First: No recent posts because nothing much has happened! Nothing relevant, anyway. Feeling fine (recovering from a cold). Except...
As John Denver sang, "Some days are diamond, some days are stone."
I start the week feeling just a bit miserable. Just the same things that have always made me miserable: things I would like to do but know I won't. With slight overtones of, I may die within three months! Which may sound bad -- but it does give me a solid excuse for not trying harder :-)
Much of what I have not done -- but thought that I should or could have done -- is because I lack the driving urge to *succeed*. If I had that drive I would not be "me". Nor would I be as happy as I generally am. Moderation and satisfaction with the results of moderation... But:
Monday morning I am miserable.
Monday afternoon I update my list of *fun* things to do... my list of *do-able* fun things to do. This moves me from miserable to okay.
Monday evening -- with Deb's approval -- I register us for fun runs. I enter us both in a run which begins and ends in the new stadium. I enter us both in the City to Surf. I enter just me in a trail run... I really miss those trail runs!
These future fun runs give me a strong incentive to train, to regularly run.
In the last ten days I have ... walked ... 2.5km. Slowly. That's my current training regime. Oh dear. I finally up the ante. Run 6km on Wednesday. 8km today. Still slowly... but better than nothing :-) And with hills... After all, running across Cradle Mountain is still on my to-do list.
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Tuesday, I book some accommodation... There is a rogaine at the end of the month, a 24 hour rogaine. We should be walking, sleeping in a tent, walking again the next day. Instead of "sleeping in a tent" -- Deb & I will sneak away from the event and spend the night in a comfortable cottage.
Lots to look forward to! All misery has passed :-)
Well, okay, I still get the occasional flash of, I should do "that" :-( Or, even less often, a flash of, I'm gonna die! I'll be scanned every three months, any one of those scans could lead to more treatment. Any scan could be the signal that, The End is Nigh. So what ?! Still plenty of life to enjoy :-)
Though I notice that I have started grinding my teeth at night. An old habit which I thought I had shaken. I think it's minor but I'll ask the dentist if I'm grinding enough to damage the teeth. Bad news: the dentist would regularly comment on the damage I was doing to my teeth by grinding. Good news: I'm still alive to need another 12-month dental checkup.
My current motto is, "Enjoying Life. Three months at a time :-)" T-shirts will be printed...
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Also to be printed: I have finally wrapped up the "blog book one", to be printed for Deb. I also plan to print a whole lot of photos of our grandson, from day 1 to very recent. Again for Deb but for completely different reasons :-)
Did I mention that I was preparing the same "blog book one" as an ebook? It's now available on Smashwords. Not that I expect (or want) to sell it, I just want to maximise the results of putting it all together :-) Just search for "Nick Lethbridge". Not Dead Yet is just above "Nick & Knobby Go Hollywood". Hmmm... no, that one is not mine. Knobby barely goes anywhere, these days.
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I'm sure there was a joke I wanted to post... now forgotten. Ah well. That's the penalty I pay for not blogging when the thoughts are fresh; now I'll worry, What was that joke?!
And so -- with a sad lack of punchline -- that's all for tonight.
Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper
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"That which does not kill us does not kill us." … attributed to Conan the Barbarian
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