April 16/14
Fifteen years ago today at exactly 2:11 a.m. my son made his arrival into the world and life has never been the same since.
Between his sister and him my life has been one immeasurable roller coaster ride filled with far more screams of joy than anything else. That's not to say there haven't been any low points but watching him grow into the young man he is fast becoming far outweighs any bad days.
I've been so lucky with my children in that they are both extremely athletic, bright, outgoing, and compassionate individuals. Each has their own jes nes se qua about themselves that makes them fun to be around.
Today is one of those days where it could be pouring freezing rain on my head as I walked down the street and I'd still have a goofy grin on my face just because my life is so freaking better from having seen him come into the world and all the things we've done and talked about over the last 15 years.
Next month has another one of those days when I celebrate the birth of the little princess who was the first to change my life and show me what it means to unconditionally love someone.
Sometimes life can get you down but when that happens I think of my kids and how much they've influenced me for the better as they've grown up and let me partake in the ride :)
Happy Birthday Jacoby and may you enjoy today as much as I've enjoyed the last fifteen years!!
Marcus or as I'm known to two special people....Dad
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Numbers II
April 13/14
What a crazy weekend it's been. My son turns 15 on Wednesday so I arranged an Xbox gaming party for him at The Coliseum with 6 buddies, the movie Captain America afterwards, and a sleepover at my place.
Needless to say the decibel levels at my place with seven 14 & 15 year old's dominating my basement was pretty intense and I'm sure Tylenol won't miss it's Q2 profit targets now lol
So the last post was about numbers, how they seem to become more and more important as we get older, and some of the numbers that are important to me without of course saying what they represented.
Well here is what each means to me......
51 is my age
5 9 is my height
225 is my current weight -working on it ladies
7 is the number of years I've been on my own
14-15 current age of my son and his age this week
24-25 current age of my daughter and her age next month
91 soccer games I've coached since May 2012
75 soccer games won
7 soccer games tied
9 soccer games lost
232-273 points earned out of a maximum possible
6 serious partners - you know what I mean, stop blushing
2 years I've gone celibate
3 years I've been in my own house
1 number of times I've really lost my temper
There are more but for now these mean something to me.
Marcus
What a crazy weekend it's been. My son turns 15 on Wednesday so I arranged an Xbox gaming party for him at The Coliseum with 6 buddies, the movie Captain America afterwards, and a sleepover at my place.
Needless to say the decibel levels at my place with seven 14 & 15 year old's dominating my basement was pretty intense and I'm sure Tylenol won't miss it's Q2 profit targets now lol
So the last post was about numbers, how they seem to become more and more important as we get older, and some of the numbers that are important to me without of course saying what they represented.
Well here is what each means to me......
51 is my age
5 9 is my height
225 is my current weight -working on it ladies
7 is the number of years I've been on my own
14-15 current age of my son and his age this week
24-25 current age of my daughter and her age next month
91 soccer games I've coached since May 2012
75 soccer games won
7 soccer games tied
9 soccer games lost
232-273 points earned out of a maximum possible
6 serious partners - you know what I mean, stop blushing
2 years I've gone celibate
3 years I've been in my own house
1 number of times I've really lost my temper
There are more but for now these mean something to me.
Marcus
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Numbers
Wednesday, April 09/14
Today's musical suggestion is the Arkells "Never Thought That This Would Happen"
So the Ides of March has passed by and here I sit waiting for the arrival of Spring and all the activities it will afford me away from the house.
I work in corporate finance so most of my days revolve around numbers in one form or another. They might involve headcount for various departments, measuring customer churn or retention, the shift in market share for any of the various channels we sell into, the provision for new capital expenditures, and for at least a few days at the start of each month I do stuff that lets our corporate overlords know if we were profitable or not.
Today as I was calculating commissions it dawned on me just how much numbers play a role in my life and then I paused and realized I see references to numbers all over the place, whether intended or not.
I track statistics for both my kids soccer teams in order to make sure things stay balanced, I track my rounds of golf to see if one particular hole at a course is my usual downfall as I strive to break 80, and I keep running stats on my son's health and now even for Moki the Wonder Puppy.
Before logging on to the blog I checked a new message on a dating website and than the profile of the woman who had sent it and lo and behold there were numbers on her profile, some that she said were important to her and any potential date absolutely had to meet else it was a no go.
So I've come up with my own set of important numbers, important to me for any number of reasons, and thought I'd share them with you, but here is the catch, and you know there is always a catch when it comes to this blog, the list is just that, a list of numbers and not why they are important to me, that little piece of information comes either tomorrow or Friday :)
51
5 9
225
7
14-15
24-25
91
75
7
9
232-273
6
2
3
1
An interesting set of numbers if I do say so myself.
What numbers hold importance to you?
Marcus
Today's musical suggestion is the Arkells "Never Thought That This Would Happen"
So the Ides of March has passed by and here I sit waiting for the arrival of Spring and all the activities it will afford me away from the house.
I work in corporate finance so most of my days revolve around numbers in one form or another. They might involve headcount for various departments, measuring customer churn or retention, the shift in market share for any of the various channels we sell into, the provision for new capital expenditures, and for at least a few days at the start of each month I do stuff that lets our corporate overlords know if we were profitable or not.
Today as I was calculating commissions it dawned on me just how much numbers play a role in my life and then I paused and realized I see references to numbers all over the place, whether intended or not.
I track statistics for both my kids soccer teams in order to make sure things stay balanced, I track my rounds of golf to see if one particular hole at a course is my usual downfall as I strive to break 80, and I keep running stats on my son's health and now even for Moki the Wonder Puppy.
Before logging on to the blog I checked a new message on a dating website and than the profile of the woman who had sent it and lo and behold there were numbers on her profile, some that she said were important to her and any potential date absolutely had to meet else it was a no go.
So I've come up with my own set of important numbers, important to me for any number of reasons, and thought I'd share them with you, but here is the catch, and you know there is always a catch when it comes to this blog, the list is just that, a list of numbers and not why they are important to me, that little piece of information comes either tomorrow or Friday :)
51
5 9
225
7
14-15
24-25
91
75
7
9
232-273
6
2
3
1
An interesting set of numbers if I do say so myself.
What numbers hold importance to you?
Marcus
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