hey there strangers

what's up?

1. big ol' deck in the backyard underway in spite of the fact it's too dang hot to start up a grill in Austin without heat stroke

2. Much like Benjamin Bratt, I decided to get younger. And I did.

3. I also have continued my weight loss obsession. Which truly now has become an obsession, admittedly. So much so that I was hired to teach weight loss clinics at 2 big offices during my own lunch hour twice a week. And I did it. I can't say how this mindset came about but if I'm to develop a midlife crisis obsession then I would assume health, rather than fast cars, is a good cheap way to go. I can't stop myself but the only drawback is having to buy tiny clothes. And, quite frankly, I just don't consider that a drawback.

4. Alex is catching on to all my latest obsessions, God love her. Actually the deck was her obsession and I went along with that so it all equals out.

5. After a million years of effort, I finally got my vision straightened out. Perhaps that is why I decided to work on number 2.

6.Other than that it's just too dang hot to do anything else but stay inside, look at the new deck, work out, and cook diet food.

So the circle continues.

Also I frequently have to convince Alex that we are in no need of:

1. an alpaca
2. a giraffe
3. chickens
4.a zipline

but that's a whole other story.