A DECADE BACK, A DECADE FORWARD...

It is a good time to recall. A good time take inventory. A time to plan for the next 10.

My gut tells me that this decade will be my last.

10 years ago:
All my children were still children.
I'd just obtained my CCS license.
I'd just worked 10 straight years without more than a weekend off of work.

Inside this decade:
Just about everything went a different direction than I'd have thought.
I've been kicked in the balls in this decade more than I ever could have dreamed, but I'm not mad about it.
I've realized that being a jack of all trades is not fulfilling.
A lot of people that I love are gone.
I've learned more in the last 10 years than in my whole life prior.
I've realized that I still don't know shit.

For the next 10 years:
I must sell a company to get out from under its thumb.
I'm going to adventure ride a shit ton.
I'm going to build a FOB in the BFE desert.
I'm going to be a friend to forgotten old people.

Looking forward to it.

 

Damn dude, that was a little dark until the end. BFE desert sounds cool. Not for me though, I need a forest and trees. Make that shit happen.

I'll retire at the tail end of the next decade. Looking forward to it, but not in any rush. Other than that, nothing concrete. Taking it as it comes.

 

Decade back?

Lots of mistakes. Two amazing kids.

Decade ahead? Lots more mistakes coming. Get my two amazing kids through it.

Hindsight isn’t kind, but it certainly helps clarify and focus the foresight.

Happy new year all you miserable bastages!

 

Hmm, I had no thought that it was dark. Right over my head.

BTW, don't wait too long because it is bad for your health.

https://www.biznews.com/thought-lea...g-new-data-shows-how-work-pounds-older-bodies

 

How long will one live if one works til one is 80?

Asking for a friend...

 

-22

 

Decade isn't over until the end of next year. 1-10.

 

Some start at 1/1/_0.

 

I’ve lived my life in the belief that each day may be my last while planning for the future. I’ve lost my parents(and my steps) in this last 10 years while watching my children deal with their own issues.

Each day might be a kick in the crotch or a time to marvel in things I hadn’t noticed or comprehended before.

Grab life by the balls and squeeze for all you got.

 

if the calendar started at 01/01/0000, the decade ends tonight.

 

Dude I walked away from a solid job with ins, pension, 402 k, and other perks that allowed my ol lady to stay at home and raise our two kids.
I walked into work one day, looked around, realized I hated it, and quit on the spot.
Took some time off and got fucked up for a few months, sobered up and started delivering pizzas to pay the power bill. Quit that shit like 7 months ago and STILL don't have a job.

Lol.

Happiest I've ever been.

 

401k. Ain't got a clue what a 402k is. Lol

 

I didn't know there would be a quiz today.

 

I live for today, tomorrow and New Year's Eve 2120, because I feel like I'm gonna live well past that!

 

210, 220, whatever it takes...

 

Dreamers are my favorite kind of people.

 

Years and decades go by and few things change. I just miss my friends Putter, Brian and a few others from here.

 

Last decade

(1) realized what real loyalty is and what it is not. Friendship is choice you make very carefully.

(2) lost my dad, but had my daughter. Miss him everyday, wouldn’t trade her for anything.

(3) realized that my wife is my best friend and my most loyal family member. 20 years together 12/18/19 - she’s never let me down once and never failed to be there for me.

(4) you can’t really plan your life out, however that doesn’t preclude you from be accountable for your choices.

Next decade

(1) Raise the kid, get her ready as the world is a hard place.

(2) somehow keep the kid the happy, decent, sociable soul she is in spite of the world being a hard place.

(3) do right by the wife, return all the support she’s given me.


(4) Race, a lot, a whole lot.


Happy New Year ya’all.

 

This got me thinking, you didn't mention your wife, are you still married? Can't remember her name on here, but she used to post on here a lot. Unless she only hangs in the dungeon, I don't read much in there.

Edit: If you don't want to say anything, no problem, just ignore this.

 

Abort! Abort!