Monday, October 20, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Still here.
I know, I know...its been about four weeks since I've posted.
Rather than dwell on the fact that I've been MIA, lets marvel in the fact that I was able to keep it up as long as I had. I mean seriously - I was averaging about 12 posts per month for a pretty long stretch.
All is quiet.
I'm feeling pretty good and have mostly forgotten that I am living with cancer. Certainly I have my moments of fear (and hypochondria), but by and large I am controlling my own destiny and living life.
We had a great vacation about a month ago and we have been going full steam ahead since then. Kristin is in the process of opening a new shop (target of early November) so I've spent most of my weekends building cabinetry for her cash stand, shelving, etc. I enjoy the building - the staining/sealing...not so much. We are going to employ my mom in the next couple weeks to help with painting, assembly and more.
It's great having them in town and it even afforded Kris and I an adult night last week. We had some old neighbors over for a dinner party. It was our turn to host so Kris and I picked up a free-range, grass fed standing rib roast which was just awesome. We purchased it from a local market so we felt good supporting a small business with local meats/produce. I'm all for a global economy, but I like to keep my money in the state if I can.
Kids are doing great and growing like weeds.
Better go. More. Soon.
Rather than dwell on the fact that I've been MIA, lets marvel in the fact that I was able to keep it up as long as I had. I mean seriously - I was averaging about 12 posts per month for a pretty long stretch.
All is quiet.
I'm feeling pretty good and have mostly forgotten that I am living with cancer. Certainly I have my moments of fear (and hypochondria), but by and large I am controlling my own destiny and living life.
We had a great vacation about a month ago and we have been going full steam ahead since then. Kristin is in the process of opening a new shop (target of early November) so I've spent most of my weekends building cabinetry for her cash stand, shelving, etc. I enjoy the building - the staining/sealing...not so much. We are going to employ my mom in the next couple weeks to help with painting, assembly and more.
It's great having them in town and it even afforded Kris and I an adult night last week. We had some old neighbors over for a dinner party. It was our turn to host so Kris and I picked up a free-range, grass fed standing rib roast which was just awesome. We purchased it from a local market so we felt good supporting a small business with local meats/produce. I'm all for a global economy, but I like to keep my money in the state if I can.
Kids are doing great and growing like weeds.
Better go. More. Soon.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Three reasons to keep fighting.
Been feeling really great the past couple weeks...which in turn means very few posts to the blog. I have story to tell about the dentist, but it will have to wait until tomorrow...I need to log off for the night.
Friday, September 19, 2008
Monday, September 15, 2008
STATUS
Health, good.
Family, good.
Home, good.
Had a nice vacation last week. I went back to the homeland (Michigan City) and enjoyed a carefree week including visits to the beach, zoo, Redamaks and Swingbellies.
Kris the kids and I were able to catch up with a lot of family while still having some downtime for just the four of us. We staying a in a resort community called Beachwalk which is essentially a bunch of cute, colorful homes nestled in an amazing streetscape. I should also mention that its only a 10 minute walk to a very private part of Lake Michigan.
We can't wait to go back and even talked about buying there someday (very, very far down the road).
I started editing all the video last night - I expect that will take the better part of the week to get trimmed down to the highlight reel.
Family, good.
Home, good.
Had a nice vacation last week. I went back to the homeland (Michigan City) and enjoyed a carefree week including visits to the beach, zoo, Redamaks and Swingbellies.
Kris the kids and I were able to catch up with a lot of family while still having some downtime for just the four of us. We staying a in a resort community called Beachwalk which is essentially a bunch of cute, colorful homes nestled in an amazing streetscape. I should also mention that its only a 10 minute walk to a very private part of Lake Michigan.
We can't wait to go back and even talked about buying there someday (very, very far down the road).
I started editing all the video last night - I expect that will take the better part of the week to get trimmed down to the highlight reel.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Friday, August 29, 2008
seriously, socialism?
Its no secret that I support Barack Obama. I almost always vote democrat because I believe that being an American, everybody should have the same opportunities I did. I had a leg up on many because I had a great and supportive family growing up that afforded me a good education and support along the way - why should only a select few of us have a fighting chance at living the American dream.
(disclaimer, I will be voting for our GOP governor in Indiana this year because of a good track record and keeping his nose out of Roe v Wade, Church/State and Gay rights issues - he's just cleaning up a messy state that can blamed on both parties throughout the last 15 years).
I read a lot about Barack, McCain and the election process as a whole. Some of this is from credible sources, some not - but I feel like I've got a pretty good idea of what is true and what is not. Lately, I've been making the mistake of reading random user comments - more often than not, these people are idiots who like to use phrases like:
NeoCons
Democraps
McSame
Barack Osama
Liberal/leftist
you get the idea. However, I get so tired of seeing the word Socialism.
Seriously, socialism. Here's what the first paragraph of Wikipedia says about it:
Socialism - refers to any of various economic and political concepts of state or collective (i.e. public) ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods and services, some of which have been developed into more or less highly articulated theories and/or praxis.
OK, I'm not sure what all that means but certainly there have to be some good things about Socialism. For example, how about Police and Fire Departments? These are publicly owned entities that benefit everybody. We all pay for them and we all reap the rewards. How about public schools? Again, access to everybody and for minimal additional cost than your property/state/local taxes. I guess what I'm getting at is - why are people so quick to label Democrats as Socialists when in fact it seems like the entire country has had these types of services for centuries.
Don't get me wrong, I recognize that Socialism can certainly go far beyond what I'm talking about and in directions that even the staunchest Leftist (I couldn't resist) would shy away from. I'm just tired of seeing the Socialist label thrown by people who attended public schools, have used police/fire services, or currently collect some sort of aid (social security or medicare for example).
I want to institute a new rule. You use the world Socialism to describe the Democrats again - you forgo your rights to Social Security, Medicare/aid, Police and Fire Protection.
(disclaimer, I will be voting for our GOP governor in Indiana this year because of a good track record and keeping his nose out of Roe v Wade, Church/State and Gay rights issues - he's just cleaning up a messy state that can blamed on both parties throughout the last 15 years).
I read a lot about Barack, McCain and the election process as a whole. Some of this is from credible sources, some not - but I feel like I've got a pretty good idea of what is true and what is not. Lately, I've been making the mistake of reading random user comments - more often than not, these people are idiots who like to use phrases like:
NeoCons
Democraps
McSame
Barack Osama
Liberal/leftist
you get the idea. However, I get so tired of seeing the word Socialism.
Seriously, socialism. Here's what the first paragraph of Wikipedia says about it:
Socialism - refers to any of various economic and political concepts of state or collective (i.e. public) ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods and services, some of which have been developed into more or less highly articulated theories and/or praxis.
OK, I'm not sure what all that means but certainly there have to be some good things about Socialism. For example, how about Police and Fire Departments? These are publicly owned entities that benefit everybody. We all pay for them and we all reap the rewards. How about public schools? Again, access to everybody and for minimal additional cost than your property/state/local taxes. I guess what I'm getting at is - why are people so quick to label Democrats as Socialists when in fact it seems like the entire country has had these types of services for centuries.
Don't get me wrong, I recognize that Socialism can certainly go far beyond what I'm talking about and in directions that even the staunchest Leftist (I couldn't resist) would shy away from. I'm just tired of seeing the Socialist label thrown by people who attended public schools, have used police/fire services, or currently collect some sort of aid (social security or medicare for example).
I want to institute a new rule. You use the world Socialism to describe the Democrats again - you forgo your rights to Social Security, Medicare/aid, Police and Fire Protection.
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