I know I've been too concerned with what I perceive as "strong content" before I'm willing to post. Well, sometimes just writing is better than nothing at all.
As Spring arrives with occasional bursts of Winter hanging on, I'm longing for warmer weather, outdoor activities and my next career opportunity. The warmer weather and outdoor activity that are on tap for me include:
- Cycling, training for RAGBRAI
- Fishing
- Doing a 14er
- Lawn care
I'm really looking forward to RAGBRAI and spending a week with my two brothers on a trek across Iowa, with 20k of our closest friends. The cycling is secondary to the time we spend together.
Fishing - I finally extended myself to find some nearby bass fishing here in Denver. And to my pleasant surprise there are some lakes with pretty good bass populations in them. I'm eager to try them out pre-spawn once the water warms a bit more.
The 14er is something I said I've wanted to do since I moved to Colorado. I'm mixed on how much conditioning I need to have in order to do one. I'm targeting one of the two easiest so I'm hoping that I'll be in good enough shape with my RAGBRAI training that I can do one with Haley and the boys without too much trouble this Summer.
And the lawn. A few weeks ago when it felt like Spring I raked and fertilized my back yard. Blisters on my hands and a broken rake later I was happy to have manually dethatched my lawn for Spring. Since then we've had 16-20 inches of snow and my snowblower has been used a half dozen times while my lawnmower sits idle. But I'm hoping that getting it down when I did will make for a quick recovery to a plush green lawn.
I continue to pursue my next career move and have thoroughly enjoyed spending the increased down time with Holly and the boys. But I'm also ready to get back at it, but am committed to being pragmatic about making sure the next opportunity is a better cultural fit than my last gig.
So while I look out the window and blowing snow (we aren't supposed to get more than an inch or two) I'm eagerly looking forward to the warm 65-70 degree weather that is being forecasted for this coming weekend.
