My favorite love story

I just loved this animated film. It has a great message and the whole family can enjoy it. Its called "UP". I saw it a few years ago and just watched it again. Two thumbs up from me.

Easter

Soon it will be Easter time. I like how the birds and the flowers all seem to come to life during this time of year. Each of us celebrates this time in their own way. To some it is a religious time of great importance. However you may celebrate this season in other ways. Just remember to celebrate with your families and loved ones and enjoy the time together.

Summer pleaseeeee

Cant wait for the passing of winter weather. Im ready for tshirts and shorts now. It seems like its been a long winter. The older I get the more I appreciate the things I used to just take for granted. Nice weather being one of those things. However the little bit of snow we have left is nothing compared to what kind of weather others must deal with. Try to make the best of what life throws at you ........

Workout update

Well...Ive been going to the gym several times a week for 2 weeks now. My cardio is getting better as I can go faster and longer on the treadmill than when I started. My legs feel great but wow.....my feet sure are sore lol. I may need to invest in a better pair of crosstrainer shoes if I want to stay serious on the cardio side of it. Met with a personal trainer named Alexsis. Super nice gal who is in great shape already. She set me up with a weight training program and showed me how all the equipment works. I did my first real set of muscle toning exercises and left the gym feeling like Rocky. The next morning it was all I could do to drag my ass up out of bed. Its been 2 days since then and I still feel like I got the stuffing beat out of me lol. Tonight I go back for my next round of weights. Someday I hope to wake up and not be so sore the next day. Abs...shoulders and legs tonight...Ill keep yall posted on the training....if I still have the energy left to write lol Cheers

Choices

Whitney Houston..1963-2012.  One of my favorite artists has joined the ranks of the premature dead.
Whitney was the same age as me and lived a remarkable life. We were able to watch her rise to the top as well as her slide back down to the bottom over the length of her career. As so many of us are trying to make our bodies better, others choose to take another direction. Was it peer pressure?  Choosing to hang around the wrong types of people?  Her marriage to Bobbie Brown was certainly the beginning of the fall.  I know many people that would say that I "just dont understand". They are probably right. I do understand that she made some really bad choices in her life and that this outcome was no great surprise. Her music of old will live forever however. We can remember her for her music or for the fact that she was a drug user. I hope that people can see her death as a reason to mabye start making better choices in life. Once a person has started down the path theres no fixing the damage that has been done. We are only issued one body by the maker and Im pretty sure he wants us to try to take care of it. That being said.....Im headed down to the gym to get my sweat on.  Cheers

So far so good

Been going to the gym for two days now. I thought I might be sore from the workouts but Im feeling pretty good actually. Ive been going in the evening so Ive been sleeping good. I did 3 miles at a 5% grade on the treadmill. Thats 4.82 kilometers to my Euro friends. I was going kinda fast so my heartrate was really movin and the sweat was rollin lol. Had my Alice in Chains cranked up on my headphones and felt real good with that heavy beat. Almost fell on my ass when I turned off the machine.......felt a bit drunk actually lol. Also been working a bit with the free weights.....arms..legs..abs. I feel really good mentaly about doing this also so that helps me keep a positive attitude and well motivated. Mabye Zumba this weekend.....

Now it begins...

Last night I went down to the new Golds gym to check it out. Wow so many nice people. Met with the new members lady and took the tour. Anyways.....Im a member now...i feel much more athletic lol. I was a little apprehensive to go at first because I figured I would look like an idiot. Happily, theres many people there just like me. I even knew a couple of the people. They have all the newest machines and equipment and several group rooms for use. Im looking forward to trying yoga for the first time. Im scheduled to meet with a personal trainer on monday night. They will set up a program designed to accomplish what I want. Its like a lounge almost....fireplaces...bigscreen tvs...juice bar...leather chairs in the relaxing area...very comfy. Kinda worried about one thing tho....one lady said she thought I might like to Zumba.....I told her I already had a girlfriend and thanked her anyway.

Am I really this old?

All of my friends in my age group seem to be working out more than ever now. Even my friends overseas are all getting into shape. Am i the only one who is already dead tired when I get home from 8-10 hours of work? Is it my age or is it my extra weight that I have packed on over the last year?I suppose I need to change my eating habits a bit. Cheeseburgers yea...candy yummm....soda mmm. Do I need to concentrate on losing the weight or just start eating better? Should I start exercising now? Do I need to do cardio or weight training? Do I need to spend my freetime at the gym looking at myself in the mirror? Lol. Think Ill start by losing a few pounds....mabye I wont be as tired when I get home at night.

Glass Houses

Got to thinking about how much I have changed over the years. Dont get me wrong....right is right and wrong is wrong. I try to be a good person and not be to quick to judge someone else.
Everybody has their positive and negative sides. We all wake up facing all kinds of different problems. In my many years on this earth Ive noticed how much better my day can be if I just worry about the important stuff..
....not the garbage that has no bearing on my day. We all have problems and situations in our own lives that are more important than the trivial crap that may go on around us. So Im gunna try to remember.....when I point my finger at someone....3 fingers are pointing right back at me. Cheers

Water Wars

It was a dark and stormy day almost 20 years ago. I had enlisted in the HM navy knowing full well that there was the possibility of naval combat in my near future. The seas were rough that day...almost 2 meters high. The wind was blowing very hard. As the enemy ship came into view we realized it was a pirate crew from Kapp Ahl. We fought for several hours and only after great effort were we able to defeat the pirates.....den här är fäktist den enda foto jag har kvar från Sverige. Den ligger på min skrivbord.

Ok...so my girlfriend wants me to sell my work van. Ya..its bright....loud...fast...kinda obnoxious lol. I only use it for work and it keeps the other cars clean. I like to work on it and take care of it cause its old..like me. Whatcha think? Sell? Keep?

Sign of the times

I love this photo. Modern day cowboy mabye? Look close and you can see the bullet hole on the fender lol.

OK.....So im sitting here at work early in the morning drinking my coffee. Im trying to decide if my thumbs are to big or is my phone to small? Mabye its my eyes that cant read this small screen so well. Lol. Does anybody else blog from their phone? I remember when pong came out way back in the 70s. That was state of the art in video games lol. Now i can entertain myself playing games with people from all over the world while sitting on my soffa and watching the games on big screen and hi def. We can sit at home and watch all the latest movies and tv series by the entire season. How easy is life now compared to when I was growing up and actually had to leave the house once in a while? Lol.....I love the technology but it saddens me to see myself inside much more now than in the past. I have to remind myself that theres MUCH more fun stuff to do outside than there is inside the house. OK OK....some of the indoor things are kinda fun also....just need to try to keep it even in my opinion.

Perspective

 Some may look at this photo and think Wowwww thats beautiful.  Others however may view it in another way.  Sometimes it may feel like life is crashing down around you with no escape from the daily situations we find ourselves in. We go to work and deal with the stress and problems of that enviroment and sometimes take upon ourselves the weight of those situations as well.  Seperating our family life and our work life is extremely important. Do we live to work?  Or do we work to live?  I choose to work so that I may live a lifestyle that I enjoy.  When I leave my place of employment for the day....I leave all its problems behind as well.  Sure.....the problems and situations will still be there when I return to work.....but thats where they belong.  To me....This photo represents my usual day.  Work and all of its daily situations crashing down around me.  The light at the end of the tunnel represents the end of my workday.....Thats when the important stuff starts.   Family First........cheers

Social Media has changed everything.

As the title says...These last few years have been amazing as far as to what a person can do online.  Remember when there was no facebook?  I've met so many great people in my life and now I can easily just reach out and contact them whenever I like.  We use to send letters and go out and check the mailbox hoping for a response from someone several days later.  Now...we simply push a button and PRESTO...our thoughts and feelings are shared with people all around the world.  I sit in my comfy office chair....sip my coffee....watch tv....and chat with friends and family as if they were right next to me. We as a people need to be thankful and remember just how good we have it.  As bad as it may seem at times..my worst day would actually be someone elses dream life.
My niece just left a couple of days ago to go to Bangladesh for a year.  She will be working over there to make a difference in other peoples lives.  She promises me that she will keep in touch on Facebook.  This world is not so big after all.

What a great weekend for watching sports.  I got to watch the Vancouver Canucks beat the Boston Bruins in hockey.  Its the only time they meet during the regular season this year and it was kinda a revenge of sorts for the final Sanley Cup game last season.  The Denver Broncos beat the Pittsburg Steelers in football also. Never really have cared for the Steelers that much so it was amusing to watch them end their season by losing in overtime.  To bad Seattle doesn't have a Pro team that makes it to the playoffs and finds success. Mabye someday....I hope

Whewww

May not look like much but it took me a good while to get this up and going.  As Im still learning about all the options available on here it sometimes looks a little overwhelming.  Case in point.....I saw this neat little option that can change my dashboard and such over to another language.  Naturally I started messing around with it and BAM.....I cant understand a word of what I'm seeing.  I think it might have been Frandansklish.....I dont know.......anyway ..it took me forever to figure out how to get it back to something I could understand. I seriously contemplated just starting up another one....Happily I was able to find my way home again.  Cheers

Grilled Cheese sandwich and Tomato soup.  A simple but great combo on a cold evening. It may be the only dinner food that the entire household actually enjoys. LOL.
63 Scooter.......I was born in 63....My mom called me Scooter as a little kid and the name just kinda stayed with me thru the years. Ive been called alot worse so Scooter is just fine by me.

Soooo...I just finished watching Sweden defeat Russia in the junior hockey world championship.  Swedes get Gold...Russkies get Silver and the Canucks took home the Bronze.  I tried to find the game on one of my many channels provided by my cable company. Digital tier....hbo....showtime....expanded channels up the kazoo......cant get the match.  I ended up watching a live streaming broadcast on the internet.....with russian dialog.  My cable company does have the hockey tier of channels......just not available in my location..  go figure.  Thank God im able to get all the great reality tv shows that are soooo popular lol.  Oh...and the Lifetime network and Hallmark channel.

The Valley

I live in the Wenatchee valley in Washington state.  300 plus days of sunny weather every year and recreation of every type.  In the summer you can do the mountain hiking or find a great body of water to enjoy. The temperature in the summer can be a bit hot so the water sports are quite popular....boating..jetskis...fishing...and of course just working on the tan.  Hunting is a favorite pastime of many also.....Deer...Elk....Bear.....all in abundance if you know where to look.  Winter sport lovers have many things to choose from....Skiing...Cross Country skiing.....snowmobiling...ice fishing.  If you like being outside then this area is awesome year round.  We are only a couple of hours away from the large urban area of the Puget Sound......Seattle...Everett...Tacoma. Spokane lies about 3 hours in the other direction. The state is divided down the middle by the Cascade mountain range including Mt Ranier and Mt St Helens as well as Mt Baker to the North.  I moved over here about 6 years ago from the busy side of the mountains and i dont have a single regret. The pace of things is alot more relaxed here and you can actually travel at least 60 miles at 60 mph.