Friendly Food

I'm starting to look at food the way i look at people ...

there are those that infuse you with energy and make you better...and those that seem to add no value and at the end of the experience you feel worse for the interaction you had.

Coincidentally, sometimes these no value people drive us to the no value foods...hmmm.  wonder why that is?

So, before i eat now...i ask myself is this is a friendly food or not?  Is this something that will add value to my life, make me better, more energetic for the long haul, and make me feel good about myself.

if not...then i will choose a friendlier food....one that i know won't let me down in the end.

My Mariano Year

I turned 42 today.

So, everytime i think about being 42...i have a new mantra....42 is my Mariano year.  As in, Mariano Rivera. 

Go Yankees!!!

Mariano Rivera is number 42.  As a matter of fact, he is one of the last players to ever wear that number in baseball...since it was retired across the league as an honor to Jackie Robinson.  But, I did not cheer for Jackie Robinson the way I cheered and continue to cheer for MR.

So, since I am 42...I am challenging myself to make this year my Mariano year...the year of CONSISTENT EXCELLENCE.  Anyone can have a good day.  Anyone can be amazing for a short burst.  But, it takes commitment and focus to always want the ball with bases loaded, and one out away from losing or winning it all...

So, 42...the year of consistent excellence.

Forrest Gump

Life is like a box of chocolates....

Problem is, more and more people are trying to eat the whole box in one sitting.

Just take one at a time...and remember to savor each piece before stuffing the next one in your mouth.

and of course when i say you...i mean me.

but, you already know that.

when it counts

watching the yankees playoff game...

derek jeter another post season homerun.  some people just seem to be able to execute when it counts.  when the game is on the line. He's had slumps...he's had injuries...he's been down.  but, when everyone is counting on him.  with millions of people watching, he never fails to at least deliver his best.

one question to ask at the end of every day...

did you deliver when it counted...or did you let yourself and your team down?

Action Movies

So the best way to stay longer on an elliptical or treadmill is to not watch sports center or a half hour comedy.  it's 90 minute action movies.  non-stop action, usually a revenge for killing the wife or girlfriend will do nicely.  gets the blood flowing and then you don't want to get off because you want to see how the thing ends.  Death Race was my most recent mindless retreat....but it did keep me occupied for 80 minutes...and now i know how to kill someone with a metal cafeteria tray....so educational as well.

enjoy

"wine is sunlight held together by water."  great line from "bottle shock".

doesn't that sound so much better than "wine is about 110 calories per glass"?

need to really enjoy what we experience...that way, the hour and a half on the elliptical today is for a purpose...not just to burn something...

the shirt

here he comes again...

as he fingers through the hangers....wanting to choose me...but he knows he's not ready yet.

bought me on a whim...and i do look good.  He knew i would never fit him...but he got me anyway as an incentive.  As a goal. 

So, here i am...another fall season approaches and i haven't had the chance to ever get out of the bedroom.

yeah, i've been slammed to the floor a few times in frustration...but, never made it out the front door. 

we're good on the top...shoulders...chest...all fit perfect.  it's that belly, man.  I was not made to fit the belly...that's just who i am and how i roll.

so, big boy approaches....and he knows...not yet....and when he's ready i will make him look better than he ever has before.

it's really up to him.  Until then...I'll just hang out.