LEAP DAY!

Not only is today a day that will not happen for another 4 years, 2012 is a long way away, but it also marks half way through the semester for me. I have gone 6 weeks without a Dr. Pepper, and boy is it calling my name. On the plus side, I have been exercising much more and am really feeling pretty good. I am also working my brain harder. Robin and I gave up TV for lent, I also gave up XBox, since I don't really watch much TV. So I have been reading a lot. My goal is to read all 27 books that I own that I have not read by the end of August. That means roughly a book a week, and so far I have done two in one week. Keep that up and I will be done sometime in May.

I am content with my life right now, its really pretty good. My goal now is to write a book. I would like to chronicle my life through seminary. The ups and downs, the times I lost my soul and the times it was overflowing. I know at least one person will buy it, unfortunately we share a bank account so I won't see a dime. Rambling is ok, but not for now and not for my blog, so here I will stop for the last leap day until 2012, at which point I may very well have kids, dogs and a church to pastor.

The struggle

It is really a struggle for me to post lately. I think mostly it is just that I don't have it as a habit. I can change that.
Partly too, I think I have gotten into a rut of just posting when I have something really cool to say, although really cool to me may be very different than really cool to anyone else. I am playing basketball again, but it seems like this time my body is older, or maybe just fatter. I have never been so sore as I was after we played last week, but I am determined to play more. It is simply the best way to get a lot of cardio in and enjoy it.
I need to be better about running hard when I am at the gym, but its pretty tough when you are not chasing some guy or some ball.
I am on day 29 of my Dr. Pepper fast, and man, I really would like a medicine. My goal is to make it until the next OU game, which I think I can do. Well, I guess thats it for now, I am going to try to post more often, if nothing else than for my own personal documentation.

Doctor Blues

Every time I go to the doctor, I am reminded of how much I hate going to the doctor. Today I needed to go get my knee looked at, as well as just a general physical, but it just takes so freaking long. I had an appointment for 3, but did not get in until 315. I showed up at 245. What kinda crap is that? All it ever does is confirm to the average person that you are not as important as the doc. You must wait outside while he does whatever he does. You may make an appointment, but they have no obligation to be timely about getting you in. It makes me crazy!

Imagine if every other profession was as inconsiderate and ridiculous as healthcare? What if at church we were like, ok, well set up an appointment to see the pastor, whether you need to or not. Even if you know you will eventually need to see the music minister, you must see the pastor first to get a referral. This way the pastor will get his money too.

What if it worked that way in television? Well, we know we said LOST started at 8, but LOST has other crap to do, and your time isn't really important anyway, so here, pay per view for a half hour of The Nanny before you are allowed to pay per view for LOST. Seriously, whoever wins the election needs to clean those SOBs out and make the accountable.