It's been pretty good. But it's going to be vastly different in the second half, as BOTH kids go off to college this time, and we will be empty nesters. I'm going to be fine, but I bet my wife gets pretty weepy.

I've got one dang goal that should have been reached by now, but some injuries set me back. The injuries are recovered but getting back to the point where I can reach that goal is hard. I'm gonna get there, though!

How is your year going?

Hmmm...

So far it hasn't been too bad.

• I've seen 13 concerts this year, so I've been enjoying my live music experiences.

• The end of the school year (Jan - June) was okay. My job is pretty challenging, so it was what it was supposed to be. Now I"m doing Summer School- only 7 days left.

• A new relationship started to blossom, and although it's been positive, it hasn't been what I thought it was going to be.

• Oh, and since March, I've lost over 30lbs.

My Life is finally fixed

10,000,000

RodeoSchro said:

chocolate1 said:

SuperSoulFighter said:

Who's Mark?

ThisOne said:

RodeoSchro said:

It's been pretty good. But it's going to be vastly different in the second half, as BOTH kids go off to college this time, and we will be empty nesters. I'm going to be fine, but I bet my wife gets pretty weepy.

I've got one dang goal that should have been reached by now, but some injuries set me back. The injuries are recovered but getting back to the point where I can reach that goal is hard. I'm gonna get there, though!

How is your year going?

You need to make sure your home doesn't become lonely for you and your wife because it's so difficult when your kids aren't there - especially when you've mostly been focusing on them for so many years Injuries mean u r over doing it so maybe the goals u set r perhaps too extreme - remember u r no longer a spring chicken! My health has been shit this year but I am still moving forward in my life and making the most of what I have I am over working and I feel drained - hopefully next year I won't need to work this hard I haven't done everything I've hoped to do and past the half way mark means next year looks promising

I pray you get your health back, and pronto! That's the most important thing, besides love.

Funny thing about the injuries - they were not related to weightlifting. All of them were compressions of the vertebrae, resulting in sciatic nerve pain. At one point, I would not have complained if a doctor said he was going to cut off my right leg. It hurt THAT bad.

But I've got a great chiropractor and he's fixed me every time. He's a former NHL player and a great athlete. He showed me exactly what moves did it (I know exactly when I did each one), and explained how proper weightlifiting will not do what I did to my back. FYI to old guys like me - NEVER pick up something and twist/turn at the same time!

I've always maintained excellent form weightlifting. Heck, I learned that the hard way when I was in my early 20's. Since then, I strive for perfect form in every rep. No cheating, no swaying or bouncing, and ALWAYS wear a belt. If I can't do a rep with perfect form, then I know I've got too much weight.

My benchpress is currently at 316 pounds, down from a February pre-injury high of 331 pounds. But I'll get back to 331 and then I'll bench 350. Hopefully before Labor Day!

I hope you get healthy!

You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.

FixUpUrLife

ThisOne said:

SuperSoulFighter said:

Who's Mark?

That's funny because when I was 20 I was saying something to my friend about my car jack and just then my mum walks in and asks who's jack

in many ways, it's been the toughest year of my life (and my life hasn't exactly been a picnic)

i keep putting one foot in front of the other, and i'm hopeful for the future

ThisOne said:

So How's 2014 going? Have u done things you planned at the start of the year? Has anything you wished for turned out? Is this year awesome or just shitty

So far, so good! I don't tend to make plans. Has anything I've wished for turned out? Don't know if I've "wished" for it, but I'm always happy when inspiration strikes and I come up with something good for the screenplay I've been working on.

chocolate1 said:

Hmmm...

So far it hasn't been too bad.

• I've seen 13 concerts this year, so I've been enjoying my live music experiences.

• The end of the school year (Jan - June) was okay. My job is pretty challenging, so it was what it was supposed to be. Now I"m doing Summer School- only 7 days left.

• A new relationship started to blossom, and although it's been positive, it hasn't been what I thought it was going to be.

• Oh, and since March, I've lost over 30lbs.

Congrats!

MoBettaBliss said:

in many ways, it's been the toughest year of my life (and my life hasn't exactly been a picnic)

i keep putting one foot in front of the other, and i'm hopeful for the future

Sorry to hear that, man. But you've got the right attitude! Just take it one step at a time and - as a wise Zen monk once said - "Smile, breathe, and go slowly."

One of the strangest things happen to me this year.I got electric shock from battery charger in my leg back in February.All of sudden my VMO muscle,slightly above the knee started contracting and I was having problem with my left knee.That muscle was dead.Now it was working and started physiotherapy.I worked as an rehab aid,around therapist.My boss Nora gave me a specific exercise call TKE-Terminal Knee Extension,I tried this exercise briefly before my shock and wasn't getting results,but now I was getting results.Started to think that shock combined with therapy turned it around for me.I never did any treatments involving electric stimulation since way back,when I started having knee problems.

I started work last year and continue to have problems.At my job,I wheel patients all day long on wheelchairs,walk constantly,up and down stairs and my legs would be sore at the end of day.Now I ride my bike to and from work(90 miles a week)over 100 miles counting weekends during leisure time.NO PAIN! It's like Im 25 again.

I dunno why,but everything has broke my way this year.Im overwhelmed.A year earlier,was hospitalised at psyche ward for weeks.I skyrocketed to the moon in a year's time.What a ascendance.

Let's recap:

Work: I received a promotion.

Home: New roof and siding

Sex: Had some

Love: Have some, could use some more.

RodeoSchro said:

SuperSoulFighter said:

ThisOne said:

That's funny because when I was 20 I was saying something to my friend about my car jack and just then my mum walks in and asks who's jack

Okay, now I'll give a serious answer to your question, because this year so far has been quite eventful. But I have to go back to december last year, when my mother died. Pretty sad, but she lived to be 79 and didn't suffer. And left me with an inheritance that freed me from financial problems. And I decided, after these sad things, time to do something good. So I took a trip to South America and saw places like the Nazca lines and Macchu Picchu. And I discovered the Shamanistic world view through medicinal plants like ayahuasca and San Pedro. This surely changed my way of seeing things. Although it is hard to say how, I'm still working that out.
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MoBettaBliss said:

Ace said:

kewlschool said:

ThisOne said:

RodeoSchro said:

I pray you get your health back, and pronto! That's the most important thing, besides love.

Funny thing about the injuries - they were not related to weightlifting. All of them were compressions of the vertebrae, resulting in sciatic nerve pain. At one point, I would not have complained if a doctor said he was going to cut off my right leg. It hurt THAT bad.

But I've got a great chiropractor and he's fixed me every time. He's a former NHL player and a great athlete. He showed me exactly what moves did it (I know exactly when I did each one), and explained how proper weightlifiting will not do what I did to my back. FYI to old guys like me - NEVER pick up something and twist/turn at the same time!

I've always maintained excellent form weightlifting. Heck, I learned that the hard way when I was in my early 20's. Since then, I strive for perfect form in every rep. No cheating, no swaying or bouncing, and ALWAYS wear a belt. If I can't do a rep with perfect form, then I know I've got too much weight.

My benchpress is currently at 316 pounds, down from a February pre-injury high of 331 pounds. But I'll get back to 331 and then I'll bench 350. Hopefully before Labor Day!

I hope you get healthy!

I'm much better now thank u . Seems like your year of bad health was a bit like mine! Hopefully that is it for both of us :hugs: ! I would also like to make a little suggestion....... Stop killing frogs cause karma is a bitch!!!!

LOL, will do. In fact, I've not gone Dexter on any frogs in quite a while. We've got our yard frog-proofed, or maybe the word finally got around the frog community that RodeoSchro's backyard is Frog Death.

ThisOne said:

Ace said:

So far, so good! I don't tend to make plans. Has anything I've wished for turned out? Don't know if I've "wished" for it, but I'm always happy when inspiration strikes and I come up with something good for the screenplay I've been working on.

Oh I'd love to read your script and even more than that id love to watch the screenplay

Thanks for the vote of confidence, ThisOne!

SuperSoulFighter said:

^Can you give us a clue as to what this screenplay is all about?

Hmm...

It's a "dramedy", with a mid-30's, female protagonist. She has a cynical best friend who's a bit of a card. There is a love interest. Yada, yada, yada...

Difficult to say without giving too much away.

Thanks for asking!

P.S. org actin' weird, here. Don't know why it's blowing the letters up.

iaminparties said:

One of the strangest things happen to me this year.I got electric shock from battery charger in my leg back in February.All of sudden my VMO muscle,slightly above the knee started contracting and I was having problem with my left knee.That muscle was dead.Now it was working and started physiotherapy.I worked as an rehab aid,around therapist.My boss Nora gave me a specific exercise call TKE-Terminal Knee Extension,I tried this exercise briefly before my shock and wasn't getting results,but now I was getting results.Started to think that shock combined with therapy turned it around for me.I never did any treatments involving electric stimulation since way back,when I started having knee problems.

I started work last year and continue to have problems.At my job,I wheel patients all day long on wheelchairs,walk constantly,up and down stairs and my legs would be sore at the end of day.Now I ride my bike to and from work(90 miles a week)over 100 miles counting weekends during leisure time.NO PAIN! It's like Im 25 again.

I dunno why,but everything has broke my way this year.Im overwhelmed.A year earlier,was hospitalised at psyche ward for weeks.I skyrocketed to the moon in a year's time.What a ascendance.

Apart from most of June and most of July it's been great

This week has been better though

ZombieKitten said:

I changed jobs which I planned on doing

and off on hols before too long