Day 14: Story-telling

We've hit the two week mark. Celebrated by auditioning another local, Mimi's, who will serve you a BlackSmith, but it will look like this:

Had another promising work-related meeting this morning. Having somewhere to be in the morning (even in this case it's just awake and mentally sharpened) is good for motivation.

On two different errands, I participated in deep conversations with strangers about the nature of opportunity, one in regards to his exit from the military and another involving the power of strong parenting. These two gentlemen both opened up their lives to me during standard bank and internet installation transactions.

The banker told me about how when he was younger, he was going to go to college but his friends went into the Navy and he went with them. Because he was smart, they put him behind a desk while his friends were on the boat. He was so miserable that he acted out and got thrown out. He made it clear that he got discharged on purpose. The internet guy told me about how he was raised by a single mother and that she kept him out of trouble, but he doesn't know how and doesn't know how kids these days can't do the same.

I want to get back to work.