Just got to Yuma and holy cow its hot!! Thermometer says 108!!! Who in their right mind would live in a place that gets this hot on a regular basis?? Haven't been here 10 minutes and Coby and I are headed to the pool!! Hope u all are enjoying the cool weather up there. Will write more later.
Rusty-------Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Off to Cali
I'm finally off to California. I'm only gone for 6 days, but its the longest vacation I've had in almost 6 years. I'm definitely ready for the break. In an effort to save some money, we opted to drive and for once I'm sitting in the passenger seat, listening to my ipod, keeping my kids in order and typing all this out on my blackberry. I added it all up and last week I put in 72 hours and this weeks I ended with 68. Needless to say, I'm a bit tuckered out.
We have no plans except to spend 5 days at the beach. Were not even to Phoenix yet at the 2 younger boys are restless. Last week we bought one of those overhead dvd plays for the car. A friend installed it only to find that the darn thing doesn't work So now we have to stop by Best Buy, exchange it, and then in the hot friggin Phoenix sun, I get to finish installing the darn thing. Hoping its a quick install and it makes the rest of the drive a little more pleasureable.
On Wednesday, while the wife and kids stay at the beach, I'm driving up to Manhattan Beach to meet with a neuromuscular therapist to see if he can help with my back. I really want to get back into racing my bike, but until I find an effective treatment for my back, I don't see that in my future.
Well almost to Tempe so gotta go for now. Will post more later. Hope you all are having a good day.
Rusty-------Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
We have no plans except to spend 5 days at the beach. Were not even to Phoenix yet at the 2 younger boys are restless. Last week we bought one of those overhead dvd plays for the car. A friend installed it only to find that the darn thing doesn't work So now we have to stop by Best Buy, exchange it, and then in the hot friggin Phoenix sun, I get to finish installing the darn thing. Hoping its a quick install and it makes the rest of the drive a little more pleasureable.
On Wednesday, while the wife and kids stay at the beach, I'm driving up to Manhattan Beach to meet with a neuromuscular therapist to see if he can help with my back. I really want to get back into racing my bike, but until I find an effective treatment for my back, I don't see that in my future.
Well almost to Tempe so gotta go for now. Will post more later. Hope you all are having a good day.
Rusty-------Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
Sunday, July 24, 2011
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Rusty-------Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Beautiful Night
I've been told numerous times that I'm horrible at keeping up with this blog. I can't really argue that point so I'm attempting for the first time to post using my phone. If this works, maybe I'll be a bit more likely to keep you all updated.
I've been promising my 12 year old all week that I would take him out on Show Low Lake at night. It took me all week to keep my promise but we finally loaded up the boat (it's a whole 12 ft long) and got on the water about 830 friday night. Fish or no fish, it was an absolutley gorgeous night. The dark star filled sky was beautiful. The water was calm but a bit eerie. We fished for a while, but I think we both enjoyed the moment more then the fishing. With the exception of being gone for college, I've lived here my entire life and had never done this before. I'm hoping soon, I'll be able to get my other 2 boys out there as well. It'll be something they will always remember.
We live in such a beautiful area. If your're like me, you most likely take it for granted. I've been doing my best lately to take it all in. The trees, the lakes, the cool crisp air at night, the sunrises and sunsets, and again, the starfilled night sky. We get to live in a place where most only get to visit a few times a year. So next time your out for your run or a bike ride, look around. Enjoy the moment. Take it all in and be thankful for what we have been given.
It's getting late so I'm gonna get ready to hit the sack. Hope this mobile thing works. I'll check my laptop in the morning to be sure it goes thru. Hope you all have a good night.
Rusty-------Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
I've been promising my 12 year old all week that I would take him out on Show Low Lake at night. It took me all week to keep my promise but we finally loaded up the boat (it's a whole 12 ft long) and got on the water about 830 friday night. Fish or no fish, it was an absolutley gorgeous night. The dark star filled sky was beautiful. The water was calm but a bit eerie. We fished for a while, but I think we both enjoyed the moment more then the fishing. With the exception of being gone for college, I've lived here my entire life and had never done this before. I'm hoping soon, I'll be able to get my other 2 boys out there as well. It'll be something they will always remember.
We live in such a beautiful area. If your're like me, you most likely take it for granted. I've been doing my best lately to take it all in. The trees, the lakes, the cool crisp air at night, the sunrises and sunsets, and again, the starfilled night sky. We get to live in a place where most only get to visit a few times a year. So next time your out for your run or a bike ride, look around. Enjoy the moment. Take it all in and be thankful for what we have been given.
It's getting late so I'm gonna get ready to hit the sack. Hope this mobile thing works. I'll check my laptop in the morning to be sure it goes thru. Hope you all have a good night.
Rusty-------Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
Thursday, July 7, 2011
What God Wants
I'm not sure how copyright laws work so I'm just going to paste and copy the article below. I was reading Fox News this morning and happened to come across this great article about compassion. This is truly what life is all about. It's about making an unselfish difference in the lives of others. Here ya go:
What Does God Want From Us Today?
By Ian Morgan Cron
Published July 06, 2011
FoxNews.com
This morning I woke up and asked God the question, “What do you want from me today?”
Since God rarely capitulates to my demand for an instant answer, I didn’t wait for a response. I jumped out of bed and into my day.
It was in the shower that I heard God’s reply. This happens so frequently that I’m beginning to wonder if my bathroom should be designated a religious shrine.
“Be compassionate,” God said. “That’s what I want you to do today.”
As Thich Nhat Hanh says, “Compassion is a verb.” Unlike someone who is merely empathic, the compassionate person not only feels the pain of the other but actively does something to alleviate their suffering as well.
Why is compassion in such short supply these days? Radical self-concern, our spiritual nemesis, militates against our practicing it. We are so preoccupied with our own struggles that we become inured to the unseen difficulties others are surely facing.
As I stood in the shower, I thought about the jittery, hollow-eyed kid working at Starbucks who every morning fails to give me the correct change. I’m sure the way I roll my eyes while he scrambles to repair the transaction isn’t exactly a confidence builder.
Then there is my employee, Jack, a fifty-five year old man who spaces out during meetings. It drives me crazy when his eyes glaze over signaling that I’ve lost his attention. I don’t like how it forces me to wave my hands in front of his face to refocus him. He apologizes and says it won’t happen again, but it does.
On my best days, I know these behaviors are symptoms of something far deeper. Everyone is engaged in what feels like a herculean struggle in some area of his or her life. Often the battles they are fighting are unknown to us, and we are clueless of just how close some people are to giving up.
Is it possible the bumbling teenager working at Starbucks has been striving to achieve sobriety and one word of encouragement from me might make his brave effort to stay clean that much easier? What if the next time Jack drifted off I asked him if there was something troubling him, and he shared with me the preoccupying dread of the daily visit he makes to the nursing home to see his father who no longer recognizes him?
Is it possible a spirit of compassion would overtake my self-interest, and I’d offer to go with him?
It may be overused, but Plato’s maxim is timeless. “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
Compassion, the impulse to proactively lighten the burden of our fellow human beings as they contend with life’s battles, that’s what God wants, not only from me today, but no doubt from all of us.
Ian Morgan Cron is a writer, speaker, and Episcopal priest. His new book “Jesus, My Father, the CIA and Me: A Memoir…of Sorts” (Thomas Nelson) was published on June 7. Follow him on Twitter @iancron, Facebook or visit his website: http://www.iancron.com/.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/07/06/what-does-god-wants-from-us-today/#ixzz1RQzeLnlG
What Does God Want From Us Today?
By Ian Morgan Cron
Published July 06, 2011
FoxNews.com
This morning I woke up and asked God the question, “What do you want from me today?”
Since God rarely capitulates to my demand for an instant answer, I didn’t wait for a response. I jumped out of bed and into my day.
It was in the shower that I heard God’s reply. This happens so frequently that I’m beginning to wonder if my bathroom should be designated a religious shrine.
“Be compassionate,” God said. “That’s what I want you to do today.”
As Thich Nhat Hanh says, “Compassion is a verb.” Unlike someone who is merely empathic, the compassionate person not only feels the pain of the other but actively does something to alleviate their suffering as well.
Why is compassion in such short supply these days? Radical self-concern, our spiritual nemesis, militates against our practicing it. We are so preoccupied with our own struggles that we become inured to the unseen difficulties others are surely facing.
As I stood in the shower, I thought about the jittery, hollow-eyed kid working at Starbucks who every morning fails to give me the correct change. I’m sure the way I roll my eyes while he scrambles to repair the transaction isn’t exactly a confidence builder.
Then there is my employee, Jack, a fifty-five year old man who spaces out during meetings. It drives me crazy when his eyes glaze over signaling that I’ve lost his attention. I don’t like how it forces me to wave my hands in front of his face to refocus him. He apologizes and says it won’t happen again, but it does.
On my best days, I know these behaviors are symptoms of something far deeper. Everyone is engaged in what feels like a herculean struggle in some area of his or her life. Often the battles they are fighting are unknown to us, and we are clueless of just how close some people are to giving up.
Is it possible the bumbling teenager working at Starbucks has been striving to achieve sobriety and one word of encouragement from me might make his brave effort to stay clean that much easier? What if the next time Jack drifted off I asked him if there was something troubling him, and he shared with me the preoccupying dread of the daily visit he makes to the nursing home to see his father who no longer recognizes him?
Is it possible a spirit of compassion would overtake my self-interest, and I’d offer to go with him?
It may be overused, but Plato’s maxim is timeless. “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
Compassion, the impulse to proactively lighten the burden of our fellow human beings as they contend with life’s battles, that’s what God wants, not only from me today, but no doubt from all of us.
Ian Morgan Cron is a writer, speaker, and Episcopal priest. His new book “Jesus, My Father, the CIA and Me: A Memoir…of Sorts” (Thomas Nelson) was published on June 7. Follow him on Twitter @iancron, Facebook or visit his website: http://www.iancron.com/.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/07/06/what-does-god-wants-from-us-today/#ixzz1RQzeLnlG
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Back on Track
It's been a really good week so far. I'm finally starting to see daylight at the end of this pile of charts on my desk. We've been going through a lot of changes and I think were close to being where we really want to be. Patients are getting called more often, paperwork is almost caught up (it will never be totally caught up), and deliveries are being made timely and accurately. Considering we are one guy short and really busy, I'm very satisfied. I'm hoping soon to put these 14 hour days behind me. Thanks goes out to all my drivers who have really stepped up. Couldn't do it without you.
I've had several people ask me when I'm going to do another weight loss challenge. I'm not quite sure yet. I too could use the motivation. With my lousy back pain, I've only been able to ride maybe once or twice a week. It's so frustrating, especially now that the Tour De France is on. I want to ride so bad, but I pay dearly for the next few days every time I ride. I had dinner with a good friend last week who lives to work out. When I say work out, I don't just mean riding a bike. The guy hits the gym every day, he's 50 years old and his biceps are the size of my thighs. Well needless to say it motivated me a little to get my butt in gear. I have no plans to have 18 inch arms but I would love to feel good about myself when looking in the mirror. So in typical Rusty fashion, I've hit the ground running. Several months ago I bought the Insanity workout program. On top of that, for several years I've had the P90X workouts. So here's my goal. For the next 60 days I'm doing "two a days". I'm doing the Insanity workout in the morning then the P90X workout in the evening. Plus I'm trying to ride my bike to work 3 days a week. Overall it's only about 2 hours of total workout time so it's not bad. Today is my 3rd day and other than being really sore (I walk like a 80 year old man) I feel really good. I'm not tired at all like I thought I'd be. To keep my back (actually it's my pelvis) from giving me fits, I have to stretch a ton during the day but in the end it will be worth it.
I saw a float in the 4th of July parade this weekend that was the Show Low High Class of 91. I don't want to sound mean, but these guys looked old!!! Some of the girls looked a bit younger but the guys looked old and very very out of shape. I graduated in 89. I do not want to look like those guys did. Why do we let our bodies and our fitness go to crap as we get older. It's become the norm to be a little on the heavy side. The American diet along with our work schedules have caused us to be a chubby society. I don't want to be part of the norm. This is something I always struggle with, but hope to beat in the end. Like I've mentioned before, it's got to be a lifestyle change, not just something temporary. If you walk every morning, you should miss walking when your unable to do it. Enjoy it!! Make it fun. Throw some jogging in there or some other exercises. Anything is better than nothing.
Gotta get back to work. Have a great day..
I've had several people ask me when I'm going to do another weight loss challenge. I'm not quite sure yet. I too could use the motivation. With my lousy back pain, I've only been able to ride maybe once or twice a week. It's so frustrating, especially now that the Tour De France is on. I want to ride so bad, but I pay dearly for the next few days every time I ride. I had dinner with a good friend last week who lives to work out. When I say work out, I don't just mean riding a bike. The guy hits the gym every day, he's 50 years old and his biceps are the size of my thighs. Well needless to say it motivated me a little to get my butt in gear. I have no plans to have 18 inch arms but I would love to feel good about myself when looking in the mirror. So in typical Rusty fashion, I've hit the ground running. Several months ago I bought the Insanity workout program. On top of that, for several years I've had the P90X workouts. So here's my goal. For the next 60 days I'm doing "two a days". I'm doing the Insanity workout in the morning then the P90X workout in the evening. Plus I'm trying to ride my bike to work 3 days a week. Overall it's only about 2 hours of total workout time so it's not bad. Today is my 3rd day and other than being really sore (I walk like a 80 year old man) I feel really good. I'm not tired at all like I thought I'd be. To keep my back (actually it's my pelvis) from giving me fits, I have to stretch a ton during the day but in the end it will be worth it.
I saw a float in the 4th of July parade this weekend that was the Show Low High Class of 91. I don't want to sound mean, but these guys looked old!!! Some of the girls looked a bit younger but the guys looked old and very very out of shape. I graduated in 89. I do not want to look like those guys did. Why do we let our bodies and our fitness go to crap as we get older. It's become the norm to be a little on the heavy side. The American diet along with our work schedules have caused us to be a chubby society. I don't want to be part of the norm. This is something I always struggle with, but hope to beat in the end. Like I've mentioned before, it's got to be a lifestyle change, not just something temporary. If you walk every morning, you should miss walking when your unable to do it. Enjoy it!! Make it fun. Throw some jogging in there or some other exercises. Anything is better than nothing.
Gotta get back to work. Have a great day..
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