Awake At 02:40

For those who don't know I occasionally have insomnia. This is one of those nights. So here I am awake at 2:40 in the morning with not a whole lot to do. I'm played out on my game and I don't just want to sit and watch Star Trek I want to do some thing. So I am doing a random blog about random things. Hopefully it will help drain my brain so I can get some sleep.

Random Topic #1: Food
I'm not much of an eater. I can go just about a whole day without eating food and it not really bugging me. And no I'm not Anorexic, never have been either. Mostly I'm not much of an eater because I don't eat for pleasure. Most people when they eat their body releases some endorphins which make you feel better. Thus you can enjoy eating which makes you want to do it. My body doesn't do that. Food is just something I have to have, an annoying part of my daily routine. Most days it takes work to make something so why bother eating. So I'm what you would call a social eater. I eat better when I'm with someone, because it's worth the effort for me. Also I enjoy the company of others so it makes the whole experience of eating better. On occasion food does sound good and I very much enjoy meals. For example I'm going to Chipotle in a couple weeks, and I'm already excited. :) It's been years since I had one of their burritos and guacamole, and it is um um goodness.

Random Topic #2: Pain
I'm a pain machine. I handle pain pretty well, and this is all thanks to my brother Benjamin. When we were teenagers we ran cross-country for the same school. Benjamin was always proud of my running abilities and hated when I would complain about hurting. He would tell me to suck it up and keep running. What a great big brother huh? Well really he helped mold me into a real fighter. None of us knew it at the time but the pain I was feeling was far more complicated than we imagined. It wasn't until years later that we found out that it wasn't just runners pains but by then Benjamin's "Suck It Up" motto was ingrained in my brain. And thank goodness for that! Since I was trained to be a fighter by my brother I was able to do firefighting in Colorado, serve a mission in California, work in Professional Theater and do a lot of other things. The only down fall was that now I'm having to get out of the habit of fighting so hard. To let others take care of me and to just kick back and relax. Still I wouldn't have changed my life one bit. I love ya' Ben!!!!

Random Topic #3: Road Rage
I just don't get it. Fred will deny this but he has a small bit of it. Pam will admit that she can be really bad about it. And there are lots of other people out there who have Road Rage to some degree or another, but why do you get mad and stay mad at people on the road. So they aren't good drivers which I'm sure we are all guilty of that at one point or another. I can understand being momentarly upset with someone, but staying mad. The other day I was nearly side swiped by someone. I had to slam my breaks and blast the horn. Quickly the other car pulled out of the way, I know plenty of people who would say a few choice words and get upset about it. I simply said "Wow." But we were all okay so no big deal life goes on. I know I've done that on occasion, it's not on purpose it just happens. But even if someone does it on purpose oh well, there is no point in getting upset about it. So stop calling people on the road dumb and stupid (I dispise that word anyway) and just send out good vibes. Maybe, just maybe if we were all more understanding the things that might makes us mad may not happen.

Well that is the end of my thoughts and my mind is just about shot. Wahoo! So until next time, Eat Wisely, Suck It Up and leave the Road Rage at home.