Operation: Fitness

 
I made a wild decision to join the newly opened gym and fitness center Powerhouse in Joplin Last week.  I chose to take an assessment for my benefit and know I need to do this.  Im not setting goals.  Im not saying I'm going to loose this much by this date, I just want to commit and dedicate myself to the gym.  I had gone to their grand opening for a project for my boss.  We are trying to land them for a client to do pr and marketing work for them.  When I went there, I saw all these trainers and staff all in shape and seeing something I didn't have (besides having their bodies).  They all had a purpose of what they did and why they were there.  I am tired of being myself as being overweight and winded all the time.  I know I embarrass my company of the way I look being overweight and all and for some reason, during the grand opening ribbon cutting, I made a decision to change all that.  I started over the weekend and went on Monday and on Tuesday, I was introduced to Alissa.  Alissa is a 20 something firm built competitive body builder.  She is serious about fitness and workouts.  Tuesday was a strong indicator that I had allot of work in front of me.  The thing was is that I felt good and cleansed that whole day and woke up in pain about 3 am Wednesday morning.  Of all things my arms were in a hurt pain and not sure what was happening. After calling the gym, it was obvious, I, for the first time in my life had a fitness workout.  I have made a commitment and I cant quit, but man did I hurt that day.  As the evening went on I decided to go back to the gym and at least stretch and get on the treadmill because I really did not want to sit and hurt all night.  Thursday morning I had woke up not as sore and was a bit more "movable" than I was the day before.  Alissa started me out in  squats and worked my arms and shoulders and for the first time in my life introduced me to the Stair-master.  Oh My God!!!!.....   I was disappointed in myself that a short time after being on there, I found myself totally winded and not able to keep up with the slowest speed on the machine.  Though during the time on the stair-master, my mind was just to be able to stay on and keep up.  I need to have the focus to push myself and not let it beat me and push myself harder to fitness if I want this.  We did a cool down on the tread mill and closed my session at that.  My stair-master experience not only embarrassing for Alissa but made me think I need to push myself and quit surviving and just getting it done and move on.  Focus is the key work I need in all my life today.  I need to focus to make this work and follow through with something for the first time in my life.  I believe Powerhouse is what i've been looking for to push myself to make all the changes Lance needs to make in Lance's life.  

Picher, Oklahoma & SW Missouri Tornado

This is a video I put together using my Tivo System at work showing news videos and clips from the deadly tornado that went through this area on May 10 of 2008.   

Where in the World Wide Web Can we find a connection??!!

Due to Lance's economics and what my needs are now I have made a decision to cut off cable at home.  I was finding myself surfing through channels and I'm on the computer all day at work, so not wanting to be online at night.  So, to say the least I rely on the use of other connections in the fast pace of WI-FI.  I must remind you that I am in Joplin, Missouri and that the technology knowledge is not quite at the high curve.  McDonald's has discovered the need for the Wi-Fi for customers and Hardees has done a good job to fill the gap to provide wireless access to customers.  Its not that I'm too good for fast food Wi-Fi, its just not the inviroment that Starbucks or Jive in Java Coffee house can provide.  Here's the deal.  A $4 coffee and that's it.  That's pretty much my lunch and dinner budget!  Anyway, enough of my whining but Starbucks is saying they are loosing money this past quarter but have cut off all the free Internet access and turned it over to a "pay for the web" from at&t and TMobile.  So if I were to have to pay for Internet and a coffee, it won't work.  I feel Internet in a public business ought to be free for paying customers of their product.   Sort of not having to pay for water with a meal.  Anyway, that what I want to put out there that Internet is for all and one must be able to not have to pay for access as we shouldn't have to pay to sit down.  I do agree you need to buy a meal or a coffee to access....so you moochers making it hard for everyone else...quit it.