santa claus is already in town

it's april, but i can't stop thinking about santa claus. interesting, i know. the thing is, i have just "run in" to him a lot lately. i often have specific themes consistenstly pop into time frames in my life. most recently, santa has been a theme. ever since i moved to salt lake, i have been seeing him everywhere. here is how it usually plays out:

1) i go on either a bike ride or a run

2) i see a red car, truck, or SUV driving down the road

3) i look at the driver of the vehicle

4) it is most often an older gentleman with a big white beard and a pleasant looking face (quite

similar to the picture dislpayed above)

5) a smile appears upon my face as i wonder what santa claus is up to

if this was something that happened once or twice, i would probably just shrug it off. however, the fact that i see santa three to five times a week has me wondering why. is there meaning behind this recurring theme? i am still trying to figure it all out. at this point, all i can gather is, that santa claus is already in town. so you better be good...

sicko

so, i am sick. i have some sort of bronchial viral deal - a cough, fatigue, congestion - you know the drill. there are a couple of cool things about it all. let me just name them:

• it has been a snowy week. it would have been kind of hard to figure out what to do for exercise this week because all i want to do is bike, but with the weather like this, biking is pretty rough. cool thing is, i don't have energy to exercise this week anyway. problem solved.
• i work from home. work is still work, but i can feel like crud and look like crud and it isn't near as obvious as if i was having to go to "the office" each day.
• my voice is a little raspy, which i think might be kind of attractive to all the men i talk to.
• i am reminded that i don't get sick very often. in fact, the last time i threw up was when i was in the 9th grade. pretty radical, eh?

don't worry, i am going to kick this thing soon. until then, i have a lot to be grateful for. don't ya think?