Fortune Cookie

"A friend is a present you give yourself."

Another fortune cookie. I think they're speaking to me this week since both Cassie and I created Facebook profiles and connecting with old friends. Kinda neat.

P90X

Thanks to my good friend Shannon Price, I now have a full set of P90X DVD's. Thanks man! I watched the intro and then skimmed through the first workout which is Chest/Back. Looks like a hellacious circuit of push-ups, pull-ups, and rows of various types. I'm going to have to head down to Wal-Mart and pick up a doorway chin-up bar and some more dumbbells. I don't think I have anything heavy enough at home. Due to my shoulders, I won't be able to do any of the wide-grip exercises but I'll just substitute more shoulder width exercises. My plan to get into shape last year just fell by the wayside for various reasons. I feel like there's a clock ticking and I need to get to work. 

After reading some reviews and info on the series, the little dumbbells might be heavy enough. P90X is supposed to be for people in pretty decent shape already. I wouldn't say that I'm a total wreck but I haven't worked out seriously in three years! Ninety days on this program might kill me or at least the first few weeks. We'll see. I'm gonna give it a try and modify it to suit my conditioning if it does prove unmanageable. Just have to remember that I'm 40 now... not 20.

Long Time. No Post.

Wow. It's hard to believe that I haven't posted since before the Presidential election. I've never been a very consistent blogger, only feeling the urge to write on occasion, very similar to my experience with magazine work. Unfortunately, that urge to write didn't correspond with the editor's deadline very often. Ahem. Anyhow, after some gentle persuasion from my good friend, Rod Short, I overcame my aversion to social networking sites and created a page on Facebook and I'm actually enjoying it. I've contacted some friends that I haven't seen in 20 years. I'll try to post more often since there might actually be someone looking now!

Fortune Cookie

"Your heart is pure, and your mind clear, and your soul devout."

Found in a fortune cookie from China Dragon. Grab a bite to eat there if you're ever in Athens, AL for some strange reason.