The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.
Chris
Thoughts
A lot of things are in my head and are trying to escape. Either I can’t articulate them or they are incomplete. Frustrating.
Reboot
The term “reboot” means to discard much or even all previous continuity and start over with fresh ideas. It could also imply that I just wanted to scratch the whole thing and start over again. Previous posts (2005-2011) have been backed-up and shelved until I create an archive.
Roughing It
Why do people consider getting outside and into nature as “roughing it”?
Here in the city and in the suburbs are chaotic. The traffic, the hassles, the deadlines and the noise are unbearable.
The most enjoyable, peaceful times one can have are outdoors and even away from the city.
One of my favorite memories includes a weekend in a lakeside cabin, a borrowed Hemingway novel and no expectations.
“Three months of camp life on Lake Tahoe would restore an Egyptian mummy to his pristine vigor, and give him an appetite like an alligator.” – Mark Twain, Roughing It
Another memory included thin, crisp, clean evenings on a mountain range
Not very rough at all.
Retweet
So I may have been wrong when I left Twitter recently and I’ll tell you why.
The community is a fantastic resource of information and updates.
At some point I will rethink its value and decide what to do but for now I am a Twit again.
The Process of Elimination…
…is a true statement.
My in-laws are renting a dumpster and setting it up in their driveway. They are planning on eliminating years of stuff this weekend.
The rest of the family (local and even from out-of-state) are here to help with the purge, or salvage what they think is valuable.
Personally I am in favor of throwing a majority of our “stuff” over the side and celebrate when the waste company takes it away.
The process is almost over.
Let Me Stand Next To Your Fire
I’ve been selling/donating books and throwing out old magazines.
I’m saving space and money by going digital.
The Evo has a huge screen but I still have eye strain when reading from it.
My birthday is coming way too soon.
I want/need the new Amazon Kindle Fire tablet.
Simplicity
Still sorting out what is being sold, donated or thrown away from our rented storage unit. I think we shaved off about 20% recently and I am not done yet.
I’m hoping that by simplifying my world I can gain more perspective on what matters most to me.
Eliminating the non-essentials is very liberating.
What is something that you can do without and would be willing to give up?
HTC Evo over iPhone 4
Sitting here smugly knowing the iPhone 4s is obsolete compared to my HTC Evo. Still, iOS DOES have better apps.
Fire In The Hole
Civil War Re-enactment outside Birmingham, Alabama
Outlook
I have been anxious to have a personal photo gallery attached to my main website for so long. I finally decided to make that happen. Let me know what you think in the comments section please. Thanks for viewing!
