One of the many perks of having your own blog is that it gives you something to do when you are lying awake at 3:30 AM.  What you have to be careful of is that you could type just about anything. So remember this as/if you make your way through this post.

So, just a few random thoughts about a few random things…

Television: The Andy Griffith Show continues to be the standard by which all shows are measured.  I’m sure I’ll get plenty of disagreement with that; but anyone who truly appreciates the chemistry and downhome aura of that show knows exactly what I’m talking about.  Who wouldn’t want to call Mayberry home? Without fail, that show leaves me with a mix of emotions. Happy because of its warmth and a little sad that those times are long gone.  It takes me back to some of the best years of my life.  Thank God for reruns.

Music: Three words… 5Th Dimension Radio. If you have the Pandora app on your phone or television check this station out. If you’re a child of the 70s (my junior high and high school days) you’ll appreciate this lite rock station.  Give it a listen.

Facebook: I wonder if Mark Zuckerberg and the other co-founders of this platform had any idea when they launched Facebook.  On one side, what a great networking medium.  I mean, where else can I see what a friend of a friend is having for lunch? On the other side, the filtering aspects of social media are terrifying.  The idea of controlled and biased messaging causes distrust. So I’ll just continue to not take Facebook very seriously and just treat it as a way to chat with friends every now and then. (Just checked to see who was on-line… sadly no one I’d like to message with at 4:21 AM.)

That’s probably good for now. I’m off to the gym for a workout – which I hate.

Every now and then someone will ask me how I like my job; or what I like best about it.  My answer is always the same.  I enjoy learning about and writing about a variety of topics for a variety of companies in a variety of industries.   I’ve learned more in these past four plus years than in all of my previous years of employment.  I’ve had a chance to write and market everything from engineering simulation to supply chains, fabrication, molding, and testing to foster care and adoption. What a variety!

I guess I’m one of those people who likes to have a lot going on at the same time.  It can make for some hectic days and sleepless nights but I wouldn’t have it any other way.  Those butterflies, anxious moments, and deadlines are what makes one feel alive. In this business you had better embrace those things, and feed off of them because they aren’t going away (or at least you had better hope they don’t).

When I first started my business people would say: “Oh you’re going to be out golfing or working in the garden or napping all of the time!” Any business owner knows that couldn’t be farther from the truth.  There is always something to do and you always feel like you should be doing it.  You almost have to force yourself to take an afternoon off to cut the grass or whatever without feeling guilty.  I need to get over that and enjoy every aspect of this adventure – even the occasional off day.

With that I think I’ll go cut some grass.