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11/24/2010

So many things happen in life that you just don't expect. You might hear that when you're younger and think 'yeah..' but I think that reality becomes more tangible as you get older. You learn that there really are things that you don't plan for in life, some good and some bad... and some that just are.

It is November of 2010, about to be Thanksgiving. Nothing that I had planned at the beginning of the year has turned out exactly as I had envisioned it, not for lack of trying mind you, there was plenty of execution of the plan this year; an agonizing decision to leave a job surrounded by people whom I've worked with for years, accepting a new job about 300 miles away in Austin, camping out at my brother's house for about 2 months while I was working and my house was up for sale, getting a house you've lived in for years ready for sale to begin with... But that's about where the plan ends, all well executed, all as outlined.

What didn't factor into the plan was the job being a flop. In retrospect, what I've learned is really to trust myself. If something doesn't feel right, it's just not right; don't do it.

So here we are, me and my family; house sold, relocated, son in a different school, daughter starting school, different job, and I'm thankful that it worked itself into this. I would have never envisioned being here 10 months ago, but here we are nonetheless.

I'm trying to pick up some ideas that I left earlier this year before "The Great U-Turn" and maybe I'll get back to posting on a more regular basis, although given all that has happened and my absence in posting, I'll hazard that that has a low probability of happening. We'll see...