Out here doin nerd stuff, so here we nerd again? How is everyone doing these days? Boy, I noticed traffic is way down since the pandemic wasn’t happening anymore. Remember to share it out. I do have some people that occasionally enjoy reading my drivel. Anyway-it has been an amazing ride since July. We, as a family, have seen things and places we never dreamed of, and we have been blessed along the way. All in all, 2023 can kiss my ass. Not the explicit word I wanted to use, but it doesn’t even matter.
I received some very amazing advice over the year however. For that, I am oh so thankful for. Some of that advice was “stop telling your shitty story”, “Follow your heart”, “Have FAITH”, and the one I loved the most; “trust him”. Never was a fan of secular denomination, but religion always intrigued me. I am interested in the way we in modern society differ from biblical times, and how the stories from the bible can equate to real world situations. No, I am not being a smartass. I think the bible is full of euphemisms that exist in our everyday world. Fun fact, my dream job…..Archaeologist. Since 3rd grade. Never pursued because I heard you had to pay to go on digs. I didn’t know about fundraising in 5th grade, so I accepted my fate as a civil sanitation engineer by 13.
Oh, sorry-was telling my shitty story. That wasn’t so much advice, as it was an idea. I met a fella while at GrrCon, and he had obviously had a stroke. But, he struck up a conversation, inquired what my buddy and I were doing there specifically, and then asked how that can help him. When I started to talk, he said “hang on-would you ever write a book”, and I took that kind of as a dig…..”sure”…..he said “if you do, put in a chapter called stop telling your shitty story”. Good advice, because when I write the book, I am going to make that my introduction. I have already dropped little bits and pieces of information in my socials. Here is one of them “I am 45, married and a family man. I am also an addict in recovery-My addiction started at 8 years old, if you want to know the rest-Inquire within”.
Cryptic, so what-fuck you! My book. No actually, sorry…..I think that it is what is it…a working concept or something? So someone asked me what is more important to me? Time or money. I don’t think money has ever motivated me much. I have always had a job, did my best to pay bills on time, and enjoyed my days off. For a while there-a little too hard, but none the less, I made it to whatever age I am when I produce these 100 books. Time has always been important to me. No, not because it is a meter of some sort of compliance or whatever, but-how come people focus so much on it on a regular basis. In some cities, you have to leave for work 5 hours before your days starts because of traffic. Tardy too many times? Sorry-I Seventy-whatever isn’t an excuse. On my trip to Jamaica, I learned of island time, and that concept is remarkable to me.
Time is also a concept of measurement of accountability, also something we can never get back. I know all the major motivational speakers do the whole time in exchange for money blah blah blah. I cannot put a price on my time with my kids.Nor can I with the woman who has been by my side 100%. Nope-not her, but you know who YOU are 😉
Anyway, that being the case, please follow my Tik Tok and other socials. 2024 is going to be a HUGE year for the sobriety society. Ss;Sf:SS!
Much Love Ya’ll
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