It’s been a cold winter hereabouts, as it has been everywhere else, even the Florida contingent is experiencing a bit of unseasonable frigidity. So, where the heck is global warming when you need it?
We had about 6 inches of snow last week – a good excuse to get my trusty Craftsman 5HP Snowblower out of the shed and cranked-up. I find clearing the driveway a most satisfying activity, displaying my mastery of machinery as well as the psychic reward of seeing the results of my efforts.
After a long career as a corporate minion, most of the companies where I was employed have gone away, and none of the systems that I helped build are still in use. I sometimes wish I had taken up carpentry or masonry, so I could go and look at my work and perhaps get a feeling of fulfillment and pride.
Don’t get me wrong; I’m not feeling that I wasted my career, or into
philosophical musings about the meaning of life. I’m just saying that I get a warm sense of
satisfaction when I can see the results of my labors.
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