An Old Farmer's advice

* Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.
*Keep skunks and bankers at a distance.
*Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
* A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor..
* Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled.
* Meanness don't jes' happen overnight.
* Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads.
* Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.
* It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.
* You cannot unsay a cruel word.
*Every path has a few puddles.
* When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
* The best sermons are lived, not preached.
* Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway.
* Don't judge folks by their relatives.
* Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
* Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.
* Don't interfere with somethin' that ain't bothering you none.
* Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a Rain dance.
* If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.
* Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.
* The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin'.
* Always drink upstream from the herd.
* Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.
* Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in.
* If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.
* Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.-- Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.

Redemption will be mine.

Janus Charity Fund spot.

IMAZ 2009.

I. WILL. SUCCEED.

Bring it.

D-Backs Game

Went to the Game with the fam last night

Thanks......"Structural Steel Subcontractor" for the smokin' good tickets!

Right Field "Porch"

Free eats and drinks and a great view, even if out a ways. We had our own CCTV to watch the replays.

D-backs won...almost blew a 6 run lead, but hung on in the end.

On my High Horse

Went on a bit of a rant yesterday on FB. I'm sick of always trying to be PC, (or at least thinking that I'm trying)
I saw a T-ShIrt at a Tri a couple of weeks ago that said......

"Life is too short....say what needs to be said...)

I'm with that.
So...
I don't believe in gay marriage
I think the bailouts were wrong.
I think BO is a corrupt Chicago Politican, just with with more money and power now.
I think it's ok to spank kids if they misbehave.
I think if you live in the USA, you better fuckin speak English.
I think if you don't have the proper documentation to live or work in this country you should be deported.( I don't care where you're from)
I think Amnesty for those currently here illegally is wrong.
I think we need more Leaders in this country. Those who lead by example and by serving, not by intimidation.
I think people need to volunteer more. For everything.
I think those looking for a handout would be better served by a hand up.

K...I'm good for now.

Ok...So it;'s been a while

...since a post with any substance.

I'm sick of Facebook. I find myself looking a peoples "stuff" that didn't mean a shit bit to me before, so why should it now? (Funny I've heard that from a few people) . I've reconnected with a couple of High School Friends, and a couple of college buddies, but my life is so different now, not much in common, if anything. Very few look at or comment on mine, and I'm thinking about moving back to blog land to stay. I don't read many blogs myself, maybe 7 or 8, but I feel like those that I read are in the circle that I want to be in anyway.

I went to the doc yesterday. Had some blood work done and it came back and said that I'm getting old and overweight.
Blood Sugar is elevated, Triglcerides too. Testoserone is low. And my Throid is bad enough that they want more blood tests and an ultrasound to check for tumors or nodules. Yay!

oh yeah...I weigh 233 and the Blood Pressure is 136 over 86.

I know....a picture of health.

Speaking of which. To do P90X I have to take before and after pictures. Shield your eyes. I will be posting them here. I must have accountability, and putting it our here, I believe will be a good motivator.

So yeah....half naked pictures of a fat guy. Sweet.

Workouts will be posted as well.

See ya Monday.

A.

Gi-normous

These are the last two Grapefruit from our tree in the backyard.

My new License Plate

Two Hundred and WTF???

Thirty Six.

I haven't weighed that since football in college......TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO.

Time to get busy. I'm runnin out of jeans.