On The Road Again

You can call me Willie Nelson cuz I'm on the road again. I've put in 10 miles this month and though that may not sound like alot, the first six months of this year only produced about 80 miles so 10 in a week is pretty good. The most I've run in a week is 30 miles so I need to work my way back up. In 2008 I finished with a total of 639ish miles. So far this year I have a total of about 90 so if I stay focused this time I might be able to make it to maybe 400. We'll see how it goes. I do need some new music though. My motivating song right now is D.O.A. by Jay-Z. Any ideas?

This Is Tony's Video. I should have put it up on his blog but he's grounded and I don't know his password. Thanks to Diana for the fine Directing/Editing work

A RUN WITH A VIEW

So this was my reward for the 3 mile run completed yesterday. People must have thought I was crazy running at 2:30 pm. It was super hot, my legs were tired and I didn't need my heart rate monitor to tell me that my rate was going crazy. After I finished resting and convincing the people passing by and driving below on the freeway that I had no intentions of jumping, I felt like instead of just turning around I would actually go higher so this next picture is pretty much what I saw when I reached the highest point of my run. The town I live in.

Check this out. Why didn't these cans ever make it to store shelves? They're made by Owens Illinois. This is a Glass Manufacturing company so it is kind of weird that these bottles are made of plastic but they do look cool. My dad works for Owens Brockway which is a division of O-I so that's why I'm writing about this. I don't spend my days thinking about the future of soda cans.

I left the house today feeling thankful
Maybe because Mothers Day is just a couple days away
I want to thank Mothers who have helped make a difference in my life
I wanna thank my Grandma Socorro. She contributed to my life's "Blueprint" more than she'll ever know
She'll never read this but she knows this "Pendejo" loves her
I wanna thank my Wife for giving our kids a great Mom to be thankful for.
If this sounds like I am accepting an award then good. It should
I wanna thank God for the Mothers He's blessed me with
And even for the ones he decided to test me with
So Thank you God. Thank you Anna. Thank You Grandma Socorro.

On a side note:
I am also thankful for Randy Newmans " I love L.A." I can't remember ever hearing that song so often. That doesn't belong on a Mothers Day post so sorry bout that

Just thoughts

So if 30' s the new 20...
Does that make Anthony a preemie?
If I wasn't his dad would he still want to be Me?
Because he's watching me as I watch him grow
I put in my miles daily on the straight and narrow.
My dad says when I need God my faith will save me.
I live strong for my son just like the name mom gave me .

All About You

I've been away for a while and although there are plenty of things I can write about like school or running or work I'm going to dedicate this post to someone of whom I am a very big fan of. I know she has at least a few (Milli) (sorry couldn't resist) other fans out there but I am certainly one of the biggest (don't mean physically). Any way I got a chance to see her the other day when I stopped by my Dad's house on the way home from work.She even caught me staring at her at one point. I was tripping out on her and she was trying to get used to my face with a beard on it so I guess we're even. Her personality is great. She's funny. I like how her voice raised the second time she asked my dad if he was going to the Convalescent home or when he and I were talking about something and I'm trying to pay attention to him and I can see her go straight into a dance routine. It's fun to witness the connection these two people have. A connection that at times I regret never having with my Dad the way you often hear a Father and Son should have. I made sure to tell the kids about these things she was doing when I got home. they look up to her. She's their favorite person to hang out with . I wonder if he regrets it too or more even or if he would even agree with that last sentence. I think it sucks that my sister and I never shared the "Brother and Sister" relationship either but it's not just because we grew up in two different households. Trust me that's makes no difference. I had 2 sisters in the house I did grow up in and look at us now. We don't even talk. Anyway maybe that just wasn't in the cards for any of us. I like where we are now, my relationship with my dad and my relationship with my sister. I hope the feeling of "somethings missing" goes away though. I 'd like to have that bond with my Son and Daughter but sometimes I find my self having too short a supply of patience (thanks Mom) to enjoy my kids and the things they likes to do. I need to be like Jim Carrey and say "Yes" more often I guess. Back to Diana though ....I kinda feel like one of those dead beat dads who finally comes around after years of ..well not coming around to jump on their kids band wagon when they become famous. (she's not that famous yet so I think there's still room) There's alot that I don't know about my sister but hopefully I'll get to learn (she's 22 so there's probably a lot she still doesn't know about herself yet either so I don't feel too bad)

OK I could probably go on but I think I've kissed her ass enough. So "Lady Di" congratulations on finishing college. Keep up the good work. You're a good egg.
Your Brother...... From another Mother sorry I couldn't resist that one either.It rhymed.
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