Ok, so apparently I don't have as many entertaining stories about myself as I thought I had. The last 2 will have to do for now.
Here's my week in review for the last week in January -
Sunday, January 24 - This was one of only 3 times in my life as a Jets fan that I woke up thinking that if they won a game, they would be in the Super Bowl. Of course it didn't happen, but there is a lot to be optimistic about. They have a great defense that got torched by one of the best QB's of all time. There's no shame in that. One thing I'd like to see is how well the Jets rebound from this. There have been 2 occasions in the past decade where the Jets have had increased expectations and those seasons have been largely forgettable.
See 2002, where Chad Pennington rallies the team from a 1-4 start to a division championship and a first round blow out of the Colts. The next year, we were pathetic and finished 6-10 after Chad got injured in the preseason against the Giants.
See 2004, where they were a Doug Brien field goal away from playing the Patriots in the AFC Championship game. The next year, Chad and Jay Fiedler both get hurt in a span of 7 plays and the season goes up in flames at 4-12, thus ending the Herman Edwards era.
Monday, January 25 - At this point, I know what you're thinking. "Does he really have enough happening in his life that he could fill an entire week with stuff going day-by-day?" At this point, I'm not sure, but let's see where the journey takes us.
Have you ever seen the Dr. Phil family? They've been around for about 6-7 years now. They have been highly disfunctional. I wonder how this happens? A seemingly normal family goes up in flames before our very eyes. Mom and Dad are cheating on each other and arguing perpetually. Older sister is pregnant at 15. By 18, she will have 2 kids. Younger sister hates older sister for getting all of the attention and now she is doing drugs and involved with alcohol. She is now 18 or 19 I believe. This drama unfolds every Monday if you care to see a real life train wreck unfolding.
Tuesday, January 26 - The low sodium menu we're having is going well. Sodium is a cause for high blood pressure and overall bad health, so we're trying to take our intake levels to a more reasonable number. We eat packaged meals all the time and I'm pretty sure the sodium in those things will kill any reasonable person if not curbed. So, we're going to begin to make our own items from scratch and see how that goes. Today we finished our fresh green beans, so we'll have to go back to eating them out of the can until we can go back to the grocery store. Wow! What a difference. I never noticed how much sodium was in a can of vegetables.
Wednesday, January 27 - So I'm using my tutoring money to save for our vacation in July. We've decided to save $300 each for miscellaneous meals. So far, I'm up to $150. Well, I thought I was up to $150, but there was a bill that I paid, so I'm actually at $130. My hope is to have enough by the end of March so that I can build up a little extra if I need to. I was having to pay for my XMradio out of tutoring money, but I'm going to cancel, so they asked me to stay on for another 3 months for free to make sure that's the decision I want to make. It is, but at least I don't have to pay anything else. Then in May, I can cancel.
Thursday, January 28 - You would never believe how warm it was today. I'm pretty sure it got up to the high 50s or low 60s. I went out for a walk at lunch and I'm pretty sure I was sweating by the end of it. This will most likely start a trend of days where I focus on the weather in some way shape or form. This is the only place I've seen where you could be in the 60s one day, and then have a wintery mix the next.
Friday, January 29 - So I left work today to snow. It was crazy. Even crazier was the fact that I got home and there wasn't a drop of anything on the ground. That's good news for me because I hate snow. We went to the mall and walked around for a little bit and Jill got a new spring coat. I'm glad because she always wears this awful looking fleece, or the sweater that goes down to her knees. It's great, let me tell ya.
Saturday, January 30 - We woke up this morning to snow. Actually, it was ice with a tiny layer of snow over it. That's the problem with a wintery mix in the Carolinas. There isn't actually snow, it's more like ice. Then everyone drives like they have SuperPowers behind the wheel. Next thing you know, the news is full of every fool who has run off of the road. We went to church and came home. On the way, I bought the Grammy CD. It's not too bad. For the record, I believe that I'm probably the only person left who is buying CDs. Then we get home to find that the furnace is not working in the basement. After much deliberation, it appears that the Condensate pump that is attached to the furnace is not working correctly and that is forcing the furnace to trigger the safety feature and shut off. I'm thinking that the tube sending the condensation out of the house has frozen at some point and will be fine once the weather warms up, which should be Monday or Tuesday.
