RE:think

Risk

I'm lying in bed and can't sleep. Thought I would grab my phone and post. I'm thinking about the concept of risk taking and how I suck at it lately. In 2009 I hope to remedy that.

Maybe I can get to sleep now.

Monday, Off From Work

I was off today. Here are a few words to describe the day...

DVR, Book Store, Sushi, Pre-Christmas Window Shopping, Tennessee Poker Tour, A Beer, Wii, Nap, Rain/Snow, Classic Rock Radio, Laundry...

And the biggest thing all day, at least in Evette's eyes I am sure...

Had dinner ready for Evette and the kids when they got home. That's right. I cooked!

Tomorrow, road trip to Knoxville with my Dad before going back to work on Wednesday.

Pub Night!

I had a blast and got to blow a large build up of steam. I laughed to my guts were sore and my face hurts. I had a Thomas Creek Amber and a Magic Hat No. 9. Oh, and some darn good pizza!

Back tomorrow with a real post. For now my relaxation continues.

The Only Thing Bad (for me) About Being in a Rock Band

The fact that sometimes, like tonight, you get home from a gig at 3 A.M. Good show tonight at Fast Lane in Bristol though. It was our debut there and they loved us. One more regular stop for the State. And there is no better way to spend time with my Dad and my Brother. Good times. I hope my at least one or two of my kids get into music and want to play in a band with me one day.

$1.94... Wow.

Rainy Days Can Be Nice

It's raining off and on here today. So, I am taking the opportunity to be still. I am in the easy chair, legs stretched out on the ottoman, with a book, the laptop, and college football. Now THIS is what I'm talking about.

Fatigued

I am a generally happy person. I have much to be thankful for and have somehow conned a few people into loving me. It's a good life and God has been very good. But...

Do you ever just get overloaded with things to the point that your brain suffers form extreme fatigue? I'm so tired of worrying about money and being broke these past few months. I'm tired of these ridiculous gas prices and my ever increasing grocery bill. It sucks trying to explain to a 5 year old why we can't go to the "cool playground" because it's a little too far and we are saving gas. Working on homework with the kids every single night gets old. Just being honest. Work is super busy and a source of great stress right now. I worry I can't be a good Husband and Father while worrying about all this other stuff and that makes it worse. I got too involved in the 24 hour news cycle and let it wear me out.

So I am just fatigued right now. A good bit of it is my own fault. When I let this happen I don't sleep well, find myself looking for confrontation, and am just generally disagreeable. In other words, I am a tired ass.

I know we'll be ok, because things always work out one way or another. And money will get better now that Evette has found a job and starts next week. We just gotta hang in there 3 more weeks. Homework isn't going away, but I love my little rug rats so I can always accentuate the positives of helping them. Work won't slow down, but thank God for a job and a job I like doing. I'm also thankful for an awesome family and great friends that make life much more enjoyable.

And ya know what? Gas prices be damned, we're going to the cool playground next time!

Photo-Blogging

So, if you hadn't noticed, I am posting a lot of pictures these days. What's up with that? Well, I found that the new iPhone software combined with the Typepad app is completely and utterly awesome. Sure, there were ways before to blog photos live from phones, but now I can do it in basically 2 clicks. For a Typepad user, it is definitely a "killer app". The only thing cooler on my phone are the Pandora and Last.fm apps.

So you will probably see more of this kind of blogging from me. It's a great way to keep new content flowing while I am on the go. Hope enjoy it.

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