as of late
My new job, three years in the making is now two weeks old. It seems so long ago when I think of the first phone calls I made from my desk in Jacksonville in the filthy casting yard on the side of I-95. I still wear a hard-hat. The new ones shaped a little different, black instead of white, but still serves a similar purpose. I knew when I put the first one on Id be wearing one for the rest of my working days. So far, its still true. I'll have to see what the next 30 years or so brings.
The first two weeks have been spent refreshing what we should already know. But we dont. At least I dont. Whether others will admit it or not, I dont know... or care... but the whole thing I foresee proving quite valuable. I still cant wait to get on line though.
My favorite part is the physical training aspect of it. I havent had any type of coaching attention since high school. Unless I count the conditioning class I took at UF when I was 20. Which I dont. I count the teacher though. She was hhhhotttt.
Where was I going with this... the coaching/training! I have it again... I like it. Its gonna help me get where I want to be. Still thinkin' about the conditioning teacher...
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My Dad just came back from New York. Why? Because he's between jobs. If I was him though, I would have stayed. Unless he;s just back to collect the dog and enjoy the mild winter before he goes back. Thats really what Id do. He saw the lake house, his family's summer home, for the first time since... 1986?
That year, he drove me and Brian up in this Crown Vic. It was the first time in my life I saw snow. Also the first time I saw my cousin fall through the ice on the edge of a frozen-over lake. But it was the edge. So he got snatched out really quik, and is still fine.
For whatever reason, coming back from that trip, we drove through Manhattan. At the time I didnt notice, but now if it happened, I think Id scratch a my head a bit. We did see the Statue of Liberty that day. I think that makes it worth it.
He recently stopped working. He may work again. But he says hes not sure; that hes enjoying the break. I hope he doesnt. I have never in my life seen him so happy, or found him so pleasant to be around.
I wouldnt expect anything different though. I did construction for a year and a half. He did it for 35. Mathematically, he works out to be approximately 21 times as grizzled as me. Im not kidding, there is an actual equation for that. Seriously. Math signs and everything.
While up north though, in the city, he hangs out in Hell's Kitchen. He raves about an Amish deli and some bakery. I try to send him where I like to go, but hes as stubborn as I. The only way he'll see those places is when Im there. Which is likely when Ill see the places he goes. I dont know when that will be, but it gives me something to look forward to.
For now though, Im just looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow... now the phones ringing...
The first two weeks have been spent refreshing what we should already know. But we dont. At least I dont. Whether others will admit it or not, I dont know... or care... but the whole thing I foresee proving quite valuable. I still cant wait to get on line though.
My favorite part is the physical training aspect of it. I havent had any type of coaching attention since high school. Unless I count the conditioning class I took at UF when I was 20. Which I dont. I count the teacher though. She was hhhhotttt.
Where was I going with this... the coaching/training! I have it again... I like it. Its gonna help me get where I want to be. Still thinkin' about the conditioning teacher...
XXX
My Dad just came back from New York. Why? Because he's between jobs. If I was him though, I would have stayed. Unless he;s just back to collect the dog and enjoy the mild winter before he goes back. Thats really what Id do. He saw the lake house, his family's summer home, for the first time since... 1986?
That year, he drove me and Brian up in this Crown Vic. It was the first time in my life I saw snow. Also the first time I saw my cousin fall through the ice on the edge of a frozen-over lake. But it was the edge. So he got snatched out really quik, and is still fine.
For whatever reason, coming back from that trip, we drove through Manhattan. At the time I didnt notice, but now if it happened, I think Id scratch a my head a bit. We did see the Statue of Liberty that day. I think that makes it worth it.
He recently stopped working. He may work again. But he says hes not sure; that hes enjoying the break. I hope he doesnt. I have never in my life seen him so happy, or found him so pleasant to be around.
I wouldnt expect anything different though. I did construction for a year and a half. He did it for 35. Mathematically, he works out to be approximately 21 times as grizzled as me. Im not kidding, there is an actual equation for that. Seriously. Math signs and everything.
While up north though, in the city, he hangs out in Hell's Kitchen. He raves about an Amish deli and some bakery. I try to send him where I like to go, but hes as stubborn as I. The only way he'll see those places is when Im there. Which is likely when Ill see the places he goes. I dont know when that will be, but it gives me something to look forward to.
For now though, Im just looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow... now the phones ringing...