CUAgain » Holiday Greetings http://lifeisaroad.com/blog Musings from "Life Is a Road" author--Daniel Meyer Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:24:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Those that did. Those that do. http://lifeisaroad.com/blog/2010/11/11/those-that-did-those-that-do/ http://lifeisaroad.com/blog/2010/11/11/those-that-did-those-that-do/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:30:02 +0000 Daniel Meyer http://lifeisaroad.com/blog/?p=1078 Y’all know what you did.

So do I.

Thanks.

This is your day.

CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer

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A moment of silence to ponder. A moment of awe as I again understand just what they have given . . . and why.

This world that we have forged . . .

Today I will celebrate by living out loud. I will leave my home . . . the property that my work and toil . . . and the sacrifices of those that defend this country . . . allow me to own. I will drive somewhere I want to, without asking anyone’s approval or getting permission to travel, to do something that’s not the slightest bit necessary and has absolutely no benefit to the state (not, by a government’s definition, productive).

I will do this because I want to. I will do this because I can. I will do this because over a long and colorful history my countrymen have stood to the mark, fought, and died to make sure that I could.

They died to make sure I could live . . . not merely survive . . . not just get by . . . not to serve the needs of the state . . . but live.

How could I do any less?

Thanks, and Godspeed.

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Merry Christmas!

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]]> http://lifeisaroad.com/blog/2009/12/25/merry-christmas-2/feed/ 0 A day off… http://lifeisaroad.com/blog/2009/12/12/a-day-off/ http://lifeisaroad.com/blog/2009/12/12/a-day-off/#comments Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:00:51 +0000 Daniel Meyer http://lifeisaroad.com/blog/?p=750 Continue reading →]]> Had a tough week this week…lots of work at work…too much to do. Not enough folks to do it. Everything on deadline. We’re getting told about projects now, AFTER the “go live” date has already passed.

Everything is busy. Phone calls EVERY single night (we don’t have enough people to cover all the shifts anymore). Hours of sleep lost. The twelve-hour-day Thursday…oh, and the major system that got killed Friday morning. Oh boy. An all day all-skate. Weeee.

In addition, the wife and I have a big event coming up this Thursday…involving another set of keys to an old building and writing a big honkin’ check.

And a bit more work…some of which, we’ll probably get started on Thursday afternoon.

Oh, and there’s the trip to the home improvement store, the oil changes for both The Dragon and Big Iron, and just for grins, I think both of them need a state inspection sticker too.

But that’s all in the future. Today seemed a good day to relax and recover a bit. Seeing as how it’s my birthday as well, that’s a good excuse!

Happy birthday to me! Happy Saturday to you!

CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer

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A somber reminder of a turbulent era.

Y’all be safe.

CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer

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Thanksgiving Dinner

I’m still eating leftovers!

A wonderful day. How was yours?

CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer

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Thanks to all that have served.

You did it right.

CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer

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CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer

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