MONDAY THE BIG 50

A great day to burn a vacation day, when you turn 50. Unfortunately, I did not do anything exciting. I started off doing online tutorials for HTML, then I started cleaning the windows, since it was 60 degrees out. Guess I should have been out doing another how to video, on climbing. As it goes, there is just never enough time. After I got half of the windows cleaned, I proceeded to get the front & back yard raked, before the snow hits, and got the shed rearranged a bit. All that topped with five loads of laundry, and getting the cat litter boxes cleaned. Not to bad for eight hours of work, now I can get a few more hours in on these tutorials, before the night is over. For those of you who didn't know, Chris ( www.redhogdiary.com ) and I have been struggling with quitting smoking, today, turning 50, I just quit. I know it is all mind over matter, but wish me luck.

Gimp

Sundays Success

Although I did not get to bed till 1 am this morning, I was up by 7. I called Rick at 8, to stir his ass up, he was to be the video photograper, of this top rope/anchor system setup today.
We got out to Palisades Kepler state park before 11:00, and were done just before 2. It was a success, the temp was about 60 degrees, no rain, it brought back old memories. Had I had another rappel/belay device with me, I might have topped the day off with some climbing.
Sad to say that never happened, and now the temps are ready to start dropping. Thats ashame, I have 6 more how to videos to get done yet, I'll just keep my fingers crossed for a few good weekends yet. It could happen! Tomorrow is a vacation day from work, but I will be swamped with tutorials, so there is no break.
Until tomorows post, to see what was accomplished, CYA

Gimp

GOOD TO SEE OLD FRIENDS

An old Climbing friend stopped in for a visit today, although it was short, it is always good to see old friends. John was back from Washington State. It would have been great to climb with him today, and get a video of it, but time did not permit it. Instead we went over old times of camping, and climbing, and I was able to pick out 28 of the many photos that the had brought back, from when he and I climbed in 94 & 95. It was good to scan those, and put them on a DVD. Those five hours went by quickly, and we were still able to catch lunch at the Metro Buffet. Thanks John, for picking up the tab, Rick or I should have picked it up. I had to leave for an invitation to a pre wedding meet in Iowa City, my nephew is getting married in September of next year, that was a good time to meet everyone. Now I am back at trying to get caught up,
HTML tutorials, Frontpage tutorials, a climbing video tomorrow, the task's go on...
Keep your fingers crossed, I need help on tomorrows task.
Until the next post..... Don't forget to view www.redhogdiary.com Brother Chris's Blog

Gimp

BLACK FRIDAY

It's the day after Thanksgiving, and everyones shopping, trying to find the best deals on this black friday. I trust everyone had a good feast, and took the time to be with their familys yesterday. I had a great Thanksgiving meal with the family, and they celebrated my 50th, a few days early. It was a relaxing way to spend the afternoon. Then it was back home, fighting on the computer, seems I cannot get things done right, shrinking photos into thumbnails, and getting them listed on my sales copy. That is where much of my day has been spent today, and I have not had any success. Along with that, I have printed 21 chapters of online tutorial for HTML, so much to do, so little time. I guess I'll jump into the hot tub and relax, then get back after it....

Gimp

Twas the night before Thanksgiving

And all through the house, not a peep, not a sound, not even a mouse!
With five days of rest, Ill try at my best, to keep up on top, of the time
I have left. The cleaning, the gatherings, the social events,
the studying, and meetings, nothing should be left. With hectic schedules,
and worrisome times, may your families be blessed, as I bless mine.
I wish a Happy Thanksgiving this season, to All.
Be safe, happy, comfortable, and enjoy the time with your families.... God Bless.

Gimp

Tuesday And I Am Beat

Damn do I feel behind, and beat. Yesterday I had my coaching call at 3:00pm my time, which lasted an hour and a half. It was a rescheduled call, because I could be home for the call on the 15th, because of Black Wednesday at work. That was fine, that I had it rescheduled, but I mut have had Dyslexia, because I had my time screwed up. It was 1 pm paciffic time that my coach would call, and I had it written down for 11:00 am my time. When he never called at 11, I left him a voice mail, I did not hear from him at 11:45 am, so I left him an email. If my head was not up my ass, I would have known that he was 2 hours behind me, not the other way around. I felt foolish, when i was finally on the phone with him at 3:00 pm my time, and then had to apologize for my deslexia. All and all, it was a great call, just overwheming for me. So much to do, and remember. But there is a new domain name, for the new web site, for the Ebook.
www.rockclimbing4all.com not published yet, the site or the Ebook. So as the story goes, I was in bed before 10:00 pm, and just could not get to sleep. 12:30 am, and I am still awake, only a few hours before I need to be into work, let alone a meeting I must be at by 7:30 am.
Not wanting to oversleep, I just get up and start doing some research until 3:00 am, and then jump into the hottub for an hour. By 4 I was in the shower, out, had breakfast, fed the cat, garbage out, and into work by 5 am. Okay24 hours later, no sleep, I just need to get my 8+ hours in, and I can get home and get some rest. I wish it was that easy, I was able to lay down at 5 pm for an hour, and I am back at it. One more work day to go, then 4 days off to get caught up. Ya right? gotta go! Till the next post, amigo's....

Gimp

DSL Modem/ Phone Problems

Sorry for the late post! It is either Qwest, my DSL modem, & phone that have been having problems, or something else. I know it is not the wiring, that was all new earlier this year, with all cat 5, so I could get DSL. I would assume it is my block outside, but qwest says as long as I have a dial tone out there, it is not there problem. Structured cabling did all of the wiring, and I have had them out here 3 times since they did the job. It is an intermittent problem that comes and goes. It sucks when you have phone and computer problems.
Other than that, I had a great coaching call today. Enough to overwhelm me, so my plate is still full. I can finally say things are getting done the right way, and I am learning from the right group. www.marketingtips.com I just have so much to get done in the next few week.
I'll keep everyone posted... gotta go

Gimp

BLACK WEDNESDAY

What a tense day! As with most of corporate america, saving their bottom line, today was a day of restructuring. Restructuring took 30 of our folks, from our plant. Many I have know for over 24 years. Globally, 220 individuals lost their jobs. Join me as I pray for all of them, and their familys, during this hard time, and moving through the holidays.

Gimp

Sorry For The Delayed Post

Busy on my end, and just never took the time to write.
The sales copy was revamped by my coach last Wednesday, and he did a great job!
All the more reason to learn from a mentor, who has been down the road, and is successful.
I still have some things to add to it, and then get the e-book written, but I am moving forward.
I met with an old climbing friend last Friday evening, and explained what I was doing, were to meet again this Friday to go over more detail. Saturday I raked all day, and mowed twice, 20 bags of leaf's and grass, not to mentioned my large yardie being full. Sunday was a day of rest, my body hurt like hell. I did at least get grocery shopping, laundry, and dishes done.
Monday was a day of vacation, and I spent my time digging through hundreds of photos, from the time I first startred climbing, until my last photos that I took. What a task, and then to go through the best of the best, which got me down to about 160 photos. Now I needed to get them scanned, and put on a cd, so I could pul a few from those, and add them, not only to the sales copy, but the new web site as well. Thats where I'm at on this Monday evening, the next coaching call that I was to have this Wednesday evening, has been moved out to next Monday the 20th, I'm pushing to have the sales copy about completed by then... Keep your fingers crossed for me... Until the next post, have a great day!

Gimp

FRUSTRATING WEEK

And what a week it was! Monday was the EKG with more chest x-rays, they never found anything. They did however schedule me with the cardiologist for Tuesday.
So Tuesday, was just one test on the treadmill, with another EKG. Nothing materialized there for the chest pains either. Friday morning was a Chest Cat Scan, late Friday afternoon I found out that the scan was good, what showed up was a lymph node on the differant x-rays.
So, all these test that came out good, and they have no idea what the chest pains are from.
I started Zantac Friday, to see if that might help, thinking the pains might be from acid reflux, the zantac has not helped much either. So, now I wait, and keep monitoring the pain, and see what happens. I did have a chance to get through the first draft of my sales copy, at least it is a start, and the whole weekend has not been wasted.
Until the next post

Gimp

CHEST CAT SCAN

I hd a call on my voice mail when I got home, from the family physician, my results were in, and to give them a call. whenI called to find out the results, she said it was normal, and just a Lymph node that was the differance in the x-rays.... does not explain the chest pains, but could be over GERD, or acid reflux moving into the chest, at any rate, it is something I'll keep my eye on, their test are not always right. Then again, it could be that, and stress.....
Until the next post......

Gimp

MEDICAL 1 DAY AT A TIME

Sorry for the late post, I was to tired yesterday. I got home shortly after 3:00, hit the sack, and slept till 10:30, got up for some water, and hit the sack again. The treadmill test at the Cardiologist did not come up with anything, and going through it, my chest did not hurt.
But the treadmill test about killed me! Tells me I am way out of shape! My chest did not start bothering me until after I got out of hospital. Then tonight, my family physcian's office called, they want to do a cat scan on my chest. It appears there are things that showed up Monday, on the x-rays, that did not show up, when I had my complet physical. Life is a gamble, if your healthy or not. I spoke with a person the other day who is only 35, never drank, and does not smoke. He had been in for several of the same test, and they never found anything, until they did an angioplasty, only to find out he had a widow maker, lucky they caught it at that time!
For me, I'll keep kicking till the good lord says he wants me home. In the mean time, with out sounding morbid, I guess now is a good time to get a will, living will, and baptism, completed.
Family physcian's office just called back, I go in for the Cat Scan Friday morning, they should have the results back by monday. Won't this be interesting?
Until the next post!

Gimp