Watch out, here comes another cliche:

Motivation is one of the keys to success.

Maybe it’s cliche because its true - whatever. Without motivation we would never get anything done. In the past, my motivation (in regards to fitness) was very basic: to get stronger and leaner. Most definitely vanity based- and there is nothing wrong with that. Now my motivation is dictated by another more important driving force. While there is still a vanity component, my main motivation is my kids. I plan on being around a while. I want be sure to see them graduate high school (or get paroled, which ever comes first) get married and have kids.

This past week I got a wonderfully inconvenient cold.   This came on just following my sons  Gabe’s 5th birthday party.  Turns out at least 6 other people in attendance also got ill as well, including the birthday boy himself.  Some Typhoid Mary (or Mark) made the rounds unknowingly infecting the birthday party attendees. Damn kids and their bad hygiene.