Elizabeth, Scott and Scotty Wilder

My new addiction: Mad Men

I have a new addiction.

Finished watching the first full season of  the TV show Mad Men, which is about life in the advertising world in the 1960s... where the office is run by men, who smoke, drink and chase women all day.

I think I will try out for a part in the show

"Is Watermelon the new Viagra?'

Although I really don't think I need to eat more fruit, the article below did catch my eye. Maybe when I am in my eighties, I can eat more melons and berries instead of popping more pills.

Below is from CBS.com

• Watermelon may be a natural Viagra, says a researcher. That's because the popular summer fruit is richer than experts believed in an amino acid called citrulline, which relaxes and dilates blood vessels much like Viagra and other drugs meant to treat erectile dysfunction (ED).

But there are skeptics;

• On hearing about the Texas finding, Irwin Goldstein, MD, editor-in-chief of The Journal of Sexual Medicine, was underwhelmed. Suggesting a man feast on watermelon to boost performance, he says, "would be the equivalent of someone dropping a beer bottle in Minneapolis, where the Mississippi River starts, and hoping to see it make an impact on someone in New Orleans."

Breath Alcohol Tester

After listening to Virginia share stories about her work at the Public Defender's office, I purchased an Alcohol Detector, so she could understand better how much booze the body can really take.

Tonight, the family (including Marc and Lizzo, who we also consider family) had a few glasses of wine and did lots of testing. Needless to say, we read the entire user manual before using the device. See below for some of the guidelines:

I hope tonight's testing helps my sister in law with her work.

Teeny Boppers

Spent part of the evening watching the Waterfalls while hanging out with some MarTini-Boppers, who taught me a thing or two about drinking.

I did share some history with them -- and explained to them that when I was 8 years old, I was taught to make a martini by pouring cold Gordans Vodka into a Tini-glass and then just waving a bottle cap full of vermouth over the glass.

Red Rocks

This week is my first time away from the Mrs. since our lives changed. It's a bit challenging for both of us....
I currently am Las Vegas at a conference on the Internet. For the second time in two years, I am staying at the Red Rock Resort and Casino.

It's a bit off the strip, but near good hiking, which is important since I don't gamble.

so I went for a little morning hike....to get in shape for all the walking the Mrs. likes to do in SF. ... so I can keep up with her.

Video of Wilder's Waffles

There have been many requests to see Wilder in action -- to see I can really make waffles. Check out the video below for proof.. (It is a bit long, but gets better at the end)

What is it about CA doctors?

Elizabeth is encouraging me to see more doctors these days. I tested out one yesterday. After I got home the Mrs. asked me how much I weighed and I responded "I don't know.' She then proceeded to ask me about my blood pressure. Again, I replied 'I don't know that either.' Guess yesterday's doctor wasn't that thorough. This
is the second general doctor I have tried in CA. And neither has given me a good examination. Well, at least this doctor saw me in person. My last doctor just let her nurse take care of things.

Time to take off and find a new doctor

"Work out while you sit"

Elizabeth bought me the perfect chair -- to help me with my stress.
Check it out ("You can work out while you sit down")

No more boxes

We finally cleaned the house out of any empty boxes. Now we can really do inventory on what we have and don't have.

We put the boxes outside our home and then left a note on Craig's list that people could pick up the empty boxes.

Like minnows to bread... they picked up all the boxes within an hour. (Bread can be good bait)

Rough day with my accountant