{"id":596,"date":"2008-08-19T06:47:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-19T10:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/2008\/08\/19\/monday-night-running-on-fumes\/"},"modified":"2008-08-19T06:47:00","modified_gmt":"2008-08-19T10:47:00","slug":"monday-night-running-on-fumes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/2008\/08\/19\/monday-night-running-on-fumes\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday night &#8211; running on fumes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"pBlogBody_425466361\" class=\"blogContent\">\n<center><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">Today was tough. I felt really overwhelmed.. everything I tried to do was hurried and incomplete. <br \/>I felt like I was running on fumes..  both cars had the same problem. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/aug1808\/aug1808019.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/aug1808\/aug1808037.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">Our friends Larry and Leah are still in town which is really nice. They&#8217;re great to talk to and gave me a needed boost from the over-programmed funk I&#8217;m in..   Last night we   (Larry. Leah. Diane. Max, Gabe and I _ all went to Joyces&#8217; for a tofu-fest..   Tonight Diane, Leah. Larry and I hit Mimmos for Italian. Good food, great conversation. We really enjoy spending time with them.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/aug1808\/aug1808005.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">We were talking to Larry and Leah&#8217;s daughter Hannah just befre dinner.. she&#8217;d seen the picture  of the picture of her that I posted of her the other night.. I asked her to take a picture of the pictue of the picture and send it back to me&#8230;    So here it is.. round trip&#8230; <\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/aug1808\/hannah2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">Ans here&#8217;s a picture of the picture of the picture of the picture   just for good measure.. <br \/>(How long can we keep this up, Hannah ? )<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/aug1808\/aug1808b004.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">I have another set of friends in town as well. Murali, Anand and Mohit (not in this picture)  are visiting from Bangalore to work with my firend Ed. We  tried to meet up fo lunch.. but they unfortunalty got a bit delayed.. and I had a meeting to go to .. so our meeting was all of 10 minutes&#8230; They grabbed my lucnh for me and broght it to IBM.. We were able to get toghether for another 20 minutes later in th day.. and I was able to drink my  Thai soup with them afterall.<br \/>hese guys are so bright and motivated.. it was inspiring to talk with them ! <\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/aug1808\/aug1808009.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">Here&#8217;s Ed looking wise. <\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/aug1808\/aug1808012.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">I got home too late for Yoga.. LLeah called and asked us out to dinner again.. so as soon as Diane was done, out we went.. there were soem cool storm clouds gathering as we headed out.. We&#8217;ve been havign a huge sotrm for the last hour. <\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/aug1808\/aug1808030.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">We got back around 10:30 to find Gabe playing Spin-art with a fan in his room. That kid is crazy creative.. look at this.. I love it !<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/aug1808\/aug1808027.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">Seconds after this shot the pen fell in the spinning fan.. that was pretty cool, too !<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/aug1808\/aug1808b002.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">Last night  Gabe showed me another funny thing. He was sitting there witht he dogs.. and they and him made a perfect valentine heart..   accidentaly .. and he noticed.. <\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/aug1808\/aug1808003.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">OK..  that&#8217;s all that&#8217;s goign on here.. Hope tomorrow  I feel better and more at ease.. I hate being this busy.. Nite all.. nite Sam !<\/p>\n<p>-me<\/p>\n<p>ps. Saw this bumbersticker today.. wierd wording.. great message.. <\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/aug1808\/aug1808025.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 0px; height: 0px;\" border=\"1\">..tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today was tough. I felt really overwhelmed.. everything I tried to do was hurried and incomplete. I felt like I was running on fumes.. both cars had the same problem. Our friends Larry and Leah are still in town which is really nice. 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