Smell the dirt, feel the mountain, taste the wind.
Personal:
"Our legs are tight, our feet are flying, and we are gliding over the roll of the land. The sun is up, the air is fresh, the stone is old, and we are free and at peace. The clock has stopped because another time has taken over." C. Bowden
From jtshad on Mon, Oct 05, 2015 at 13:07:38 from 141.221.191.225
Man, I get tired just trying to keep up with your travels on the FRB, let alone actually doing it!
From Steve on Mon, Oct 05, 2015 at 13:24:20 from 66.87.126.8
It's true. I've been thinking a lot this week about moving on from this. I could fall back on my EE degree and get back into the 9-5 thing. Sometimes I feel like a modern gypsy.
From jtshad on Mon, Oct 05, 2015 at 13:37:27 from 141.221.191.225
I did not know you had an EE degree! I am not suggesting you change, you just have such a range of experiences in your life...not a bad thing. Cool that you can and really enjoy it.
Kinda like the Kia commercial that just came out about the young guy telling his dad he quit his job, sold everything, bought a new car and is going to drive the country. The dad, looking frustrated then says...wish I had done that! You ARE doing that!
Sorry, don't mind the ramblings of a middle age guy who has been in the same basic job for 23 years...living vicariously through friends like you. Me, I buy a fast car (that I can't drive too fast) to get my so called thrills.
From Rob Murphy on Mon, Oct 05, 2015 at 13:59:04 from 163.248.33.220
I've been thinking about falling back on my history degree lately.
Oh wait...
From Steve on Wed, Oct 07, 2015 at 07:58:14 from 66.87.126.201
Well you guys are home every night with your wife and kids, can go to any events your kids have after school, and can be pillars of the local community. My neighbor mows my lawn for me since he's at my house more than I am.
From jtshad on Wed, Oct 07, 2015 at 08:02:30 from 141.221.191.225
True...both good and bad with everything we have to deal with in life. From what I can tell, you really focus on your kids as well!
I quote the finale of "The Office": "There is a lot of beauty in ordinary things" - Pam Halpert.
Travel safely!
From Steve on Wed, Oct 07, 2015 at 08:43:43 from 66.87.126.201
If there is any one thing I'm bad at it's finding the beauty in ordinary things. I'm fairly restless.
From Jake K on Wed, Oct 07, 2015 at 09:00:00 from 159.212.71.25
We had a campfire conversation that sort of touches on this discussion over the weekend... talking about outdoor guiding and whether that was "the life"... traveling all over, living out of your truck, etc.
For me, that isn't really the life. I think there is a certain amount of freedom that comes with predictability. With my job, I have my share of days that I need to be at work at 6am, or I'm here until 7pm... but for the most part I know that outside 8-5, I'm free to do whatever I want. I can usually arrange to slip out early in the afternoons on Fridays and get a head start on heading wherever we want for the weekends. I know that I have "X" of vacation days every year to use as I please.
Ordinary can be absolutely extraordinary if you do it right :-)
From Steve on Wed, Oct 07, 2015 at 09:46:46 from 63.158.87.14
That is awesome. Good advice.
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