T-Rex, Velociraptor, and Me
The last 12 months has been an interesting journey. We just got back from our annual trip to Vegas with a large group of friends we work with I've affectionately called, "The Usual Suspects". When the girlfriend and I got married at the Vegas sign, a good many of them were there to share in our special day. We've taken a trip each year since then and we're already looking forward to the next one. Last year, when we got back and was looking through the trip photos, I was aghast at what I saw looking at myself. Who was that chubby buddy I was seeing next to my wife? The dude was making Jabba the Hutt look like the 'after' picture on a Nutrisystem commercial. I probably should have realized before the trip that there was a problem when tying my shoes required a 15 minute pre-workout stretch and 15 minutes on an oxygen mask after. It happens subtly...kind of like the old frog in the kettle story. To boil a frog, you don't drop him into