I have two things weighing heavily on my mind today that I have to share. I keep having the same conversation with people over and over about how I lost, weight, I look better… I look different. I don’t really have an answer as to what’s going on because I have worked so much harder at my nutrition and fitness over the past 5 years than I have been recently. It’s weird. The weight fell off, I eat like crazy, I don’t worry about it any more. So, I’m starting to explore the possibility that this my have been psychosomatic on some level. In October, we changed companies and our general manager was let go. If we had a two week vacation together I couldn’t tell you how horrible this person was to me. He put me through a living hell and that’s where the physical challenges started in my life. No sleep, gaining weight, tension, etc….br /This guy is let go and things have inexplicably started to change for me. I drop 20lbs with no explanation, I’m getting some sleep, I’m feeling better, I’m loving work again. Isn’t that crazy.br /Our new GM comes by the studio just to say hello. I love that. I love it when she comes by. I don’t think our old GM knew where the studio was. This is a great thing that maybe I will dig into later as I try to understand the changes I’m going to physically… I’m trying to understand it, but can’t make any sense of it myself. My hunch is that it had to do with this #$@hole, but I’m not sure yet. Sure, I’m burning some bridges by talking about this, but I’m hoping I can help somebody reading this understand what might be happening to them physically. We all deserve a healthy life, right?br /br /The other thing is that I’m trying to catch up with the rest of the world that watches Grey’s Anatomy. I haven’t watched the show, mostly because my daughter stays up really late and I got to bed when she does. Our schedule hasn’t allowed me to watch the show. I knew I would like this show and tried to jump in late on season two, but was lost.br /I just watched the second episode. I absolutely love this show. I’m sure that most of you reading this already watch the show, so this should seem really weird to talk about the second episode.br /This is the one where Meredith and Derick are flirting like crazy, make out in the elevator. Izzy is helping an Asian woman and her daughter in the parking lot because they are afraid of being deported. A young woman is raped and left for dead, but bit off the rapists junk and Meridith had to keep it in a cooler until the police took it. Meridith also wandered off to the infant ward and saw a baby turn blue and stuck her nose where it didn’t belong and told the parents of the infant that it had problemsbr /Remember this episode? Enough about the plot. I love the way this show is shot. I love the closeups of their eyes and their expressions. These actors are amazing. I love how they use new music to set the tone… this is so well done and it blows me away. br /I love how they included a little thing like Meridith was wearing the same shoes as the rape victim and that made it so personal for her.br /I love how they share their true feelings and difficulties. They are all so vulnerable. This is what makes this show so good. We have been watching perfect people do wonderful things on television for too long. I love seeing the more human side of all of them… even if it’s cold and callous at times.br /I love the inside joke that the interns don’t want to be hugged by the family when they help a patient. That is brilliant.br / Two episodes down and I’ve cried at both. I really enjoy going there emotionally… is that sick or what?br /I don’t even want to read the tabloids about these actors anymore. I want them to just be the characters on the show. I don’t want it to be ruined. I already know too much.br /Will the show stay from so much of Meridith’s perspective? Surely it can’t?br /Another thing. I just watched this episode on my computer with the headphones on. This is the way to watch TV! I swear. I was lost in it, uninterrupted with incredible sound.br /I can’t wait to catch up on three seasons.

I have two things weighing heavily on my mind today that I have to share. I keep having the same conversation with people over and over about how I lost, weight, I look better… I look different. I don’t really have an answer as to what’s going on because I have worked so much harder at my nutrition and fitness over the past 5 years than I have been recently. It’s weird. The weight fell off, I eat like crazy, I don’t worry about it any more. So, I’m starting to explore the possibility that this my have been psychosomatic on some level. In October, we changed companies and our general manager was let go. If we had a two week vacation together I couldn’t tell you how horrible this person was to me. He put me through a living hell and that’s where the physical challenges started in my life. No sleep, gaining weight, tension, etc….
This guy is let go and things have inexplicably started to change for me. I drop 20lbs with no explanation, I’m getting some sleep, I’m feeling better, I’m loving work again. Isn’t that crazy.
Our new GM comes by the studio just to say hello. I love that. I love it when she comes by. I don’t think our old GM knew where the studio was. This is a great thing that maybe I will dig into later as I try to understand the changes I’m going to physically… I’m trying to understand it, but can’t make any sense of it myself. My hunch is that it had to do with this #$@hole, but I’m not sure yet. Sure, I’m burning some bridges by talking about this, but I’m hoping I can help somebody reading this understand what might be happening to them physically. We all deserve a healthy life, right?

The other thing is that I’m trying to catch up with the rest of the world that watches Grey’s Anatomy. I haven’t watched the show, mostly because my daughter stays up really late and I got to bed when she does. Our schedule hasn’t allowed me to watch the show. I knew I would like this show and tried to jump in late on season two, but was lost.
I just watched the second episode. I absolutely love this show. I’m sure that most of you reading this already watch the show, so this should seem really weird to talk about the second episode.
This is the one where Meredith and Derick are flirting like crazy, make out in the elevator. Izzy is helping an Asian woman and her daughter in the parking lot because they are afraid of being deported. A young woman is raped and left for dead, but bit off the rapists junk and Meridith had to keep it in a cooler until the police took it. Meridith also wandered off to the infant ward and saw a baby turn blue and stuck her nose where it didn’t belong and told the parents of the infant that it had problems
Remember this episode? Enough about the plot. I love the way this show is shot. I love the closeups of their eyes and their expressions. These actors are amazing. I love how they use new music to set the tone… this is so well done and it blows me away.
I love how they included a little thing like Meridith was wearing the same shoes as the rape victim and that made it so personal for her.
I love how they share their true feelings and difficulties. They are all so vulnerable. This is what makes this show so good. We have been watching perfect people do wonderful things on television for too long. I love seeing the more human side of all of them… even if it’s cold and callous at times.
I love the inside joke that the interns don’t want to be hugged by the family when they help a patient. That is brilliant.
Two episodes down and I’ve cried at both. I really enjoy going there emotionally… is that sick or what?
I don’t even want to read the tabloids about these actors anymore. I want them to just be the characters on the show. I don’t want it to be ruined. I already know too much.
Will the show stay from so much of Meridith’s perspective? Surely it can’t?
Another thing. I just watched this episode on my computer with the headphones on. This is the way to watch TV! I swear. I was lost in it, uninterrupted with incredible sound.
I can’t wait to catch up on three seasons.

I am really trying to fine tune my ipod for a full 4 gig of songs that I can put on rotation and absolutely love. I’m kind of old school in that I try to keep albums in tact whenever possible. I just can’t bring myself to be one of those people who just downloads a single they hear and has no curiosity about the rest of the album. I have to like most of an album to feel good about a band.br /Also, for right now I only want new music on my ipod. I have been on a discovery of new bands since the first of the year. I have found a ton of new stuff. Here are the albums that I am really into right now, for this week anyway. br /br / p class=”MsoNormal”Band of Horses- Everything all the Time/p p class=”MsoNormal”The Bravery- The Sun and the Moon/p p class=”MsoNormal”The Fratellis- Costello Music/p p class=”MsoNormal”LCD Soundsystem- Sound of Silver/p p class=”MsoNormal”Phoenix- It’s Never Been like that/p span style=”font-size: 12pt; font-family: quot;Times New Romanquot;;”What Made Milwaukee Famous- Trying to Never Catch up/span

I am really trying to fine tune my ipod for a full 4 gig of songs that I can put on rotation and absolutely love. I’m kind of old school in that I try to keep albums in tact whenever possible. I just can’t bring myself to be one of those people who just downloads a single they hear and has no curiosity about the rest of the album. I have to like most of an album to feel good about a band.
Also, for right now I only want new music on my ipod. I have been on a discovery of new bands since the first of the year. I have found a ton of new stuff. Here are the albums that I am really into right now, for this week anyway.

Band of Horses- Everything all the Time

The Bravery- The Sun and the Moon

The Fratellis- Costello Music

LCD Soundsystem- Sound of Silver

Phoenix- It’s Never Been like that

What Made Milwaukee Famous- Trying to Never Catch up

I have exciting news. At least it’s exciting to me. My third issue in a row will be published in a href=”http://www.austinmonthly.com/amonthly_home.php”Austin Monthly Home/a in the summer issue. If you are not a subscriber, get your order in now! In this issue I talk about hanging out and finding peace in my vintage Airstream. Thanks so much to Jennifer and everyone at Austin Monthly who have been much to kind to a hack writer. I appreciate them, especially for being the first to give me an opportunity like this.br /br /June is going to be a big month. I will also have an article coming out in a href=”http://www.rareaustin.com/”RARE Magazine./abr /Rare is a very cool magazine that I took a particular interest in long before I ever met anyone there. Matt was kind and trusting enough to give me an opportunity to try my hand at writing something compelling for this very cool magazine. You will love the layout and the vibe of Rare. Very, very hip. I share the story of the ongoing transformation of mens fashion. It’s very tough to be a straight guy and dress hip without being over the top or feeling gay… not that there’s anything wrong with that. I’m expecting a very cool photo with this article from their photog Dustin. Awesome guy with some killer vision. Should be out any day.br /br /And then another totally fell into my lap. I got an email from Kim at a href=”http://parentwiseaustin.com/index.shtml”Parent Wise Magazine/a a few weeks ago. She had seen my writing in Austin Monthly Home and asked me to write something fatherhood related for the June issue. I chose to write about a small memory of spending time with my father which will hopefully enlighten dads that it’s the very small things and time that matter.br /br /What a great month tackling something I truly enjoy. It’s very intimidating, but I appreciate those who are helping me and lending their advice. Writing feels so permanent and that’s scary. With radio, there is so much and it’s all disposable and no one has a record of it, unless you chose. Anyone can chose to read, reread and criticize an article and hang onto it as long as they like. Very intimidating.

I have exciting news. At least it’s exciting to me. My third issue in a row will be published in Austin Monthly Home in the summer issue. If you are not a subscriber, get your order in now! In this issue I talk about hanging out and finding peace in my vintage Airstream. Thanks so much to Jennifer and everyone at Austin Monthly who have been much to kind to a hack writer. I appreciate them, especially for being the first to give me an opportunity like this.

June is going to be a big month. I will also have an article coming out in RARE Magazine.
Rare is a very cool magazine that I took a particular interest in long before I ever met anyone there. Matt was kind and trusting enough to give me an opportunity to try my hand at writing something compelling for this very cool magazine. You will love the layout and the vibe of Rare. Very, very hip. I share the story of the ongoing transformation of mens fashion. It’s very tough to be a straight guy and dress hip without being over the top or feeling gay… not that there’s anything wrong with that. I’m expecting a very cool photo with this article from their photog Dustin. Awesome guy with some killer vision. Should be out any day.

And then another totally fell into my lap. I got an email from Kim at Parent Wise Magazine a few weeks ago. She had seen my writing in Austin Monthly Home and asked me to write something fatherhood related for the June issue. I chose to write about a small memory of spending time with my father which will hopefully enlighten dads that it’s the very small things and time that matter.

What a great month tackling something I truly enjoy. It’s very intimidating, but I appreciate those who are helping me and lending their advice. Writing feels so permanent and that’s scary. With radio, there is so much and it’s all disposable and no one has a record of it, unless you chose. Anyone can chose to read, reread and criticize an article and hang onto it as long as they like. Very intimidating.

So The Police open on Monday in Vancouver. Hard to believe that my favorite band from my high school years is back! I’m going to the show next month in Dallas with a couple of my closest friends from high school. This is going to be a real walk down memory lane for us. My buddy Larry, just sent me a Stewart Copeland interview that is great. Stewart was always my favorite member of the Police. He seemed like the one I could relate to the most. In this interview he said something that makes me love this guy even more:br /br /strongbr //strongspan style=”font-style: italic;” I have one house (in Los Angeles), I drive a Jeep Cherokee, I live very simply. I discovered in life that I have the same joy in divestment as I once got as a young man in acquisition. I have the perfect house. I’m never leaving this house that I’m in. I might trade my Jeep in for some environment-friendly vehicle of some kind. But I’m not into fancy cars. My watch is a Casio. I live very simply, and I’ve discovered that half of the so-called luxuries that people strive for do not provide happiness. My happiness comes from my children, my wife, my house that I love that I live in. OK, it’s a very nice house, but there’s only one of it. But what’s really cool is that I’ve got my mate who’s got 4,000 acres in Tuscany. I can hang out at his place. He can hire the 10 chambermaids, the half-acre of kitchen and pantry.br /br //spanIf you would like to read the rest of the interview, check it out a href=”http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.viewfriendID=21957627amp;blogID=268700689″here:/aspan style=”font-style: italic;”br //span

So The Police open on Monday in Vancouver. Hard to believe that my favorite band from my high school years is back! I’m going to the show next month in Dallas with a couple of my closest friends from high school. This is going to be a real walk down memory lane for us. My buddy Larry, just sent me a Stewart Copeland interview that is great. Stewart was always my favorite member of the Police. He seemed like the one I could relate to the most. In this interview he said something that makes me love this guy even more:

I have one house (in Los Angeles), I drive a Jeep Cherokee, I live very simply. I discovered in life that I have the same joy in divestment as I once got as a young man in acquisition. I have the perfect house. I’m never leaving this house that I’m in. I might trade my Jeep in for some environment-friendly vehicle of some kind. But I’m not into fancy cars. My watch is a Casio. I live very simply, and I’ve discovered that half of the so-called luxuries that people strive for do not provide happiness. My happiness comes from my children, my wife, my house that I love that I live in. OK, it’s a very nice house, but there’s only one of it. But what’s really cool is that I’ve got my mate who’s got 4,000 acres in Tuscany. I can hang out at his place. He can hire the 10 chambermaids, the half-acre of kitchen and pantry.

If you would like to read the rest of the interview, check it out here:

I have written before about wanting to simplify my life. I’m working on that. Part of that process is freeing up more time for what’s important in life, time with family and friends, reading, writing and relaxing. I have had a really hard time accomplishing this.br /br /Maybe you are like me, you come home and you are overwhelmed with the projects that surround you. For me, I had a car that needed repair, two that needed detailing, I needed tons of yard work done, carpet replaced with wood floors, decks sanded and restained, some outlets fixed, office cleaned…. the list goes on and on. I don’t by any means think these are unique problems, they are just too much for me to handle. I can’t get any piece of mind with these things looming over me.br /br /My wife and I made a list of everything that was bothering me. We decided to have all of these things taken care of, even though we really can’t afford it. We have been making arrangements and tons of people and crews are banging this out over the next few weeks.br /br /Oh, did I mention we need new gutters too?br /br /Today the lawn crew was there. It wasn’t cheap to get to total cleanup with the trees trimmed, bushes cut and everything, but it looks and feels so good. The important things is how it “feels”. I needed this so much. We all work so hard, why are we so reluctant to reward ourselves. Sure, I would rather save or invest the money because I worry about the future just like you do, but I realized I need to try to enjoy the moment. I have been neglecting so many simple things and moments.br /My daughter is five, she’s growing up fast. In fact, today she used the word “penis” for the first time. What the hell happened. Before long she won’t want anything to do with me.br /br /I’ll be writing a lot of checks before May is over but I am so looking forward to “feeling” good about my home, my life.