5Ws and How - Part One

How Do You Get Through A Meeting When Your Head Is About To Explode?

Step 1 - Recognize with your friends at the beginning that you are not feeling well.

Step 2 - Refrain from descriptions of how the headache is or how the stomach pains pinch, since that only seems to make them stronger, and breathing becomes much more difficult.

Step 3 - When asked a question, reply with a question.
For example,
Q: "Jason, what is happening with ________?"
A: "Didn't we table __________ until August 2011?"

Step 4 - When you find your mind wandering from the topic at hand, try to focus.
My thoughts bounce through everything under the sun ("Why are White Castle burgers so greasy and yet so yummy?"..."Does the quadradic equation really work every single time?"..."Why was it that Tears for Fears really didn't end up ruling the world in the 1980s?" ) , which results in a sort of stream-of-consciousness which makes it difficult to focus.

Step 5 - At least during long discussions.

Step 6 - This likely should come earlier in the list (like #1 maybe?!?), but pray.

Step 7 - A lot.

Step 8 - Sleep.

Step 9 - Ask forgiveness for sleeping.

Step 10 - Leave...before you fall asleep again.

April, May & More

Here is my catchy starting sentence...In the upcoming weeks, I will be blogging on all the great activities from April (and part of May!) that I missed writing on as they unfolded.

Yep, behind the times once again.

Dear Reader, during May you will find:
+ how to get through a meeting when your head feels it is about to explode
+ why the "Amazing Race Across Astoria" really was amazing
+ where the best place to stay is in Cataract, Wisconsin
+ when to start looking for a youth director
+ who to visit when you travel to the Ukraine
+ what to do when an infant is about to be baptized and he/she spits up all over mom/dad's shirt

I can already tell you are wondering about the last one.

Patience, my friend...patience.

Which based on my blogging speed means that early 2009 I will get to that one. Ok - skip the patience and comment on this blog, so I am reminded to keep writing!

Jason