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well . . . my wife just dumped me for a mini-series on netflix.

i guess i'll go surf the web . . .

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got the kids in bathed and in bed. my mom fixed us a meal over at her house. she usually cooks something for us on the day that my wife often works late. but, sometime she doesn't make very much. and sometimes, well . . . beggars can't be choosers.

i cleaned up in the kitchen a good bit. but, never mind that so much-- it won't last long and no matter how much i do, it never looks all that improved.

it's tough when both the husband and wife have a full schedule. neither of us wants to clean up after a demanding day of running around everywhere trying to please employer, spouse, kids, school, and teachers-- while dodging life's pitfalls as well.

i say this for my wife as well. it's not just me. i know she's in the same shoes as myself. i can't complain if she doesn't clean up. i wouldn't want to (and don't want to) either.

i need to do something to decompress. this journal is a really good start. i think i need to add in some exercise soon to deal with my stress. and, i think i need to cut back on how much running around i do. not quite sure how to accomplish that yet.

i watched a little bit of "win it in a minute" with my mom. that was fun. two sisters from tennessee trying to pay off their mother's mortgage.

i wonder if they won. the internet can tell me later.

i've also heard that elizabeth edwards passed away. she is the wife of senator john edwards. i wonder how their relationship ended up after it came out that he cheated on her a short while back. i hope they made amends before she died.

my wife is home now. i'd better pay more attention to her now.

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blah.

i'm tired and grinding down to a halt.

i just can't get going lately.

i noticed that i drive a lot. take the kids to school. go to work. take lunch and pick up my nephew to drop him off at his job. turn back around, pick up the kids, take them to grandma's (my mom) and drive back to work in a hour's time.

now, i've gotta get the kids from grandma's, drive home. may end up driving back out to pick up my nephew.

i just wanna go to sleep.

glad work is over for today.

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i know, i know . . . i should be asleep, right?

but, two things i've just read have really astounded me!


1) NASA published a study claiming to have discovered microbes whose DNA uses arsenic as opposed to phosphorous. so then, life has possibly been found that uses a totally different DNA sequence from all other known life on this planet.

2) scientists reversed the age of some mice in a lab. they first accelerated their age by breeding mice that were missing a certain enzyme called telomerase. then, when the mice started to develop diseases and physical conditions associated with aging, they injected the mice with doses of telomerase. the mice reversed in age-- meaning cell regeneration actually made them younger as their physical aging conditions reversed.

hot damn!

that may not work for humans. but who knows?

now, that's a really good reason to start exercising and losing weight. extend our lives so that we can one day drink from the fountain of youth!