Boomer Randomness

There are just over six hours left in 2013, as I write this.  I have plenty to say about the incredible year I have had, but it'll have to wait a day or two.  I am resting up for a night on the town, my first New Year's Eve celebrating in more than ten years. Meanwhile, I found this.  Enjoy!

Time is not usually my friend, especially around the holidays.  There are so many obligations, so many options for work and play, work-related parties and events, friend and family gatherings.  All of it is wonderful and I am grateful to have so many options.  But it is often overwhelming. One of many things I have learned during the four-year self-discovery journey I have blogged about is that I am happiest when I take control of my options.  This year has been one of my happiest in years and it is no coincidence that I chose the right collection of options. I'll be a little light on details in this post, but let me say my Christmas vacation has been incredible so far and it's not even over yet.  It began last week with a visit to see a very good friend in North Carolina.  She has helped me with my journey more than I have words for and it was great to spend time updating our lives since we last saw each other back in the summer.  And I've helped ...

Did you buy a Mega Millions ticket today?   As I write this, the drawing has not been held yet, but there is a chance that someone will win $636 million tonight. Actually the chance is 1-in-259,000,000.   There is zero chance I will win because I did not by a ticket.   I was busy.   But I have purchased them in the past despite the odds.   One shot in 259 million is still better than zero. So those odds involve huge numbers and it’s difficult to picture what that really means.   So with the help of a web site I stumbled on, let’s look at a few things that are more likely to happen to you than winning enough money to buy a million dollar condo in each of your favorite 600 cities. Your odds of being diagnosed with hemorrhoids is 25-t0-1.   Flying with a drunk pilot? 117-to-1.   I’d rather have hemorrhoids.   Actually I did.   TMI? What are the odds of bowling a perfect 300?   11,500-to-1.   Dating a supermodel...

Just a few Twitter-length random thoughts swimming in my head tonight: My job is a combination of three distinct-but-related jobs, but my title should really be Director of Fixing Other People’s Mistakes.   I spent at least an hour of my workday today revising commercials that could have easily been done correctly the first time by those who wrote the original scripts. I need to sleep more.   Until about a year ago I laughed at the thought that we need eight or more hours of sleep a night.   Seven is fine, even less is fine.   I thought.   But not really.   I need eight.   I rarely get eight. Are you old enough to know that the title of this blog post is the name of a movie?   Do you know who the star is? Without activating my ego too much, let me point out that sometimes I can predict the future.   I knew that a certain upcoming local fund-raiser concert originally starring a couple of well-known singers was going to hav...

Schools and most local and Federal government offices are closed today.  There wasn't as much snow as expected and as of this afternoon, it's done.  Temps in the teens tonight, so driving will suck tonight and tomorrow, but for today it was pretty good.  And quite beautiful.

More random thoughts and observations … My nose is red like Rudolph’s.   No, I’m not drunk.   I have a very bad cold and I’ve been blowing my nose a lot for the past three days, especially today.   Rubbing the nose red. I hate being sick.   I rarely get sick, other than one or two colds a year.   Guess this is the first one of the season.   And I am so busy at work that I have to go in.   I’ve cancelled everything else this week.   I think I write short sentences when I’m sick.   Long is the norm when I’m well. My Thanksgiving week was one of the best in the past twenty years and I can’t even elaborate on the subject here for privacy reasons.   Wow. Cough, cough, sniffle, sneeze, cough, Kleenex, yuck.   Did I mention I hate being sick. The holidays are here, specifically Hanukkah and the Christmas season.   Maybe I’ll keep my religious rant under control this year.   If you’re a regular reader yo...