The ending of an era, the turning of a page
Parts of Tim McGraw's "Next Thirty Years" have been going through my head lately. Thirty years from now, I will be 65, the age people hope to retire. What am I going to do for the next thirty? "Lord, have mercy on my next thirty years." So, what I have I done on my first jobless day? I slept late. I finished the last 20 or so pages of a book. I helped my dad deliver food to three older couples from church. Went looking around Office Depot. Dad and I spent time at Home Depot buying supplies to build me a table to extend some work space in my home office since it looks like that might be a starting place for me. I tried sweet potato tots at Sonic. I hit my finger with a hammer while putting together the table. I had a phone call with a potential employer. I went back to my parents house and strangely watched the last half of Ghost Dad with Bill Cosby. I came home to answer a couple of emails related to the job hunt. I went through my Facebook con...