Monday Musings

Fact:  There are only 24 hours in a day.  Period.

Fact: At 35, I can't get by with just 4 to 6 hours of sleep any more. 7 to 8 is more like it.  10-12 is a pipe dream, I have small kids (I acknowledge that I get more sleep than my wife... there I said it.)

Fact: Now there is only 16-17 hours in a day.

Fact: "The Office" just isn't what it used to be.  Sorry Mr Carrell.

Now with 16-17 hours in a day you'd figure I'd get something done, but if I don't have a list, somehow the day goes by and I start seeing the things I should have done.  Ohhh but when I make a list, watch out!  I should make more of them.  Put that on the list.  Thankfully, my wife thinks I'm a great provider, otherwise my melancholy side would take over and somebody better build an ark cause there'd be a big cloud overhead. 

I'm also glad that I took that personality test, thing.  At least now it makes sense.  I'm melancholy and phlegmatic.  I sit there and think about it... then I think about it some more, after a while I start stewing.  When the stew is nicely simmered for a while, I find something to do that will allow me to turn my brain off.  We'll call it aging.  This is make or break it time.  Can I kick my phlegmatic side to the curb or does it take over?  If I kick it to the curb, this fine product of work comes out perfectly aged (well thought out), if not it dries out and well melancholy kicks into overdrive.  Bob, need a bigger ark.

The key is the list.  It provides focus.  Focus, focus, focus.  I made a list on my new phone.  Its a running list though and its been a while since I ran.  Running lists are fine, but really more stuff gets put on than taken off.  They have their purpose..... Ope, just got an idea.  Make a list on a peice of paper, something for the day then tear or cut off the bottom so nothing else can be added.  That way its a list that can be completed and not added onto.  Better keep the running list though.  Amy would hate it if I got done with the daily, not able to be added to list and yelled "RETIRED!!!!"  That would be so awesome, but counterproductive to the family environment.  Oh, and if you see me with half a phone, its cause I ran out of paper, or I didn't do anything and Amy figured out how to use my chop saw.

I'm not sure if this is going anywhere and I'm feeling that I'm going to start rambling like a knucklehead (there you go Dave!).  So I'll close with this final thought.

Lists gooooooooooooodddddd, no lists baaaaaaaaaadddddddddd.  Shopping spree at home depot reaaaaalllllllll gooooooooooodddddddd.  Just had to throw that in there.  Its what we all want.

Enjoy your day!