Greetings and salutations. How are you? It's a shame that you can't answer, as this is a blog which means I am the only one who gets to say anything. Muah-ha-haaaa. So, sit back and read the stuff I typed while waiting for Starcraft to patch. I mean, which I needed to get onto the internet to share with you.
So, where to begin. I don't remember where I left off the previous post and I can't be bothered looking at the last post. So, here we go... I spent a couple weeks down in Bandera, TX working on my father-in-law's house. I wouldn't say that I'm not in shape enough to be a construction worker, but my blisters had blisters at the end of the first day. They were long weeks, but I did all sorts of fun stuff. Laid wood floors, marked the porch boundaries, built the frame, started learning electrical work. I am now more tan than I have been since childhood. Also, nah I'll save that for my next paragraph.
I'm getting fit! Yup, after becoming a smiley dough-ball, its time to go back to the slimmer more self-assured you, or erm, me. Yes, there were too many commas in that sentence. I have begun walking an hour a day, plus doing the routine body-weight exercises such as pull-ups, sit-ups, push-ups, etc. And I am feeling up(!). I am hungry about four times a day now, which indicates my metabolism is going back up. Yay! Also, my skin issues are receding beneath the UV blasting and better diet, combined with more exercise.
And finally, because I need three paragraphs between my intro and conclusion, I've picked up my Political Philosophy book and started reading again. The first time I read it, I had so much reading material I only read the minimum required to get me through with an A in the course. I don't remember if I got that A or not, but I read enough to have. But that's not the point. The point is, um, that I skipped stuff. Yeah that is what the point was. So I am now going back and reading that said stuff. This week, was the introduction section to the Greek philosophers section. Some dude took an entire lecture, and wrote "intro" on it and shoved it in. It is that immense, but it is also immensely interesting. For example, the agnosticism evident in the humanist Greek philosophers is not due to a believe in the perfection of man, but rather the imperfection. The reasoning is, since we can't see or reason perfectly wie can't reach a perfect conclusion or entity. Pretty interesting stuff. I may "unpack that" as the preachers say at a later date.
So, in conclusion, I am still alive, and hanging out in Hville. It is sometimes rainy, sometimes fun, sometimes zany, hanging out with my hun. Man that rhyme was forced. I almost feel bad enough to apologize and delete it. Almost. I do love bad jokes so. Anyhow, keep on keeping on, and tip your waiter!
~M
And finally, because I need three paragraphs between my intro and conclusion, I've picked up my Political Philosophy book and started reading again. The first time I read it, I had so much reading material I only read the minimum required to get me through with an A in the course. I don't remember if I got that A or not, but I read enough to have. But that's not the point. The point is, um, that I skipped stuff. Yeah that is what the point was. So I am now going back and reading that said stuff. This week, was the introduction section to the Greek philosophers section. Some dude took an entire lecture, and wrote "intro" on it and shoved it in. It is that immense, but it is also immensely interesting. For example, the agnosticism evident in the humanist Greek philosophers is not due to a believe in the perfection of man, but rather the imperfection. The reasoning is, since we can't see or reason perfectly wie can't reach a perfect conclusion or entity. Pretty interesting stuff. I may "unpack that" as the preachers say at a later date.