Circular reasoning

Yesterday, I was too tired to write about anything requiring much thought, hence the softball entry. However, I owe you some detail on a conversation Naperville Greg and I had on Friday over Thai food and Duvel. Now, we discussed many, many things, but this one I can relay. It involved personal relationships, how we define them and how we manage them. The idea was to think of yourself at the center of concentric circles. Then determine if and which friends fall in the closest circle and then the next circle and outside the circles. Here's a visual:

For those having difficulty visualizing concentric circles.

The thought is that you should focus on (i.e. communicate, spend time with, etc.) those people in the closest circle. They should take a priority in your life. Now, the tough part is defining how far out that first circle goes (the circle being defined as importance to you). I haven't had time to conduct the exercise yet, but I will. It should be interesting.

Just wanted to note that I have one less reason to visit Europe: NFL Europe has been disbanded by the NFL after 16 years of operation. A few years ago, the league had their Super Bowl (the World Bowl) in Glasgow, Scotland. Had I found out about it sooner than a week or two before the actual game, I would have made plans to go see it. Since then I've considered going to the "next one" but never did. Oh well.

Last two thoughts for today (tomorrow I'm golfing all day with Ricardo so I probably won't have a Monday entry). As I meandered down the personal hygiene aisle at the supermarket today, I noticed Close-Up toothpaste still existed. Does anyone else remember this stuff? It was big like 30 years ago and was the first flavored toothpaste that I really remembered. It was a gel and was red, as opposed to the traditional white paste. Brought back many memories....

Since it's warm enough to eat ice cream again, you might like to know what causes "brain freeze". Some interesting reading I thought.