just your typical day

Well here goes, entry #2. So far I haven't found many things very witty or funny, but I will continue to try. This is an entry about accountability. Often times people do things and look to blame others. When in fact the blame is standing in the mirror. It has taken me a long time to come to this conclusion and unfortunately there has been some carnage along the way. I do believe that this can be repaired and that I (like the rest of us) are works in progress. While we have our accomplishments to rest upon, it is what we are currently doing that makes others better. So a bit about me. I am married to the most wonderful woman in the world. She exhibits strength, forgiveness, wisdom, humor (some say more than me..but c'mon), great looks, a great mother, and gives her love more than one could hope for. I often wonder why others play the lottery, when I in fact have won it. I have a wonderful son. We'll call him the hammer. He is so full of life and happiness and has spoiled us rotten. I know it should be the reverse. He is super easy going, very cute, and quite the riot in our home. Finally my family and friends. I put this group together, because while I may not have a ridiculous number of friends, the ones I do have are like my family. There will be more on them later. The direction of this blog is still unclear. I hope to take people on adventures, make them laugh, and also take strength from them to continue to fight the battle I fight every day. You see, I am a recovering compulsive gambler. I have started to figure out exactly where some of my pitfalls lay. I have also started working towards avoiding them. I hope to use this blog to hold myself much more accountable as well as get myself into shape and share the wonderful stories along the way. I thank those who have read and have to admit, it is much more difficult to be funny when you are on the spot. I can assure you that after work tomorrow ( I have to go to diversity training and all I can think of is The Office and Rescue Me)...trust me, something funny must come from this....also I plan on getting myself back into shape...should be quite the feat..but it is a challenge I welcome. I look forward to this challenge because it will mark my first attempt at really doing something for myself and not out of spite. I need this for my family!!! I need this for myself!!! I will keep working on this and hopefully people will not get too bored with my self absorption.

Just beginning

This is my first ever blog entry. I have a friend who blogs here and has suggested some people might find what I have to say funny. I will give it a shot. There are other things that will come out in time that may not be so funny. In time my story will come out and hopefully through this keyboard and my family and friends I will find a bit of welcomed sanity and happiness!!! As for funny, I will just leave a little note. Watching people trip. Think about it we have all seen someone do it, seen them look around, and try to play it off. I spent a night once in a beer garden with some friends watching people trip over the same crack in the curb. Fortunately nobody was injured (if that happened we for sure would have added days to purgatory, although it may have been even funnier.)