Postcards from the Funny Farm

This morning on my way to teach summer school for day one, I heard news on the radio that Tim Russert had suffered a thrombosis and succumbed to a massive heart attack. The news shocked me, he was only 58. The radio host explained he had an enlarged heart which usually means high blood pressure was present and could have been prevented through medication. In the past I have been open about my own struggle with hypertension and you may recall that I take hypertensive medications to keep my numbers below the normal 120/80. So far, so good. My blog is here 100% for the inspiration of my reader but …

It doesn’t matter how inspired your work is if you are not healthy.

That goes for my teaching and any other work I do. So, in this post today I’m killing the buzz a bit, for a good cause.

I’m 39 as of the 9th this month and I recognize that the treadmill and medication have to be part of my routine if I want to have longevity. Your thing might be diabetic lancets or who knows what. Are you working your program? As you get caught up on your computer and the CAT6 cables around your workspace, how do you feel?

It’s easy to think we can live to be 100 but it’s another thing to do what we can to ensure that. It takes inspiration to live and creativity to incorporating health into our dream. In my life as a dad, I owe it to my wife and kids to be around as long as I can. Tim Russert’s premature passing should be a wake up call, broadcast as far as “Meet the Press” ever did. Are you thinking about your health? Maybe you should be. What does the topic of health make you feel like? Sorry if it bugs ya. not.