Reverse Engineering Stream of Consciousness

I was driving to the Saturn dealership this morning and found myself thinking about drug use and why we should or should not care if someone decides to use them, and all of the implications that go along with it, abuse, addiction, how to support the habit, and so on. At some point venturing down this path I realized I was thinking about it, and I wanted to know how I wound up at that point. This would be the reverse engineering part, and it is sometimes something I do when I catch myself thinking about seemingly random things.

I talked to David today, he called need some information on a server issue he was having. We got to talking about the party on the 24th, Ali and I appear to definitely be going (although I haven’t asked for the time off yet). Anyway, we were talking about jamming, which made me want to play my electric guitar. I hadn’t gotten it out since we moved last May. I couldn’t believe it had been almost a year since I played it. I have been reluctant to get it out because I don’t want to disturb our gracious hosts with my obnoxious playing, but I finally caved. The other catalyst was I finally found the box that contained the cords, wah-wah, and stuff that would allow me to plug the guitar into my amp, … Read More »

So I’m trying to learn how to meditate. Often when I’m traveling for work I have trouble going to sleep, and I thought I would learn how to meditate to help myself fall asleep at night. My main problem is my mind is typically racing with all of the things I’ve just done that day, and all of the things I will need to do on the coming day. When I was in college I didn’t have this issue. Ali and I would go to bed and we would be chatting and inevitably I would fall asleep mid-sentence or while she was talking, and I mean like 30 seconds after we laid down. It was probably 6 to 12 months after graduation before I started having trouble falling asleep at night. Up until this … Read More »

It’s official the Savvy Traveler site updated on Friday (the date of their would be next broadcast) with a message that they were truly gone. I was trying avoid reality and make myself believe that they were joking, but alas I can no longer do that.

Here is segment that I particularly enjoyed recently. (It is in real audio format.)

I also find it interesting how some things we just won’t believe are legitimate until we see it on the web. Me with the Savvy Traveler and Stacy with her whole Amway (or should I say T & E International) sleuthing.

Well I must go sulk a little more.

I am saddened today. I went to listen to one of my favorite public radio shows The Savvy Traveler and was informed that it was the last show. Either this is an early April fools joke (in bad taste I might add), or they are really going away. The reason sited was a decline of the travel industry in general as a result of 9/11.

I will miss you Savvy Traveler, you who take me to far away places each week, you who inspire me not only to listen, but to travel too.

Hey y’all!

Not much to say this week. I’m still trying to recuperate from my trip to Evansville. I haven’t worked so hard in quite a while. I started by getting up at 2am Monday morning to make a 5am flight, and once arriving in Evansville I proceeded to work until 11pm Tuesday night with the bulk of Tuesday being spent in a small hut in Louisville, KY. I must say our hut is in a quite scary part of town, and that I didn’t enjoy spending time in it after dark. For those of you playing along at home, and don’t think you know what a telecom hut is, guess again. These are the smallish aggregate looking buildings (huts) usually seen on the side of the road near railroads tracks.

So the hut is located … Read More »

I bought a snowboard and boots this weekend, wahoo!