* Pretty happy to not see Duke on the schedule for a little while, to be honest.
* What a weekend. My 40th birthday "present" was a trip to Moab. Absolutely amazing.
- flew into denver and drove up friday morning. took a pit stop in gypsum and climbed up to hanging lake.
- saturday = dead horse 50-miler. was trying to help pace the lass to her first 50 finish, but she had a bad day. injuries, lack of training, then wiped tf out and busted up her knee. ended the day with about 22 miles and a dnf. not happy, of course, but the race and course were amazing.
- sunday morning we drove thru arches national park. hiked up to delicate arch at 5:30am to watch the sunrise, and the view was stunning. also checked out devils garden and balancing rock as well.
- such a cool town, with a comination of runners, 4x4 enthusiasts, mountain bikers, rock climbers, hippies, and artists. highly, highly recommend.
* Keys, wallet, sunglasses, phone. I lose at least one of these nearly every single day.
* Big changes coming in the career department......found out last Monday I'm being laid off, effective 1/9. It's something everyone on my team has known for years is coming, but we just didn't know who it would be. Sucks ***, obviously, but: 1> my company owes me tons of $$, and 2> i'm literally considering any and all options.
* Plans as of now:
- look for similar job/industry/location
- same, but anywhere in the us
- start my own business
- move to key west and bartend (death or permanent disability permitting, of course)
* Never felt so vindicated for being diligent in my finances. No panic, no rush, no undue stress. Word to the wise -- save for a rainy day, y'all.
* Condi Rice. GTFOtta here. The "Rooney Rule" is well intended, but the UNintented consequences often lead to "hey, grab a nice talking afro-american and let's run them thru the motions and get this out of the way asap!"
* Never, ever trade with the Yankees. Their prospects are overrated, particularly if they're willing to part with them.
* Rolling Stones coming to Jazz Fest, for whatever that's worth.
* Lass got me Hello Fresh, the 2x/week order. Food is good enough, and even I can't F it up.
* I'll tell you what's on the agenda for my next Utah trip (going back in April): driving thru and checking out some of these wacky *** FLDS towns (Hildale, Colorado City, Hurricane, etc). And speaking of which, if anyone is looking for an 18-bed, 14-bath home for well under a mill, here ya go:
https://www.trulia.com/p/ut/hurricane/495-w-utah-ave-hurricane-ut-84737--2123567852
Standard real estate offering in a polygamy-dominated culture.
