Aristo! Aristo! A la lanterne!: Re-opening the vein

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Re-opening the vein

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Good morning folks... depending, of course, on when you read this :-)

I wanted to shove in a placeholder here, and a short note. I aintent dead yet, although my recent blogging efforts might lead people to think that. To be blunt.... I am just too busy.

School keeps us swamped of course, but toss in new unfunded mandates on our time by administration, and six credits of PSU courses at the same time.... and Carteach0 is turning into one sorry ass dragging crabby mean guy.

The saving grace is a new personal relationship, which I suppose I will blog about soon enough. When I have the energy and time. I'll help you let your imagination run wild, that much I'll do. I'm nearly fifty, and she is twenty six. It's an unusual pairing, and no doubt about that. I'm learning new things every single day, and so is she.... and maybe that's the point. I can't say for certain, except that I wake up smiling more often than not.

Right now... it's time for me to get my butt in gear and tackle another busy day. Yesterday was 14 hours of works, followed by 7 hours of eyelid inspection. Today.... who knows? It's all a big adventure!

3 comments:

William the Coroner said...: Congrats!; October 13, 2009 at 9:25 AM
Sparrow said...: Much happiness to you! Early stage romance requires a lot of time, don't worry about us.; October 14, 2009 at 12:10 AM
Crucis said...: Pictures, uhhh, range pictures, of course. :-)

Congratulations, really.; October 14, 2009 at 12:12 PM

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Robert Heinlein

"Do not confuse "duty" with what other people expect of you; they are utterly different. Duty is a debt you owe to yourself to fulfill obligations you have assumed voluntarily. Paying that debt can entail anything from years of patient work to instant willingness to die. Difficult it may be, but the reward is self-respect.

But there is no reward at all for doing what other people expect of you, and to do so is not merely difficult, but impossible. It is easier to deal with a footpad than it is with the leech who wants "just a few minutes of your time, please — this won't take long." Time is your total capital, and the minutes of your life are painfully few. If you allow yourself to fall into the vice of agreeing to such requests, they quickly snowball to the point where these parasites will use up 100 percent of your time — and squawk for more!
So learn to say No — and to be rude about it when necessary.
Otherwise you will not have time to carry out your duty, or to do your own work, and certainly no time for love and happiness. The termites will nibble away your life and leave none of it for you.

(This rule does not mean that you must not do a favor for a friend, or even a stranger. But let the choice be yours. Don't do it because it is "expected" of you.)"