Texting

So I heard on CNN Headline News this week that the New York Times did a study on how text messaging effects teens. They say that text messaging can cause anxiety, sleep deprivation, distraction in school, and repetitive stress injuries (sore thumbs).

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/26/health/26teen.html

This article seems pretty serious and as if there isn't already enough issues facing today's teens, instead of making life easier technology is adding more struggles to the lives of today's adolescents. Its funny to think back to when I was a teen and what it was like even to have a cell phone and then actually being in a place where I had service to use it. Its amazing think about how much things have evolved/dissolved (however you want to look at it) over the last 10 years. To think that something meant to be used to help people communicate over long distances is now a contributor to the deterioration of today's teenagers.

I can picture the generation of humans being born 50 years from now. Imagine a plump, jittery little boy with short round legs, disproportionatly small hands and fingers, a freakishly small mouth (just large enough to suck food through a straw), and large beady eyes that are only good for seeing short distances. Thanks Mr. Bell.

3 years...

Can you believe it! Amanda and I have been married for 3 years now. It's amazing! Not the "I can't believe we haven't killed each other" amazing, but the "I never saw myself at this point in my life" amazing. Time has really flown by and there is not a moment that I regret.

I love Amanda more than anything and I couldn't imagine being married to anyone else. She is a strong, beautiful, and smart woman and as many of you would probably agree she is the perfect person to put me in my place. I've learned a lot over the past three years and I couldn't be where I am today with out Amanda. I'm looking forward to another year together.

Motivation

Its been about 3 weeks since we've been back from Texas and I'm having a hell of a time trying to find motivation to do anything. I'm sure its partially due to the fact that I've had the crud for the past week and a half. I've got a list of things to do at work, that I've been avoiding. I've finally gotten myself to go to the gym which I've been avoiding for that last few weeks (and I'm paying for it). The weather has been beautiful lately and all I want to do when I get home is nap. I've even been leaving work early (well at 4 when I'm suppose too). I need to be going fishing or taking Royce on a walk, I think he's even been frustrated with me. So I'm going to spend the next few hours this evening to do something productive and try get myself motivated again.

What do pigs call swine flu?

Check this out!

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/03/swine.flu.canada/?iref=mpstoryview

Is this why the government is so adamant about changing the name of the swine flu virus to the H1N1 virus? Are they trying to avoid a lawsuit from the pork industry for falsely accusing pigs for passing the "Swine" flu to humans. Sounds like we may owe our flat nosed friends an apology.

That Canadian farmer who gave his pigs "swine" flu must be one one lonely dude to pass this virus on to them.