Favorite time of year

No question that spring wins in the favorite time of year category.  It has everything going for it that I love.  Sure the temperatures right now could be a little higher, but you can still get out and golf with weather in the 50s.  You can still play outside with the kids in this weather – and it’s only going to get better.  74 degrees is just about perfect for everything for me.

On top of the weather, it’s a great time sports-wise.  March Madness is wrapping up and baseball is about ready to begin.  It’s hard to find true baseball fans these days, but I was brought up with a scorebook in hand and love the game.  I’d go to the ballpark every day if I could.

Eating right

For probably the 5th or 6th time in my life, I joined a gym again recently.  I figured that the older I get, the more I have to be aware of my fitness – especially with heart attacks in my family. 

Here’s the thing though, while cardio health feels like the right thing to do – we all want visual results.  I’ve lost 5-8 pounds (depending on the day) but can’t really see any difference.  The main problem?  I still like food.  Sure, I’ve cut back on portions but there’s still the snacking.  I love peanut M&Ms and other things that aren’t exactly conducive to losing weight.

I guess the main thing to focus on is that I was eating all of these things BEFORE starting back at the gym so that’s a positive. 

Some people say things like, “I can eat this cheesesteak because I went to the gym and ran already.”  My problem is, I tend to say, “that cheesesteak just ruined by trip to the gym.”

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Pete

Facebook, Twitter, where does it end?

When a friend first told me about Facebook, I was pretty skeptical about joining.  In fact, I didn’t for well over a year.  Then, when I did create an account, I, like many others, was hooked.  It was incredible to catch up with people who I hadn’t heard from in 15 or 20 years.  To be able to read a little about each person and see pictures of what they and their kids looked like – unbelievable.

But I wonder when enough is enough?  I put plenty of information on my Facebook page, but I’m pretty hard to find.  You either have to be “friends” with one of my “friends” or have gone to school with me at some point.  Many other people put plenty of pictures on their pages, information and other material that they probably wouldn’t want their mothers to see – and yet, these are the people with hundreds, if not thousands of “friends.”

Have we become too secure posting things online?  I’m not sure if that’s a little too paranoid or not – just wondering.  There’s an old adage about not posting anything, texting or e-mailing anything that you wouldn’t want the world to see/read.  I’m not saying I’m innocent of the offense – just that we all should probably be a little more careful.  Right?

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Great place to work

One of our co-workers wrote on her facebook page today that she loves the people she works with.  How about that?  It’s not very often that you get to hear that from someone with whom you work – but it’s refreshing, isn’t it?

I’ve worked at three different stations in my career with various people coming and going and I can honestly say that I’ve never been more pleased with a group of co-workers than I am right now.  From the top to the bottom, the crew that puts together Good Morning Cleveland every day is passionate and puts in a great deal of effort every day.  Maybe I need to tell them that more often.

We’re all pretty worried about what’s going on in this economy and I think that everyone is concerned about their jobs – so why not do what we can?  Give someone a pat on the back.  Tell someone that you appreciate the work that they’re doing.  Praise a co-worker for something that they’ve done everyday.  I know I like it when someone tells me that I’ve done a good job.

Appreciation is effortless.  Try it, you may like it.  I know the other person will.

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