Buried Treasure

Most of you are aware of my recent weight loss.  The program I've used for this is Optavia.  You may have read of the weight loss of Buddy Valastro, "Cake Boss".   It's the same program he has attributed to his weight loss.   The program talks about finding your "why" or your motivation to go through the program itself.  My why, started with neck pain.    Nevermind the Then/Now being backwards for him 😁 In Early February, my neck started making a grinding noise near C1/C2 and my Occiput anytime I turned left or right. While, it was annoying it wasn’t painful. However, as time went on, the neck became painful. Perhaps because I was always turning my head to see if the grinding had stopped…I went and saw my Doctor to make sure an alien hadn’t implanted some torture device. They found that I have arthritis in C1-C7 (entire neck), mild stenosis, and reversed curvature of spine.  Basically, the normal curve of my neck is gone, wh

Buried Treasure There’s a point in time, when we all realize we are mortal. I don’t mean the obviousness of it, but the realness. For us guys, it might take a little bit longer. Mine, was Tom Petty’s death in October. Tom Petty’s Siriux XM show was called Buried Treasure. For those of you, who aren’t aware, he would share songs from his "own record collection" that had inspired his music.  In reality, I highly doubt it was his true vinyl collection 😄 These were all songs that wouldn’t have made it on the Billboard charts, or featured on most radio stations during their heyday. For those who know me well, you know he was my favorite artist. His music was around for so many of my “firsts” growing up. The best gift Sarah ever bought me was concert tickets to see him live after I finished nursing school. When he passed, I truly mourned. It wasn’t so much the person, but what his music represented in my life. Irrationally perhaps, it felt like his death si