It's what time? already!

i like to cook. or I just may have too much energy to burn. i'm not doing the kelowna 1/2 marathon this year as a season wind-up. i am far to anxious about the bubble bursting. the one on the female's belly that i share a house with. the last two days have been spent sans exercise. i have a stiff knee for some reason and decided to rest it. two acquaintances and i are doing a mock 1/2 marathon tomorrow at 7:00 am. it will be an easy pace as there is no pressure. (probably a 1:50) back to the cooking. we came home last night from our usual haunt and i decided to pop a turkey in the oven. a 15 lbs turkey. we aren't having a family gathering of any sort, just us 3. i thought it would be a good idea to have pre-made meals ready for when the lady that hangs here becomes my wife again and the 3 of us becomes 4. gee, isn't that smart. have i also mentioned that i picked up a 5 lbs smoked ham two days ago as well? we now have enough flipping food in the refrigerator to last us until spring thaw.

my day today was too crowded. get up, go to work, pick up coffees etc., go home, take family to stores for shopping, come home, finish winter prep of back yard, make dinner for guests, oh sh#t - forgot beer & dessert-, go back to store... tomorrow will be just as busy. after the run all that food needs to put into casseroles and frozen. ya know, if that belly pops, it's going to put real crimp in my preparation schedule.

Vanity

i visited my favourite dentist this morning. unlike the all the jokes and stereotypes, i enjoy going to the dentist office. doc d is funny, interesting, dedicated and the staff treat me like royalty. the most important issue here is that they laugh at my schtik. i love all of them.

i started my obsession with triathlon about the same time i had my braces put on. braces weren't necessary but i was fed up with lower teeth crowding, a poor bite, and I hate to say it, i have always felt insecure about my smile. the braces came off this summer, not before the prestige 1/2 iron, damit, and i liked my smile. it was nice to have near perfect teeth; however, years of indulging my caffine addiction appeared to have caught up with me. my smile wasn't a dazzling, soap-star white. i shouldn't care, after all, i'm a male who is secure and succesful. hmm, i've come through two years of discomfort i deserve a dazzling smile. men can be worse than women in this regard.

my visit to doc d was to check up on my bleaching. it's an easy process. totally painless,well, sort of. I have one tooth that has become painfully sensitive. Even sensodine tooth paste hasn't helped. the process is wonderful. you get to see results day-by-day. very gratifying. one more week to "soap-star" status. that sexy smile will be mine. thanks doc.