11.27.13

I'm really looking forward to Thanksgiving, Christmas, and all this year. Back in January my oncologist thought it would be surprising if I was still around and/or reasonably healthy about now; currently she seems to believe that I likely should be around at least thru next summer. And I'm still feeling pretty damn good!

Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday. Less hectic than Christmas, and it always includes and is about my favorite four F's- family, friends, football, and food! Thanksgiving has always been just a great, fun, relaxing day... as well as for the leftovers the next day (the classic sandwich- turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, gravy and/or mayo.) And a couple of these don't hurt, either: Thanksgiving Ale  Mayflower Thanksgiving Ale is a full-bodied beer brewed with a rich array of barley and rye malts and aged several weeks on toasted oak. It’s the perfect beverage for America’s hometown holiday. And this year's holiday season is good too, in that Thanksgiving falls so late that the Christmas hype and all doesn't start up too soon, so that folks don't get burnt out by December 25th.

Happy Thanksgiving- Beat Sharon.

11.4.13

A few of my favorite mantras, catch-phrases, aphorisms; some motivational, some philosophical, some I haven't always followed. Many are from the world of sports but are applicable to countless situations and endeavors.
Feel free to share any of yours!

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
- John Wooden

It's a good day to grow!
-Coach Chapman

You don't brush bones.
- BDL, on dental hygiene (OK, maybe not apropos, but funny.)

It is not the critic who counts.
- Teddy Roosevelt

We are the people our parents warned us about.
- Jimmy Buffett

You miss all of the shots you don't take.
- Wayne Gretzsky

A man's got to know his limitations.
- Harry Callahan

Tough times never last but tough people do.
- unknown (to me- anyone?)

It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.
- The Christophers

Apathy: avoid it like the plague.
- Woody Hayes

The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.
- William Blake

Show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser.
- me (Not an indictment of good sportsmanship but rather an intense aversion to losing, whatever the endeavor.)

Every day's a gift. It's just... does it have to be a pair of socks?
- Tony Soprano

Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice.
- Barry Goldwater

You don't shit where you eat.
- Coach Mitchell

Be good. But if you can't be good be careful.
-unknown (to me)

The team. The team. The team.
- Bo Schembechler

Refuse to lose.
- John Calipari

Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.
- Dean Wormer

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
- Plato