Apr 4

The road is a tough place for me.  Three and a half weeks is REALLY hard.  Ms. Jill & I have managed to build a happy, peaceful life together.  I miss it terribly when I’m gone.

Another round of radiation has started.  I’ll be doing most of it in Colorado Springs…with more frequent than I’d like trips to SoCal for checkups.  It sucks…but I know how to do this.

Thanks to all of you who sent messages while I was gone.

The docs really hasseled me about two things: (1) my fitness level, and (2) my fitness level.  Guess it is time to get back on my bike.

Not today, though.  It’s snowing in Denver.

:-)

Nov 26

Hi Everyone from Steamboat Springs!  I came up here on Sunday - Jill just got here.  We pretty much always have wonderful Thanksgiving’s at Steamboat. We’ll hit the community dinner tomorrow.  The turkey and fixin’s will be wonderful (OK, my raw diet can get set aside for a day).  Our friends Janet and Kyle (and their kids) are hanging out with us this year.   Jill won’t ski because (1) the mountain is open - but shouldn’t be, and (2) she doesn’t have her new knee brace yet.   I won’t be going snowshoeing or cross country skiing because there in NO natural snow.  Bummer. I hope your Thanksgiving is a joyous one for you and your loved ones!  

Jul 2

I’m a happy guy today.  My aunt’s funeral is over - I’m back in Denver and trying to catch up from losing almost a week unexpectedly.  It is around 7:30pm and I’m still sitting in the office.  I’ll probably be here for a while - I got pretty far behind.

But I’ve been knocking things off a very long list all day.  That feels good.

It amazes me how fast things pile up when I’m not paying full attention to my business.  Geez - there are lots of people looking to me to help make their lives better.  Guess I’d better get off my duff and deliver, huh?

I fell off my raw food diet while I was gone.  Not completely - but I ate (with gusto!) quite a bit of food I would not have eaten if I was hanging out at home.  Amazing to me - but half a dozen cooked meals really did make a difference.  My arthritis is kicking up a little!

Jun 21

And I’m sitting inside a seminar room waiting to make a presentation about both Business and Personal lines if credit.  I love bringing the message to a couple hundred people…but it is 85 and sunny and gorgeous today.  Frankly, I’d rather be out on my bike with Ms. Jill - taking in a lovely summer Denver day.

I’ll make a few dollars today - but all things being equal - LET ME OUTA HERE!

;-)

Yesterday was an interesting day.  I went to the funeral of one of my buddy’s mother.  She was not only Mom - but also his business partner.  He and I have been friends for years.  We often do business, ride bikes, have a cuppa Joe or cold one together .  But I’d never met his Mom/partner.  After hearing some of the stories - I’m sad I didn’t.  She must have been a helluva lady!

I found myself sitting there in the LDS church patting myself on the back for my lifestyle.  I may drop dead tomorrow - but truly believe it isn’t very likely.  Why?  

Raw food.  Exercise.  Don’t smoke.  Don’t drink much.  I often pass people 20 or more years younger when I’m tooling around on my bike.  Ego aside…this life is good and I want more of it.  I believe the easiest way to get more is lifestyle.

End of today’s sermon!  

Jun 16

I finally got home today from San Jose.  Between Canada week before last and California last week it seems like I’ve been gone forever!  I wonder why?  I used to travel for weeks at a time and never cared much.  Maybe because life at home with Ms. Jill is so good?  Don’t know.

But I do know I’ll be home for a couple weeks.  That’s a good thing.

We had a funny thing happen in San Jose.  On Friday, after Simon Leung’s event, I went to dinner with a group to this Vietnamese place.  The food was great.

A mostly different group decided to go back there on Saturday.  The food was still great - but the service was among the worst I’ve ever had at a restaurant.  I think I literally asked for one dish 9 times!  The staff took our place settings away, an owner told us the dish in question wasn’t possible that night, that she would create a ’special’ veggie dish for us…then the staff came back with new place settings and the snow pea leaves with garlic we’d ordered a couple hours ago!  It got to the point where it was very funny - but probably only if you were there…

I know more about Google AdWords tonight than I did Thursday night before the weekend event.  Thanks for that, Si.

Now…home to get some real work done and seriously get back onto my raw food diet.  The diet isn’t hard at home - especially with Jill’s support.  It sure is hard on the road, though.  I’ll be feeling better again in less than a week.  

Take notice, folks.  That is better in less than a week.  Yes, we are what we eat.