My Mind is a Strange Place

This morning, i was wide awake at 2 am. I stayed in bed until almost 3 before i gave up. I got up, made some coffee, grabbed my headphones, and started plugging away at my budget. I put the clean dishes away. It's now almost 5am. Today doesn't look like a difficult day. My youngest gets to go back to school after a week off. His teachers had a COVID outbreak. Here we are, two and a half years later, and it's not cured or even acknowledged anymore. Now, we just live with it. Humanity is disgusting.

Meanwhile, the tourists keep coming, and everyone in charge wants the money more than the ethical high ground. Life goes on, and keeping the kids in school will probably be the last thing on our minds inside a year or two. More like we need a place to live and the money to afford it.

Motivation

It's hard to find the Oomph to keep going, but you have to try.

Withdrawal From Social Media

A couple of days ago, i removed myself from social media. I deactivated my Facebook account and deleted my Twitter app. It feels very refreshing to be able to focus on my every day life a little bit more. We'll see if I'll be able to keep it down for a while, but I'm giving it the old college try.

The Undiscovered Country

Is that what the future is? The Undiscovered Country? Who knows. It's a strange time. Unplug and keep moving forward.

Overwhelming Adversity

I know a girl who bought a school bus and had all the seats out in a day. One day. The day after she bought it. I'm taking years, literally, years to slowly move through my plans. I could say it's youthful energy that isn't burdened with kids and dogs, but it's me. I'm slow and lazy. Time to change. 

My Best Girl (Lucero)

I'm a sucker for some pretty eyes

But they're going home with some other boy tonight

And i guess I'll be fine

Cuz there's one girl that's all mine

She's seen it before, she'll see it again

Cause that other girl's going home with him

And I've come back to her

She don't mind

She's my best girl, she's got six strings

And she knows all about these heart-breaking things

Though her eyes might not shine, she's

Always by my side

Well, she's all mine, for all night

She's my best girl by far

Well, she's all mine, for all night

And she'll never break my heart

She don't care if i come home late

Or if i don't come home for seven long days

She knows that I'm hers

And she knows to wait

She knows those other girls just won't last

She knows I'll always come on back

To her

She's all that I got

She's my best girl, she's got six strings

And she knows all about these heart-breaking things

Though her eyes might not shine, she's

Always by my side

Well, she's all mine, for all night

She's my best girl by far

Well, she's all mine, for all night

The only girl a boy can trust is his guitar

She's my best girl, she's got six strings

And she knows all about these heart-breaking things

Though her eyes might not shine, she's

Always by my side

Though her eyes might not shine, but

At least she's all mine

The Blue Collar Life

I'm in love with where i am, working on the every day life, laughing with people who are sharing the experience. I'm not rich, and i never will be. I'm excited about it. I'd rather hang with the under-dogs in this fight.