http://briantinsley.com Living my life with an Aortic Dissection Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:33:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's my brother's birthday and I just got off the phone with him. It's nice to have such a wonderful brother. I strung a racket today with my new   I really like it! I even put up a website about my new stringer! I am hoping to actually play some ... http://briantinsley.com/uncategorized/december-17th-snowing-and-cold/ It's a beautiful sunny day here in Everett, WA!  I am watching the Sea-hawks and the Redskins game and decided to write a bit. I have just finished publishing my 187 personal story on my website. You can read all the stories here.  You can also join the Aortic Dissection ... http://briantinsley.com/brians-personal/sunday-a-great-day/ I got this alert from my Google notifications about a women who experienced and AD while giving birth to her child. It's a terrible outcome for the baby, but the mother survived and was able to keep going forward with her life.  The story is here and it's a great outcome ... http://briantinsley.com/aortic-dissection/miracle-lady-survives-an-aorticdissection/ Well, after playing with my Prince Oversize 107 rackets for 25 years, I have decided to switch.. Or did I? I ordered 3 new Head MicroGel Extreme Pro's and had leather grips put on them, but never gave them a chance as I was having issues with overheads and forehands. ... http://briantinsley.com/brians-personal/my-tennis-game-and-stringing-delima/ Well, it's back to work for me.. finally, after being laid off on 5/2/2008, I landed my first day on the job with Global Crossing on 10/20/2008. I really like the company so far and the people are great! It's nice to be in a much smaller company than BIG ... http://briantinsley.com/brians-personal/back-to-work-getting-back-into-the-swing-of-things/ This is one of my favorite pictures with my kids. It's probably two/three years old, but I just love the picture and the smiles on every one's faces. We were on vacation and stayed at this place with a great outdoor pool. I just absolutely treasure these kids that the ... http://briantinsley.com/brians-personal/what-a-family-means-to-me/ Well, after being laid off since 5/2/2008, I received word today that my paper work is all done, my background checks are completed and now I am waiting for my official start date. I am excited to be finally getting back in the working world. And.. not a minute too ... http://briantinsley.com/brians-personal/i-got-the-job-going-back-to-work-soon/ Well, I got the call today and the offer letter is to be overnighted to me and arrive tomorrow. I am planned to start sometime around the 7th/8th of October for Global Crossing. I am so excited and just in the nick of time! I am out of my severance ... http://briantinsley.com/job-search/i-got-the-job-persistence-is-the-key/ It's been a few weeks since my last post. I have been busy with kids school, soccer and playing tennis. Also, I have been praying for a job to finally come to fruition. I have been told that I have the job at Global Crossing  and I am very excited ... http://briantinsley.com/job-search/9212008-sunday/ I love this beautiful picture of a ladybug. She's just relaxing there on her leaf and doesn't have any cares or worries. It seems to parallel our lives sometimes. We'd do wonders to emulate the ladybugs characteristics of calmness in our everyday lives. With school having just started - a ... http://briantinsley.com/brians-personal/monday-a-new-fresh-week-possibilities-are-endless/