Long time

Hell, I've been thinking about coming back over here and doing something- like writing a thing or 2 every now and then. Maybe I will at some point. But I got caught up in Facebook and posting pictures and whatnot over there. That novelty seems to be wearing off too. But it's easier on FB- instead of my lazy butt actually writing something, I can type a quick update, make comments here and there and upload pictures whenever. I'm all about easy.

Ok, so now I'm back in school at UNF and still doing the usual with Char and Avery. I workout a lot more, had the testing done at my work for the defib/EMI and still have not had surgery. The EMI testing showed too many bad places at work that could cause problems and not allow me to do my job fully. Crap- back to the drawing board. I have forwarded the tests to Mayo and we are going to set up an appointment to figure out a game plan. Decisions, decisions...

What else has been going on? Well, I guess if you are on Facebook then you know. If not, then you probably forgot about this blog months ago. I will say this- I have the bug to compete again...in something. I have managed to get half way fit with my heart working like a champ. I just have to figure all of this life stuff out while keeping my head above water...

Later...

A few Feb Pics

It got cold here one day...


Violin class picture day...


The boys celebrating TJ's birthday at Fionn's...


Char & Mays strolling about the 'hood...


Avery, Halia & Kai at the zoo...

A real Jacksonville jaguar...

Still kickin'

Man, I've really dropped the ball on bloggin'. Maybe when I posts pictures on facebook I'll post them over here as well. It seems facebook has consumed most of my internet time now so if any of you guys are not on there yet, chop-chop!! Either way, we have some new pics from here and there so I'll get some up over here this weekend.

Anyhow, nothing new really going on. I'm still in limbo on the defib implant- still waiting for the screening to take place at work. Right now its hung up with who is going to pay for the screening, which is kinda expensive. As soon as that gets hashed out, I will schedule the surgery and hopefully get my life back to "somewhat" normal. It sucks not working out and I feel like crap because of it. I gained a little weight but that seems to have chilled out since I got my appetite calibrated to my activity level. I'm just super-eager to get back to jogging, lifting and cycling again so I can be lean and mean (and tan!) for the summer!

Swamp Necks?

Ok, since I haven't posted jack lately, the least I can do is put up a pic of my princess blastin' targets with our new air rifle. I was amazed at her aim- I mean, this was her first time shooting anything and I barely beat her in a target contest...and I was really trying!

Rolling in the dirt

This week I did a little wrenchin' on the bikes- Char got some new wheels (warranty replacements) and I got some new rubber. I traded in my Hutchinson Piranha's (tubeless light) for some Bontrager TLR XDX's. I think the Hutchinson's lasted longer than any tires I've ever had on the mtb- I put them on last January. I will use Hutchinson again, like maybe the Tubeless Light Python. Anyhow, I hope I have better luck with the Bontrager's than I have in the past. I also replaced my carbon Bontrager stem and seatpost with the good Thomson stuff. So far so good!

Char's trusty steed...

My great white rig...

This week started out being very cold (cold for us!)- a few days it dropped below 30 at night and only got to 50 during the day. But things got back to normal this weekend so Avery and I hit the trails...

Showing Avery how to get over logs...

Avery leading out...

Avery bombing down Mount Sand...

Somebody being persuaded to do one more lap...

The lake...

The ocean...

Ending our ride...


I got back in touch with Mayo Friday and asked them to go with Medtronic for the ICD since Boston Scientific had not contacted me in 3 months. I was beyond tired of waiting. After I talked to Mayo, my doctor called me soon after, then Medtronic called me about 10 minutes after that. Wow! To make a long story short, I am now working with one of their engineers on possible points of electromagnetic interference at work and it looks like the main area of concern will be the large DC motors that we have all over our plant. Monday I will work on finding a way to get the EMI measured (Medtronic doesn't actually do it) so that we know if the device will be affected or not. Standby...

Quick thought

This looks weird...

54

Get this guy in your Player of the Year discussions! Jodie Meeks dropped 54 on Tennesse last night and broke Dan Issel's UK single game scoring record. This guy was unconscious!! I think UK will make a little more noise this year with Meeks and Patrick Patterson (Rhythm & Bruise?) playing at the level they have been so far this year. They just need a few other guys to step it up a notch, especially some of the freshmen. Man, its great to have a little excitement back in UK basketball! GBB!!

So Mayo contacted me and said that Boston Scientific is using a 3rd party to screen my workplace and should be getting in touch with me soon. As soon as the screening is done I plan to schedule the ICD surgery. I am eager to get it all over with so I can move on and feel "safe" when I exercise and sleep. I have read that most heart issues, namely sudden death, happen while sleeping vice while exercising. Either way, exercise spooks me now doing it "unprotected."

Last thought- the HCMA has been incredible during this whole ordeal. They are so unbelievably knowledgeable of this disease and all the HCMer's on their forum provide so much info, feedback and support. HCMA- solid.

The final last thought- promotions at work are cool. 8+ years of hard work and dedication are paying off...