My ass is getting larger. I put on my wedding & funeral suit today and I noticed it was a little tight in the waist. And I’m not real sure how the collar on my shirt is so small when my neck measures out at 15 1/2″ but a 15 1/2″ collar doesn’t fit. I think it’s time to hit the treadmil.

I made it to the memorial service of a co-worker who apparently had leukemia the whole time I knew him. I had no idea. It was also the first time I was in Temple Beth Israel in NW Portland, and it’s been in my neighborhood longer than I have. I think it’s the first time I’ve been in any temple at all. I hope the next time I’m in a temple it’s for a happier reason.

I did get to have dinner with old co-workers after the memorial service and it was quite fun. We all worked for a company that was interesting but didn’t pay that much and it was an interesting group of people. Plus, I got to work downtown instead of in the ‘burbs. My first commute was 40 minutes walking instead of 40 minutes driving each day. Sure saved a lot on gas and kind of gave me some minimal exercise. Ah, well, I’m sure it  looks a lot better in retrospect.

Last night my heterosexual life partner Il (who I really better stop calling that) and I went to Ringside for his birthday dinner. It’s been more than a month since his birthday, but he just realized he had a discount letter from Ringside that gave us 10% off our steak dinners. He has a cold and was stuffed up the whole time, but we figured he could get something with horseradish so he could actually taste something. This is how we ended up with two very spicy Bloody Mary’s and wasabi crab cakes for appetizers.

Of course, two drinks means that I am pretty tired the next day, but I still had a glass of wine with my “bone-in” filet mignon. I also was stuffed up in the morning. It’s no surprise that I wasn’t doing all that well at the gym today. Fortunately, I get to sleep in tomorrow before I head to the memorial service for my old co-worker. Ah, sleep.