Run of FARTS

I haven't really thought about what I'd want my "list" to look like, but yours is probably pretty close.  Quite inspiring.  Congrats and thanks for sharing it.

Joe, What a great list! It's quite something when you see so many positive exerperiences lined up, isn't? Thanks.

Its just the little things you so gently bring to our attention, that we take for granted that have been whacking me over the head lately.  Like I can fit in the arm cuff of the BP machine in the pharmacy at WalMart.  Couldn't get it to my elbow pre-op; heck, I couldn't get it half way up my forearm preop. I went to 3 classes today with my eldest daughter at college,..and fit in the those student desks.  All 3 instructors thought I was a new student rather than some old guy,..or they were being diplomatic. Either way,..it is fun. 

In honor of Joe's stinky FARTS I decided to throw out a few of most recent FARTS. 

My best FART is when I go mountain hiking with the folks in my outdoor club and I leave the skinny younger members in my dust for two mile while hiking up a 1000ft mountain with a 35 pound pack on my back and they tell me to slow down because they are not in as good shape as I am.  My next one is when I found out on 9/11 that my blood pressure was down to 98/59 from a pre-WLS high of 160/120.   I have a professional photographer and videographer coming to my house on Tuesday of this week to do some type of interview and take pictures of me and my black lab Jack. We are going to be part of a Duke University Surgical Weight Loss program ad campaign. Seems I am their poster child of success after having WLS. Not sure if it will just be on their website but they are talking about it being on TV and print media so I'll just have to waiting and see it. I told them I would do what I could to help the program since it has done such great thinks for me. If it will help convince a guy to do something that saves his life then it was worthwhile for me.

Thats great Tim.  You are certainly and excellent choice.  You have been an example and inspiration to me on my journey.  I will watch the media.  Let us know if it is something we can access; when where and how.