My Grandpa

21 years ago today I lost one of the most important men in my life. My grandpa Meyer died on October 9th, 1994. Michael was just 11 days short of his first birthday. I remember this so vividly because when we found out Tami was pregnant in 1993, Grandpa hoped beyond hope that it would be a boy so the Meyer family name would be carried on. God blessed us with a boy and indeed the Meyer name has passed into another generation. It's a good thing too... my siblings and cousins had all girls. Now it's up to Michael to have a boy one day. My wish is the same as my grandpa's... for the Meyer family name to go on.

I think my disposition and personality traits come mostly from my grandpa. I understand he and I were a lot alike. I sure do miss him.

A big fan!

Surely I can't be the only one that sleeps in front of a fan all the time...

I think it's the white noise more than the air flow that helps me sleep.

More Humor

Not the funniest, but it's the best I got for today...

Guns in school

In light of recent events...

If teachers are ever armed, I will be the first to sign up for training in the use of firearms.

Breathe!

I must be in a silly mood. This photo and caption just tickled me :-)

Breathe, Frank! Breathe!

Intellectual Joke

Not everybody will get this joke. If you have any knowledge of mythology, it will make perfect sense to you. I thought it was really funny.

"Hi, it's nice to mee..."

Sports Today

This photo is from a recent Arizona Diamondbacks baseball game. I know it is legit because I saw the video clip of what happened. The announcers noticed this group of young girls on their phones taking a bunch of selfies. They commented on how things have certainly changed in the way fans view sporting events. In fact, during their commentary a batter hit a single and not one girl even looked up or noticed. The announcers laughed at that. It's amazing that these young ladies are at a professional baseball game and all they can think of is taking pictures of themselves. This is truly sad. When I go to baseball games, I am totally absorbed in what is going on. I go to see a baseball game, right?

I can't win!

I haven't cheated on my diet in ages. I have resisted temptation after temptation after temptation. Yet, not only have I not lost any more weight, I think I may have gained a few pounds. I haven't had the courage to get on the bathroom scale to find out the real truth. It's one of those situations where I can't bear to look. I try SO HARD. I give up one of the things I enjoy most about life (eating delicious food) and I still gain weight. It's disheartening. Now, don't get me wrong. I haven't put a bunch of weight back on. I'm still much skinnier than I was back in April or May. But to deprive myself of so much and to be so disciplined only to have negative results (weight gain), is enough to drive a guy crazy. I know part of it is age and I also know another part is I haven't gotten to exercise much since school started again. The diet can really mess with your mind. Several times I have thought about chucking it all, eating and drinking whatever I want and letting my weight balloon to whatever it may. But then I remember how hard I've worked and realize I'm still down a bunch of weight and to throw all that away would be foolish. I'll start losing weight again. I know I will. It's a marathon and not a sprint. I just need to give myself a little pep talk to keep on running.

The battle of the bulge is a constant struggle and it will be for the rest of my life.

We paid our dues

Whenever Tami and I are around our grandkids, we always comment what a complete blast it is to be with them. We also comment how tired we are and how glad we are that we no longer have little ones 24/7. We did our time. We paid our dues. That season of life has passed. There are lots of things that we remember about raising our kids, but there are lots of things we have forgotten. Sleep patterns are one of those forgotten things. Once kids become teenagers, they sleep even longer than their parents do. But when they were younger, the kids were always up at the crack of dawn. Thank goodness those days are over.

October

And so it goes...

The calendar turned to October today. Along with it comes the chilliest day of the year and the promise of a wet and even chillier weekend ahead. Autumn is here. The filtered afternoon sunlight and the falling leaves bring feelings of sadness for me.

October is also the month that contains my LEAST favorite day of the year. Halloween.

October? I'm not glad it's here.