Posts in the “personal” category

“That’s someone’s opinion,” he said. “There are certain things in this world you can’t control. You’ve got to keep living without them.”

~ Jimmy Garoppolo, in this article

The song of the day is a fun little song called Goodnight Tonight, by Wings (Paul McCartney):

I got really sick again yesterday and didn’t know if I’d make it through the night, so I did two things I wanted to do: one good, the other meant as helpful (you know how that can go). Somehow that leads me to making “Lonely Ol’ Night” by John Mellencamp the song of the day:

“I know there’s a balance, I see it when I swing past.”

John Mellencamp, Between a Laugh and a Tear

“You can’t always do what you’re told, darlin.’”

(A quote from my favorite movie of the last five years, In Your Eyes.)

The Blues Brothers, starring Dan Akroyd and Jim Belushi, are on a little road tour. If I’m healthy enough by November, it would be great to travel to see them. It would be even greater if they’d play a show in Colorado. ;)

“Adam is just special. He has that kind of makeup that is always trying to invest in other people.”

~ Cardinals’ manager Mike Matheny talking about Adam Wainwright

“He’s a little bit of a control freak.”

~ John Elway, talking about Peyton Manning

This image shows marijuana use in the United States. I didn’t know that Colorado had such high marijuana use when I moved here, but it quickly became apparent. The image comes from a Boulder Weekly story titled, Where the stoners are in the USA.

Here’s a link to a short video on Twitter of a bear cub playing with the ranger who saved his life.

Cliffnotes of this “Minding Your Mitochondria” TEDx talk:

- A doctor had a very active lifestyle
- She found out she had MS
- She quickly got worse and had to be in a wheelchair
- Things got worse, and she had to be in a zero-gravity chair
- The best modern medicines weren’t helping
- She started researching how to “care for her mitochondria”
- She started eating foods to support her mitochondria
- Three months later she was walking
- Two months after that she was riding a bike, horse-riding, etc.
- Five years later and she’s still walking

Morals: The food you eat has a dramatic effect on your health, and eating well can often be more important than medicine.

I’m reminded that people who “play the victim” say things like:

“You don’t know ...”

or:

“Nobody knows ...”

and no matter what they did, they DON’T say:

“I’m sorry.”

I was just reminded of this when I heard the Elton John song, Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word.

ThinkGeek has a “Fifty Years of Star Trek” sale going on through August 7, 2016.

Today’s song of the day is Stay Or Leave, by Dave Matthews (and Tim Reynolds). The lyrics are a little bit of a downer, but it’s one of my favorite Dave Matthews songs.

“All the many things in the universe are appearances of collections.”

~ The Buddha

(If the Buddha was alive today, he might be a programmer. Personally, I’m glad he was born when he was.)

You can’t choose your family, but ... over the years I’ve had a few friends ask how to know if they should marry so and so. My answer: You have to see how the other person behaves when things get tough. How do they act when you have no money, or a lot of money? How about illness in the family, or bad times at work? “Being in love” with someone when everything is going well is easy, but what happens when things are bad? That’s when a person’s true character really shows.

To that end, the song of the day is, “When The Going Gets Tough,” by Billy Ocean:

July 31, 2016: Travis Wood, Chicago Cubs pitcher, was playing left field last night, and made this great catch in the 7th inning as he fell back into the ivy-covered wall in Wrigley Field. He also pitched in the 6th and 8th innings. See this MLB.com page for the full video.

Walt: “Cheyenne man who lives in the area. Cheyenne call him a ‘Contrary Warrior.’ He does the opposite of what you expect.”

Deputy Moretti: “Why?”

Walt: “The whole idea is to force people out of their comfort zones, make them examine their beliefs.”

Deputy: “That’s annoying.”

I can now officially add “hernia” to my list of medical accomplishments this year. Thank you, thank you very much.

(Personal note: the hernia came before the tequila.)

Wherever it goes from here, Aroldis Chapman made his debut for the Chicago Cubs last night against the White Sox, and the fans stood up for the entire inning.