Work and Play

Work....I've just completed a project in Windsor ,CO. A long drive everyday since last November, some weeks seven days, all days long compounded by the drive time. The building came out well, the owners are happy, the client is happy and the company I work for did well.

As you can see it huge, and although I derive a great deal of satisfaction in managing such a large project, the thing that impresses me most is the work ethic displayed by some of the craftsmen. It reinforces in me the idea that people want to "do good". Of course there are the 10% that could care less, but overall I am honored to work with these fine people. We had some really adverse conditions on this site, lots of rain for instance, the wind seems to live here, and we started with over five feet of frozen substrate.

Next week I am taking off ....a vacation....I don't really take vacations so I'm not exactly sure what one does on one. I can't imagine standing still, so I have tentatively planned daily bike rides, dog and horse play and working on an invention I've come up with. I guess that makes this a "staycation" as I haven't really planned on going anywhere, but checking out more of where I live.

I haven't been blogging much lately ....returning to normal has been different than I expected. Not so much physically, more mentally. As I told a friend the single biggest reaction to having had a heart attack is the knowledge that I am no longer invincible. I really never was, I realize, but now there's proof.

So, from time to time I'll regale you with my thoughts.

Like a couple of weekends ago I went to a wedding near Cleveland. Went to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and was totally taken aback at the realization that I knew everybody in there , that music and its culture are a huge part of me and that I still can't play a note on ANY instrument.

The wedding was very different than any I have been to and much more real than I have ever seen. The entire ceremony included everyone there, there was water and fire and music and vows. It was wonderful and a beautiful way to start a new life with each other. The effect spread love and genuine feeling through the entire assembly, this is a fact I realized while thinking of the events after they occurred. Cheers, Katie and John, you really pulled it off!