I fart in your general direction!

 

   I am not really sure what BP is thinking they will do to save face on this one. What face they can. I am getting the feeling this is only another of the evil and disgusting practices we as a nation will have to face over the next few years. If it doesn’t come from these multi-national corporations and banks, I’ll put my bet on the politicians to step up to that plate.

 All aboard for the blame train!  Let’s see here, if we can keep pointing fingers than nothing will change and we can keep paying for our mansions.

  Perhaps I am being too hard on them. Perhaps we can effect change.  Perhaps not

One hell of a year.

I realize that for many this year another post about job loss would only add insult to injury so I will spare you all the details. Now we are in Steamboat Springs to try another adventure. Our dream of Sustainable Living seems a little closer here and the magic of the Yampa Valley always calls me back.

A long week

This week has come to a close yet for a Friday it made sure to go out with a bang. I'm screwed. The first is coming up and all the bills are due. Seems that I never seem to work enough to cover it all. I find it hard to keep up with this pace and be more than a robot. Once the week starts I find it hard not to shut off the brain and let life pass me by.

Baby registry...

Tonight I came home from work to go and do baby registry with my soon to be wife. It blows me away how much money could be spent on things you (or your baby) don't need. The really sad part is that there is so much of it. So much in fact that it seemed to me that there is more STUFF than things you will need. Welcome to capitalism, right? Ok, enough of the rant.

Work today was frustrating. Mistakes, doing things twice and three times over, and more than a few setbacks latter my day came to a grinding halt. I find it very daunting to go to work in the morning. This project is easy and seems like it should be a quick slap together. However some of these details are really kicking my butt. Thus I lost a half day in labor and quite a few dollars in materials. It's a little hard to keep at it after a day like this but work won't wait so I guess I have to get back at it.

Wow it's been a long time

Ya so it's been a while since I posted and it is a new blog so I might as well start over. So on to the news!

The reason I quit posting was that I fell in love and will be getting married in just over a year. Life has been pretty crazy recently. The baby will arrive in early February of next year and Ona and I will tie the knot the following August. Other than that it's all work and little play. Life just takes over don't it!?!

I realize now that growing up is still just another hurdle on the long track of life. But I also realize that life is just as much fun when it up and changes on you.

I start a new cabinet project tomorrow that should prove to be interesting and engaging. The customer is very appreciative and easy to work with, making it a joy to work for them. I continue to come to grips with the fact that I am talented at this form of creation and expression. This line of work suits me and makes for a new look on life and work every day. This is quite the encouragement to me because as Ona and I start a family I realize how important it is to enjoy my job so that I can experience my home life that much more.

Getting out from under our old ideas about life can be very difficult. Having that turning point in our minds and souls comes rarely. We are a changing animal. We learn and adapt to situations around us. Sometimes this adaptation can be very grueling and difficult, yet almost always must be done. We are constantly in a state of flux and thus we become very good at change as we age. I see this in my parents.

As they get older I find that they are able to change with the things that come into their lives with relative ease. Some might call this old age where a person just does not care anymore or has a cynical outlook on change and thus is accepting. I am not talking about that. Cynicism only breeds a sense of giving up, that you can't effect it so don't even include yourself in it. No, my parents are not the kind to give into a cynical outlook. When a change comes their way they are more apt to get the initial shock over with and move on to living along side of said change.

Mountains

One week later and I have just returned from a short fishing trip in western Colorado. It always realize when I am up there how much I miss living in the mountains. When I was standing there on the edge of the high lake watching the clouds come over the hill hoping it would rain later so that I could fish that last few minutes before dinner. Soon it came to me that being able to be out in the wilderness and experience the wonders of God's creation meant that even if it rained I was one lucky man.

When it comes down to life in the city, I think people start to become callous to the fact that their lives are passing them by and they don't even have a clue. We dive every day into the work and money that take every last second of our time and never see what we are really here for. Then we wonder why our lives seem so absolutely empty.

I guess this post is that simple. I need to get out more and get away from the city. It really comes down to remembering who I am.