Faith, And Other Things That Temper Your Patience

Do you ever think about the term "faith"? I do, and it causes many moments of self-doubt.

Faith, if you're religious, is that belief your moments in life are never wasted and a grand purpose dictates everything that happens.

If not, then it's a belief your moments in life are never wasted and a grand purpose dictates everything that happens.

Confused? You shouldn't be. It's all about faith. If you don't have it, I can't explain it to you.

Well; I Suppose I Should Write Something

The problem is: I don't have any words of wisdom, sarcastic thoughts and I'm too lazy to write anyway. So, this is all.

Thank you for visiting; even though it's probably disappointing.

Ruminating

I was thinking about the things I can do, so I'm going to list them, so I don't feel like a small cog in a big wheel.

Operate Heavy Equipment - Rubber Tire Backhoe, Tracked Excavator up to 2 yard capacity, Bulldozer, Hydraulic Cranes up to 65 tons, Motor Grader, Skid Steer.

Drive Trucks - Not currently licensed, but driven up to tractor trailer combination.

Build and Place Concrete Forms - Bridge piling footings, caps, deck, walls up to 20 feet, paving, textured and foundations.

Finish Concrete - Paving, sidewalks, curbs.

Grouting -  Repair, Equipment leveling, Epoxy, Pumping.

Piping: Weld, Screw, Plastic, Composites

Ducting: Spiral Wound, S and Drive

Framing: Wood, Hollow metal.

Underground Utilities: Water, Gas, Sewer, Electrical

Earthwork: Site prep, Grading, Compacting

Road Construction: Limestone Base, Concrete, Asphalt

Structural Steel: Bolted, Welded, Lightweight Rigid Frame

Pile Driving -  H-Beam, Pre-stressed Concrete, Wood, Sheet

Painting - Home, Industrial

Surveying: Project Layout, Site Capture

CAD - Autosketch, some AutoCad and Foresight

Computer - Excell, Word, TDS Survey Works, Autosketch, AutoCad

Business - Basic Accounting, Job Costing, Construction Estimating, Correspondence, Project Management, Contract Review, Project Buyout, Engineering Review

Project Plan Reading - Civil, Concrete, Framing, Piping, Finishes, Flooring, Ceiling

I know I've forgotten something and it's hard to believe I've either done those things, or was responsible to see they were completed.

There; I feel better. Forty years of doing a lot of things leaves me wondering what the hell I've done with my life. At least I learned something.

What Could Go Wrong?

If you took a typical neighborhood, with 10 houses and ten families, made six households work, at gunpoint, to pay for everything in the other 4 households, what could go wrong? I think the answer is obvious. Expand this scenario to the size of the United States, and you can see the problem. It's that simple and anyone that can't see this problem is probably living in one of the households getting all the free stuff.

I'm Beginning to Wonder

I write a post about getting hit in the head with a fastball, and I get one comment. I guess that's okay, but I'm beginning to wonder if nobody reads my blog but four people, bots and people trying to sell me some herbal crap or an invitation to some blog that interests me as much as a root canal or contracting malaria..

That's prime stuff. Where else can you find something that not only stirs your imagination, it makes your heart go out to the poor little seven year old that was knocked out by a pitch?

Anyway, If you read my blog, just leave a comment with a number. Read, post one number in sequence and let me see that electronic parasites are not the only visitors to my blog.

Busy, Busy, Busy

I've been burning the candle at both ends and I think I found out why you don't do such things: You get burnt out.

By my calculations, by midnight last night, I was at around 36 hours into a work week that started Sunday evening at 4:00 pm.

I'm beat.

Pondering

Today was one of those days of pondering. I pondered about the job, my life, the weather, my new legal obligations, family, friends, food, scotch and just about anything that crossed my mind. In spite of my thorough examination of various subjects, the point I've reached is where I am right now. Nothing really important to write about and a dull, numb brain that was baked on low, until tender.

Speaking of food, I think I'll go heat up some leftover pork chops and open a can of Trappey's Navy beans. Nothing can go wrong with either and the onions I'll add to the beans will make them even better.

Heat Index

The temperature today was 93 and the heat index was 105. Translated to the real world, it was too hot for man, or beast and I had to spend 11 hours in the hot, humid air.

I'm burnt out and wondering if it's time to say "no more". It's a younger man's game and I'm not young any longer.

Maybe I can't get a job as a geriatric gigolos, or a Walmart greeter....as long as there's air conditioning.