybe next year I'll be in a better position financially to enjoy them a little more. At least at this point in my life I'm making plenty to pay the bills and save a little. And of course fix my car. It seems like every month I have a couple hundred in expenses going to that thing.
And the big (as in "gordo") thing going on in my life is my pursuit of bariatric surgery. It's been a slow process thus far. Last week I saw a gastroenterologist. She recommended I have a colonoscopy. So I'm doing that on the 20th. I also had to give a stool sample. One of the grossest things I've ever experienced.
It's interesting how over the years I always thought that people who got bariatric surgery were "cheating". Part of that thinking was that I was probably jealous that I didn't have that kind of money or insurance to get it done. Now that I do have decent insurance and my out of pocket expense is reasonable my whole thinking has changed. At this point in my life if I don't do something drastic I'll probably die in the next 20 years. Now I figure even if I get the surgery I'm still going to have to do a lot of work to keep the weight off. I don't want to end up like Jim T. But getting it done will be a HUGE boost in helping me achieve my health goals. I would love to get back under 300lbs and STAY there for the rest of my life. And I think getting under 250 is even realistic if I put in the work and stick to thing. Next Tuesday is going to be a big test when I have to fast for about 24 hours. I don't think I've ever done that. We'll see how it all goes!
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Dream
With today being the 50th anniversary of MLK's Dream speech I thought I better post something. What a great speech first of all. Last night I watched it in it's entirety. What a great orator he was. Reminds me a lot of Obama. Learned a lot about King too. His approval rating was only 30% at the time of his death. Now he is universally loved. Needless to say, if he were alive we would view things much differently.
Our country has come a long way in the past 50 years. But it still have a long way to go. I don't think we'll ever have true "equality" but we must strive for it. White people are always going to have a leg up in this country. That's just how it's going to be. Maybe in 200 years or something when we're all a little more brown will this country live up to it's creed.
Our country has come a long way in the past 50 years. But it still have a long way to go. I don't think we'll ever have true "equality" but we must strive for it. White people are always going to have a leg up in this country. That's just how it's going to be. Maybe in 200 years or something when we're all a little more brown will this country live up to it's creed.
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