Thank you all for the kind thoughts and the warm reception.  I really wish I had more time, but it seems to be sliding faster then the economy.  It is Tuesday today, right?  Shoot, it is already Thursday.

Anyway, I'm having a decompression done on my right shoulder.  It has occured because of a couple of factors, but back in the day when I was a young stud college football player, I spent a bit of time in the weight room and as a result am paying for it now 20 years later.  If all goes well, I should be in an out of the surgery center and be on the road to recovery shortly after.

Bottom line on my weight gain has been working out.  I lost more then 50% of my body weight in that I dropped over 260 pounds after surgery.  I believe most of my sucess had to due with my workouts. When my mother-in-law took a turn for the worse, my workouts began to suffer and I put on about 20 pounds.  Then I had the dreaded surgery last year and my workouts stopped.  My eating hasn't really changed, but I have gained so I'm back at it in a big way, and have some fitness goals set.  I may not get down the full 50, but I'm betting I get down within 10 pounds or so.  Anyway,  thanks again and I'll try to be better about stopping by and checking in.