Eternal Hold or Eternal Optimism?

Well, which is it? 

I had to call Kaiser today to follow up on a billing issue.  I was put on hold three different times by three different people.  During my time on hold, I kept hearing this message repeated about Optimism.  First off, I think it is Optimistic of them to think I would care about the "hold message" in the first place, but there you go.

Anyhow, I was on hold for long enough to be able to jot down their message.  It is as follows:

"Did you know optimism may affect your well being?  Our bodies respond to thoughts, emotions, reactions.  Bodies respond to positive thoughts.  Concentrate on turning pessimism into positive thinking.  You may not be able to change your circumstances, but you can change your attitude." 

Wow.  I think I need to listen to some new age music after that. 

I try to be as positive a person as I can, but this sounds like nonsense to me.  I have distilled it down and what they're really saying is:

"Hey, your life might stink and you may be in a horrible place.  But, if you can trick yourself into thinking it is better than it really is, you might feel better for a bit."

 Wow...That's deep.  Deep something.   That is all. 

BBO or Am I Caught In a Seinfeld Episode?

Beyond B.O.

First off, I haven't posted in a long time (since 2/15 to be exact), because baseball season has started and I am a manager of one team, an assistant coach of another and the "Webmaster" of the local Little League.  This has added events for 6 days (at least) per week (some are double booked).  But, that's okay.  I have juggled some things around, and should be back to regular postings.  That may or may not be good news for you.

Anyhow, I had to take my car in for an oil change and tire rotation today.  I went to pick it up and drove it home....everything seemed fine, except....something seemed odd.  A musty smell.
I didn't think much about it, because I had to return home, change and leave for a client meeting.  While I was driving away, I finally figured it out.  Someone had infected my car with a serious case of BO.  I laughed, thinking I had been inserted into a Seinfeld episode, but thankfully, after putting all of the windows down, then cranking the air for a bit, everything returned to normal.  Whew.  I felt lucky, because if that guy had been inside my car any longer, I would have probably had to sell it. 

Hope you all are doing well, I will post again soon.