The Cure
Yup, I have the post-holiday doldrums. No other way to describe the fact that I bawled inconsolably last night when the shower water wouldn't get hot enough and the fact that I have extraordinary anticipation for the mail delivery each day only to be spectacularly disappointed.
Anyway, this really helped. Via HotAir is a story of a man on the cusp of turning his life around. I believe he will. It's also the first time in my adult life that I didn't cringe at someone invoking God on popular TV. Not sure if that reflects more on me or on him, but it's the truth. Perhaps you've seen this viral video:
And here is his appearance on the CBS Morning Show. Scroll down a bit on the page for video of him post-makeover.
And here is a story saying he's been offered a job.
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Sep '10
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Ricochet has just found the man to introduce Encounter Books on the weekly podcast.
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Thanks, Ursula. This was great (I measure a post's greatness by its ability to make me tear up).
Also, I'm so glad to see you back! Does this mean that chez Hennessey has a new computer?
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Ursula! We've missed you!
May '10
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Got menopause?
No, seriously my mother acts the same way.
Dec '10
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Fabulous. Just fabulous.
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Michael Labeit
Got menopause?
No, seriously my mother acts the same way. · Jan 5 at 3:08pm
Okay, Michael. I'm going to let this one go, but it stings. You've actually met me at the NY soiree, so I can't pass this off as a young guy who has no idea how old moms are. I mean, really. So I look like someone who is staring down menopause? (Don't answer).
I am also a little extra sensitive as I enter into the Year in Which I Turn 40.
As for my mood, I'll just say that it's a "tradition" in my family to be either 1) in a bad mood DURING the holidays or 2) in a bad mood after the holidays. It's in my genes.
May '10
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Mid-life crises need not apply. My mom's lucky that she never experienced the menocaust, but she for some other unknown reason get's worked up after the holidays.
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Thank you, Diane and Claire! I've missed you both, too. Well, I've been reading religiously, but not able to post. Started with the computer prob. But, after a week at death's door, the computer came back. My husband and I sense a conspiracy in the works. We experienced the panic of losing computer access but then felt the relief of its return. Directly on the heels of this experience we received a notice that our computer protection is about to expire. So, "they" remotely mess up our computer and then send an innocent reminder about how important it is to purchase peace of mind. The bottom line is that we neither have the $300 for protection nor money to buy a new computer, so we may be living on borrowed time. We'll see. Anyway, after that, I spent 10 days in NH at my mom's house. The computer there is mesozoic and is also located in the room where the kiddies sleep. In other words, my normal computer time (during kids' naps and bedtimes) was wiped away. Arrived home Sunday. Fell into a funk. Was inspired to post by this story. Glad to be back.
May '10
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Don’t worry, Ursula, Michael’s days of thinning hair and expanding gut will come much sooner than he realizes. And Michael, if you feel as if several pairs of virtual feminine Rico eyes are glaring at you right now, you would be correct. Grrr.
I vote for the age milestone as your challenge this year, Ursula. 40 was my toughest birthday by far, and I had two children about the same age as yours at the time. My responsibilities seemed overwhelming, I never had time to myself, and the entire 40’s decade looming ahead seemed so, well, old.
I just kept moving to get through it. Found a fabulous book with an intense, different-routine-every-day weights/flexibility/cardio routine (Hot Point Fitness) that could be done in short spurts when I had time, and I blasted my way right through that 40th birthday in a fury of fitness. Once it’s over you’ll come to the delightful realization that you’re just a baby compared to all the other 40-somethings. Welcome to the party, you young whippersnapper, you!
Aug '10
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Glad to see my favorite Ricocheter back in action! Just turned 40 recently, and I have to say, it feels pretty good actually.
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Diane: Don’t worry, Ursula, Michael’s days of thinning hair and expanding gut will come much sooner than he realizes. And Michael, if you feel as if several pairs of virtual feminine Rico eyes are glaring at you right now, you would be correct. Grrr.
I vote for the age milestone as your challenge this year, Ursula. 40 was my toughest birthday by far, and I had two children about the same age as yours at the time. My responsibilities seemed overwhelming, I never had time to myself, and the entire 40’s decade looming ahead seemed so, well, old.
I just kept moving to get through it. Found a fabulous book with an intense, different-routine-every-day weights/flexibility/cardio routine (Hot Point Fitness) that could be done in short spurts when I had time, and I blasted my way right through that 40th birthday in a fury of fitness. Once it’s over you’ll come to the delightful realization that you’re just a baby compared to all the other 40-somethings. Welcome to the party, you young whippersnapper, you!
Love this, Diane. Thank you! Just the pick-me-up pep talk I needed!
May '10
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When you get there, welcome to the 40's club, Ursula! It's my favorite decade so far. I had two 40th birthday parties. One was family friendly with lots of friends and kids. My husband even rented a bounce house. My 2nd party was just a bunch of chick friends at my favorite pole fitness studio. Laughter abounded, and I got to show off some of my acrobatic skillz.
Edited on Jan 5, 2011 at 5:38pmMay '10
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Ursula Hennessey
I am also a little extra sensitive as I enter into the Year in Which I Turn 40. · Jan 5 at 3:58pm
I'll race ya.
Somehow I always win that one.
May '10
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FeliciaB
When you get there, welcome to the 40's club, Ursula! ...My 2nd party was just a bunch of chick friends at my favorite pole fitness studio. · Jan 5 at 5:14pm
Talk about a midlife crisis. Yikes!
Sep '10
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Michael Labeit
Got menopause?
No, seriously my mother acts the same way. · Jan 5 at 3:08pm
You are skating on thin ice. I will pray for you.
May '10
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I'm barely old enough to drink legally, so any satisfaction from my demise will have to wait :)
May '10
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Pseudodionysius
Michael Labeit
Got menopause?
No, seriously my mother acts the same way.
You are skating on thin ice. I will pray for you.
Be careful - you may inadvertently prove my point. All in good fun though. My diagnosing skills are about as exemplary as my credit score.
May '10
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Kennedy Smith
FeliciaB
When you get there, welcome to the 40's club, Ursula! ...My 2nd party was just a bunch of chick friends at my favorite pole fitness studio. · Jan 5 at 5:14pm
Talk about a midlife crisis. Yikes! · Jan 5 at 5:23pm
Yeah, I know you wish you were there. Too bad, so sad. You're a dude and hence not allowed to participate.
May '10
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I haven't felt that for years. More like this:
There are days on which Julia does not open letters. She is overcome, as I understand it, by a sort of superstitious dread, in which she is persuaded that letters bode her no good: they will be from the Gas Board, and demand money; or from the Inland Revenue, and demand accounts; or from some much valued friend, and demand an answer. If a letter arrives on such a day as this, she does not open it, but puts it carefully away, to be dealt with when she feels stronger. After that, I had always supposed, it is never found again.
- Sarah Caudwell, The Shortest Way to Hades
Jun '10
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Ursula Hennessey
I am also a little extra sensitive as I enter into the Year in Which I Turn 40. · Jan 5 at 3:58pm
Ursula: Don't feel so bad, this the year I turn 60. By the way, as an attorney, I'd kill to have that guy's voice. I hope he finds his way.