I'm about to tell one on myself (as if this entire blog hasn't been one big opportunity to bare my soul). Here goes: I don't move. My life in Atlanta is sedentary and unhealthy. In an average day, I assume that get in less than 3,000 steps. Life pretty much looks like this: Wake Up: bathroom/Closet/Downstairs Let dogs out/fill dogs' bowls/let dogs in/put them in their crates to eat Sit down and check email Get into car and drive carpool Get back home/let dogs out Sit down and

Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers and warm wishes on Friday; everything went very well. I was on the table for less than 30 minutes, and after 8 years with the port, the PA was impressed by how easy it was to remove. I'm a bit sore, but the pain is manageable without so much as an Aleve. This is precisely why I'm aggravated that I'm having such a difficult time getting my thoughts out today. Typically I can put two or three sentences down and I can weave these dispa

We had the first contractor out to the house today to handle a small issue. And, while it's small, it was the first thing that needed to be handled before we could bring in anyone else. Aside from the banging, and dust that is everywhere, there is no sign that anything has been done...which stinks. If you're going to have to put money into a house, it's always fun to have some sort of physical transformation. Having said that, without fixing this issue, any of the subsequent

Today is the day that we go public with our news to our extended friend circles. Our families have known for months, our kids knew before that, but we've kept a pretty tight lid on the news past those folks. This morning, I spoke with my boss and in about an hour C is speaking with the CEO at his office. When that is done, this will be a public and open conversation...and the butterflies are swarming! As happenstance, I also had my quarterly appointment with my oncologist tod

It's a long story, but my sons and I are eligible for Spanish citizenship through my Dad's side of the family. I will share the hoops and traps I've stumbled across during the citizenship process at some point, and will let you know where I am currently (almost done, with one BIG hoop to jump). The truth is that as we've been sharing this news, most folks don't really care about the hows though, they're interested in why we are making this move. The short answer is because we