So, I am a remote worker, meaning that I visit customers in the downtown core and help them with their business challenges. The tendency would be to hunker down in a coffee house and tap out the work necessary to get my orders put in. But what I have found is I typically will smell like coffee, the coffee is expensive the overall experience simply weighs me down ..

Spring Forward

Spring came and the weather is great. I typically will park atop the garage and then pop down to meet my customers. But then ins tea dog the coffee house I’ll return up here, as I am not, and place some orders, return some emails and generally enjoy the sound of the city without the interruption of people. No one is up here. I don’t pretend to be normal, it’s just who I am.

Come on up .. you never know what you’ll find on garage tops.

After each is complete Noah runs to get another. Tear, strip back the plastic and serve. Then things changed. I snipped a small piece from the end. He didn’t notice.

Another! Tear, strip back the plastic, snip and serve. Another! Tear, strip back the plastic, snip and serve. Another! Tear, strip back the plastic, snip and serve.

Then I paused. Had I just created a miniature mafia? Was I taking my cut? Another godfather is born.

AT&T claims “The nation’s largest 4G network,” and T-Mobile says it has “America’s largest 4G network.” Verizon Wireless boasts “America’s fastest 4G network,” and Sprint says it had the first 4G network.

The rest of the story …

Sarah was named after Lady Sarah in Jumping Jack Flash. Whoopi said,”You’re a real lady, Sarah.” and I thought “I want my daughter to be a lady.”

My boys are all named after strong, yet sensitive and intuitive type names – Caleb (Loyal), Noah (from the book the Notebook) and Mason (as the grounded one).

But beginnings rarely equal endings and so now I just hope for simple things like happiness and that when they fall they simply pop down lightly, slow down and move ahead. I want their pain to be minimized.

I know I sound like such a worrisome Dad; this is new for me, but I am certain it will pass – like all things do.

I am proud of her, but I still have a bit of fear since she still doesn’t have a job. I know she’ll be ok .. but I still worry.

I doubt that I am unique and I expect the many people have felt this way before. Presently I am sitting in the cafeteria at Boise State University waiting for someone and the place is silent except for the hum of the refrigerators and the occasion student passing by.

I remember the halls of the barracks in Stuttgart. The walls made of concrete muffled any sound that might otherwise break the silence. It was eire at best. It’s interesting how we all retreat to our corners to huddle in the dark when the night comes. We huddle in groups, and hate to be alone as the darkness of night grips our day. Are we all secretly afraid to be alone, or simply afraid of the dark.

“Anyone can have hope.” I replied.

Why would I share so much about myself on a website. Why would I be so transparent and allow anyone to connect with me including specifying exactly where I am at all times? Well, before you ask the question go and visit your Facebook page and ask yourself how much people know about you. It’s the same stuff.

So why do I?

I think I  feel more connected to my community and by way of this I have somehow made myself more accessible. I am a friend to all and enjoy the relationships I share with hundreds of people throughout the valley.

“George gets around.” my friend said on a  Facebook post the other day, and it’s true. I do so in my work and in my social life. I get around and share in the living streets of our city, state and planet. It’s fundamental to who I am.