Friday, May 15, 2009

Down for the Count

Unquestionably, one of the worst illnesses I ever had in my life came this winter when I came down with the flu.  The thought of not getting a flu shot made a lot of sense to a guy who is mortified by needles and I am sure I could be quoted by several people in saying, "I'll take my chances." 
I of course paid the price.  The smart thing to do is learn your lesson even though most of us thought by now flu season was over until the dreaded swine flu seized our attention and the fate of our society depended on the Who.  Okay, maybe it's the other WHO.  Either way, who can you really trust?  I have somewhat come down with another version of the flu and am back to square one and I want to announce first and foremost to my loyal cube readers out there that I will (mark this down or bookmark) get a flu shot next year.  The misery I have dealt with in having flu like symptoms has no doubt led me down this path where I fear I can make no excuses for.  In the mean time, I will continue to check every few hours to make sure I have not grown a squiggly tail or a snout.

These last few days have inspired me to not only be confined to a very limited space due to this illness, but to continually bug my friends in their spare time and having random conversations as usual.  I of course have made the effort to gather some awesome feedback in two specific areas of my life which I will paraphrase simply as follows: 1.  My love life should be followed by Whinnie the Pooh quotes and 2. How can I have training for work when no one understands what I do in the first place.  Let me address both issues.

Keep in mind these are not quotes coming from me these are from what claim to be credible sources so bare in mind as you gather your opinions.  I by no means claim to have things figured out when it comes to women nor should I.  I am a guy so really what do we know right ladies?  But taking it to the extreme of relating my ups and downs to a bear wandering around the forest looking for honey has just hit a new low in my terms.  I will leave the rest to our faithful readers to determine your thoughts on the matter.

As for the training, if you don't know what I do by now then obviously I have done my job.  Of course this was not the exact phrasing that was used when discussing this topic, but leaving this person guessing was the number one goal and I can easily say mission accomplished.  Lets face it, asking me what I do is like asking Jack Bauer to take a minute to debrief in the middle of a season in 24.  There just isn't enough time.

On other notes, I was originally scheduled to deliver the knockout run of my career tomorrow at the Bluestone 5k, but due to these unforeseen circumstances listed above I had to withdraw my name.  I realize Lance Armstrong survived cancer and won the tour 7 times, but it can easily be said this illness I continue to battle is much greater.  Lance's words not mine.

KylesBottomLine:  I'll be back (in Terminator voice)

This is usually where a YouTube video is placed, but thanks to their awesome website for not working I was forced to have no videos in this blog.  Please everyone take a moment and write and yell at them.  Thanks.

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