Blog Post #11 is here and ready to entertain. I’m happy to say that I have returned to health, am back working, working out, and eating right. I’ve also been working on a number of new writing projects and hope to share them soon.

Each time I go to write a blob post, I always doubt if it will work and whether it will be fun and/or funny. Then it’s like I switch a flip in my brian and it turns out better than I could have hoped for (full of cheesy ridiculous stupidness). So let’s do that again. Blog Post #10 was very well received. It seems there’s sympathy for the man cold……from other men anyway. The ending story was also quite popular. If you didn’t get the Bonus Add On joke, it wasn’t for you. My wife didn’t get it at all while my brother in law phoned me in hysterics about how good it was. Glad you enjoyed it, Mark.

Random Thoughts: Time is an interesting concept that some people say doesn’t even really exist or exists only in our mind. I read a sign last week that said’ “If you’re not doing what you love, you’re wasting your time.” What about money? That’s another interesting concept that mostly exists in the mind. Money seems to be so emotional for some of us as we equate it with freedom, power, security, and success. It has value because us humans have given it value. It’s like gold. Why is gold valuable? You can’t eat it, you don’t build a home out of it (most of us anyway), and you can’t wear it to keep you warm. However, you can use it to kill your meddlesome brother who’s hindering your ascension to the throne (only a few will get that). It proves that value really does come from our interpretation and the meaning we give to things. Interesting.

Speaking of money, we now sit one day away from Donald Trump taking over the United States of America. History does repeat itself and we learn so little. Let’s party like it’s 1934, ugh. Oh, the ominousness of it all.

Posture has been a focus for me the last couple of weeks. I’m working with a physiotherapist and massage therapist. I’m finding that many niggling injuries from the gym and work are from my poor form and posture. Like many of us, I slouch a lot. I have my shoulders roll forward, and continually have my neck and head extended. Computers, cell phones, and lazy habits are causing many of us to have poor posture and the subsequent health issues that go along with that. So now, fully conscious of my issues, I have been engaging my core, chest out, standing tall (imagine pulling a string at your neck that straightens your spine) with my head back and tucked, and my ears level with my shoulders. It feels odd. I feel like a peacock with my head held high saying “look at me!” I look like a meerkat on watch duty, “Hey, there’s a tiger!” Everyone tells me that I’ll get used to it and it will feel natural after a while. I hope so. It’s also quite exhausting on the muscles that aren’t used to working. There’s a definite connection between self image (confidence) and posture. I’m working on both and it’s been very challenging.

It’s a shorter post this time. It’s the only way to post more often. I’m off to the U.S next week for some R&R and to have one last look before the wall goes up. The usual original ending joke is here and it’s about something that doesn’t exist. I know that the stories were popular but I don’t have one this time. It’s not easy coming up with original jokes and it takes a lot of time. I’m guessing Mark isn’t going to call me about this one. Enjoy.

A company was having trouble with employees showing up late for work. The manager was very unhappy and needed to discuss it with the assistant manager.            

Manager: “We need to schedule a staff meeting. The first item on the agenda: People showing up on time!!”

Assistant Manager: “Maybe we should make it the last thing on the agenda.”