yin and yang

Why does it always seem like bad things come by themselves, but the good is always accompanied by more bad?

I got the Ranger home, other than a few quirks, it will be all good. Then my job......I gave a football player afterschool detention on the day of a game. Not mailiciously mind you, but he just had earned that punishment and it just so happened to fall on a game day. If he'd asked, I would have re-scheduled. It wasn't a huge issue at all. But he didn't, he skipped, and was in the game. From first report, a teacher gave him permission and no teacher has that authority. I don't get paid as much as a teacher, and I'm not too keen on the idea that a teacher may have ignored discipline procedure for what ever reason.

So here I am. On a day I should be happy and excited, I'm just mad as hell. I couldn't sleep well last night for being so upset and overslept for work.

ranger diaries update

The truck is reassembled, but still missing a few parts. It should be road ready tomorrow. I want to drive it, but I'm willing to wait and make sure it is right. This will most likely be one of the last ranger diaries updates, maybe not......

Dylan

I have discovered Bob Dylan through my music elective at GC. I always though of Dylan as an over-hyped joke. As required listening, I had to listen to a few Dylan songs. Now I see what the fuss is over. The music is pretty much mediocre on good days. But the lyrics were inspiring and thought provoking. It is so to the point and exact it's almost lewd, like the thoughts that you wanted to say but never had the courage, and he says it in such a calm, matter-of-fact way. Not all of his songs are that way, but they all make you feel.

Light at the end of the tunnel

The ranger will most likely be done in a few days. It will most likely be a great running vehicle for a long time to come.

I'm passing all my college classes, roughly B grades. I made a very high C on the botany mid-term. I know I can do this now.

I lost a notch on my belt. that means I losing some fat. My exercise and diet is paying off.

Sometimes you need a big confidence booster. You have to know what you are doing is making a difference to give you the motivation needed to do what has to be done.

I got just that this week.