Goal Posts

First of all, I want to thank all of you for reading this, and also for the positive feedback we have been receiving. It's very motivating and rewarding. Thank you so much.

Dawn had a really bad case of heartburn tonight and did not feel up to posting the 2nd half of "The birth of Alakai". She will post sometime tomorrow. I will keep this short and to the point as it is after 3 am and I have to work at 9. I've already missed a lot of sleep this week, so I guess I'm a little crazy to still be up now. For those of you who know me, I can almost see you shaking your heads. "What does he mean a little crazy? That guy is certifiable." Thank you for that.

As far as our goal development, I went to the store and bought some posterboard and a couple of Sharpies. Dawn wrote down several of our goals, including daily goals, short term goals, and long term goals. They are as simple to accomplish as "Eat some fruit and/or vegetables" to as difficult as "Become debt free." One of our biggest weaknesses is spending too much time goofing around on the computer, so that thing will be plastered on the wall of our bedroom, right behind the PC. It will serve as a reminder that we have more to offer to the world than to be great at computer games, or have tons of Facebook friends. We didn't do a whole lot more since she wasn't feeling well. That goes along with our goal of getting healthier. Anyway, I think it will be a good tool, along with the spreadsheet we will create over the weekend. I will tell you more about that next time.

Switching gears to something that has nothing to do with goals, but that I found very interesting; I chatted on Facebook with a gentleman from Georgia tonight. I don't mean state above Florida. Not that Georgia. This young man is from the country that was at war with Russia right before the US elections. His name is Irakli and he wrote in English very well. I should backtrack for a second. Dawn and I play Mafia Wars on FB. At first glance, it seems kind of stupid, but has proven to be very addictive. Dawn found a Facebook group where you join, then post a short note asking people to join your mafia. In order to get them to join, you have to add them as a friend. My friend from grade school, Kathleen, pops in and says she can't sleep, and would I like to play a word game with her?" Well, while we are playing, I'm getting all kinds of new friends, and it shows in her chat window that this is happening. She says "You are just a friend machine aren't you? You've gotten more friends in 5 minutes than I have friends." I explained what I was doing and she kind of scoffed at me, but then we saw Irakli's name pop up. She clicked on his profile and dared me to ask him if he was from THAT Georgia. So we chatted. It was WAY cool. My favorite quote of his was this, "I want you to know that we have excellent relations between our two countries have and we are grateful to the American people for their assistance." Pretty sweet if you ask me. And not bad at all considering that English is not his native tongue.

1 quick question for you and then I'm off to bed for a few hours. Are our posts too long? From what I see, most blog posts are shorter than this one. Does it make you less likely to read if it is a very long post? I guess that's 2 questions. You can post your answer(s) as a comment on this blog, or write something on either Dawn's or my wall on Facebook. Thanks again.
John