This week Cathy and I volunteered to chaperone the Bearden Middle School Band to Walt Disney World. That was a blast and will take hours of typing to describe.
Yesterday we returned and I intended to use the beautiful weather to finish pulling up, drying, and replacing the basement floor which became waterlogged during the flood of February 23rd. However, I was so exhausted, I slept through Friday. Rains come tomorrow. Now at 2pm I finally am ready to begin this massive effort. Let’s see how far I make it.
Deep Thoughts
No one ever promised it would be easy.
Of Grasshoppers
<p><span class=”student”>Student:</span> I am only in control of this moment.<br /><span class=”master”>Master:</span> Then stop thinking about the moments yet to come.</p>
Deep Thoughts
Life really should come with a sound track.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: I am capable of so much more.
Master: Show me.
Vacation Draws to a Close
Fixing 35+ years of mistakes in two weeks went about as well as expected.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: I can’t do this.
Master: You will do this.
Happy New Year
How has 2019 begun? I awoke at 4am ready to tackle the day but convinced myself to rest some more. So, at 10am I roll out of bed. This is not a good sign.
2019
To overshare or to fall off the grid?
Great success or enormous failure?
One way or another, this year is going to be vastly different than years past.
Deep Thoughts
Nothing is so lonely as being an adult.
Doug’s Mantras
Quit using gutteral noises as a form of language.
Robinhood Adds Checking and Savings
Deep Thoughts
It is difficult to accomplish anything while your mind is trying to accomplish everything. –DM
True nobility is being superior to your former self
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.
—
Ernest Hemingway(not Hemingway)
My weekend?
Decided on a trip to the VA Creeper. Planned a scout meeting. Flooded a house. Cleaned a house. Flooded it again. Programmed. Replaced two shutoff valves with ball valves. Continued my pursuit to learn how to grow food inside. Documented issues for a client. Hung out with a dozen, half-naked cool people. Played with fire. Knocked holes in the drywall. Gutted a fandangled washing machine. Visited Home Depot 3 times and Lowe’s once. Made my first ever Aldi purchase. Dwelt with some personal politics. Read a book with my son. Programmed some more. Killed a hornets’ nest. Balanced books. Created invoices. And cooked meals for a week.
Typical.
