Practicing gratitude has enriched my life in so many aspects, and that includes my friendships. Rather than letting my mind be over-wrought with petty concerns, I can focus on the person I am with and truly appreciate what they bring to my life. That includes my C-D friends, too.

Last night we attended a Labor Day BBQ at our friends' home, along with two other couples. We'd met one couple before, but only once. I had to practice mindfulness to not allow my mind to expect them to...

I just came back from the YMCA...
Still going three times a week, and still not really losing any water weight.
I weighed myself today and was 365 pounds... So, I lost six pounds since last week. *sigh*... This is really getting me down a lot, not being able to lose the weight, exercising my buns off and still showing no progress at all...!!

I've been having severe bouts of depression lately... Going over the probability of a Nursing Home so my Wife and kids wouldnt have...

Not that today is different than most days in my life since I do cook at home often and I do make things from scratch the old fashioned way. Including pasta, bread, rolls, biscuits, sauces, gravy, etc. Some things I am really good at making and other things I am not really good at making but I feel I get a wee bit better each time I make whatever it is.

The pancakes today though were just different. I don't really know why they were different but they were. The pan was perfect, the...

Well the economy has dived to the point where I felt it prudent to find another job. CD has made it clear that there are no jobs out there & that it would take me years of searching before I found one. As it turned out it took me 2 weeks to find something interesting & be hired. Granted the hours suck and the pay is just a step above delivering pizzas, but it is what it is.

Venice is comprised primarily of 5 major beaches- Venice Beach, Nokomis Beach, North Jetty Beach, Brohard Beach, and Caspersen Beach. These beaches are the best places on the planet to dig for petrified shark’s teeth. For like, I don't know....EVER, sharks have been dying in the Gulf of Mexico. Their bodies sink to the ocean floor and are covered by layers of sand and silt where they decompose and only their teeth and jaws are left behind. It is said that, long ago, most of south Florida...