What's New?

What's New?

I took a break from blogging a couple of weeks ago. I didn't feel like I had much more to say. However, I did continue to read a lot of other people's blogs. So what have I been up to? Well, I have been taking my dogs to the dog park every morning. Both my dogs have high energy levels so they need at least one forty-five minute run per day. This is often the highlight of my day as I get great delight from watching my dogs romp and play in the tall grass in the off leash dog park. After our daily exercise it usually takes me an hour or two to recuperate. During this time I will often spend some time on the computer.

During the last week I have started listening to both audios and videos by preacher T. D. Jakes. He has a lot of messages that I have not heard yet. I like T. D. Jakes as he is overweight like I am and sweats a lot when he gets excited or starts moving around the stage. I know that this is a silly reason to like a preacher but the Lord works in mysterious ways. I go through long stretches of time in which I get very disillusioned with spirituality in general and Christianity in particular. I find it very difficult to maintain any balance in my spiritual life, I have many hills and valleys. A lot of this spiritual instability may be due to my recurring depressions. I find that it is very difficult to be spiritual when I am feeling tired or depressed. Anyway, T.D. Jakes preaching has given me an emotional boost this week and for that I am grateful.

I have been retired for about seven months now but plan to find a job in a month or two. I am just waiting for clearance on my criminal record check. I went for finger prints a couple of weeks ago and they told me that it would take about a month to get the results back. For the jobs that I am applying for I need official proof that I do not have a criminal record. I will likely have a bit of a wait until I get the proper documentation to give to potential employers.

Fortunately, I have a few hobbies to keep me occupied until I am able to work again. I still try to work out at the gym at least three times per week. Lately I have just been doing a weight training routine as I get my aerobic exercise hiking with my dogs. My mountain bike was stolen about a month ago and I have missed my daily bike rides. I will have to wait until I can afford to buy a new mountain bike in the spring.

Lately, I have been getting into watching satellite tv on my computer. I have purchased a couple of software programs to get some streaming internet tv. This type of software doesn't suit a lot of people 's needs as they are looking for something to replace their present cable or satellite service. This type of software cannot do this. However, if you love to channel surf and to watch alternative programs you might like watching internet tv. Most of these programs are free on the internet. Without purchasing the software you have to search the internet for them yourself. I enjoy some of the Christian programming as well as stations such as the history channel and Animal Planet.