This is my decade

It 3:33AM. Why am I up, you ask? Unfortunately, it has nothing to do with my nocturnal lifestyle. But rather for whatever dopey reason, I simply have refused to exercise. When I don't, I get indegestion which wakes me up at night. When I exercise, this doesn't happen. Tonight, I woke up all fired up about getting into shape (go figure). So. Here's to hoping it won't happen much any more.
Among friends, I have already made the comment that this is going to be the decade where I get some of my bucket list done. 42 is creeping up on me and I feel like it is finally the season of my life to do the things I have always wanted to do. Some of these things include very physical things like running a marathon (just 1 thank you, I find running terribly boring), competing in a marathon, hiking major portions of Pacific Coast Trail (if not all of it), etc.
These things combined with the upset stomach thing mean it's time to get in shape. Now don't get me wrong, I don't see myself as terribly unfit. It is simply time to drop those 20-30 pounds gained from getting married and having a kid (Yes... even us guys gain weight when those things occur). So let me go on record as saying I would like to run my marathon by Spring of 2013 sometime (not sure when those sorts of things take place) and my first triathlon sometime in the Summer of 2013, which means I should probably learn to swim... in open water {which, if you know me at all, is another thing entirely}. And by swim, I mean more than the passible doggy paddle and backstroke that I do in a pool.
Actually, now that I stop to think about it, I wouldn't mind being in the best shape of my life at 42. Why? Just because I can. ***smirk
So. Here it goes. I am going to start this morning, once Mr. Sun has decided to wake up, have his coffee and join me in the day.

OH... I almost forgot. For those of you wondering how I am doing on the internet 2 times a day thing for half an hour. Actually, it is going pretty well. In reality, I am usually sitting at a computer twice a day where I do the majority of my catching up and checking things out. My phone now comes into play regularly about once a day primarily to post things to Twitter or Facebook which leads to an inevitable quick check and then jump over to check email real quick too. But I still keep to an hour, sometimes an hour and fifteen if the phone has come out during the day. And I still think it is one of the best things I ever decided to do.