I titled my 1st blog “In The Beginning…”. So sticking with the biblical theme, I’m calling this one “Revelations”. Now before I get judged too harshly, I do know that the title of the last book of the New Testament is “Revelation” not “Revelations” (no “s”). I just took a little creative license. This is primarily about my experiences during my Sabbatical.
A really smart guy I know named Kris says, “It takes 30 days to form a habit”. Truer words have never been spoken. Man, a guy could get used to this. 🙂 Overall, I’ve had a very positive experience. I suspected going into this that my favorite part would be delivering Meals on Wheels. I was right. Jennifer and I always enjoy doing volunteer work, and Meals on Wheels is an organization that is near and dear to our hearts. I also really enjoyed reading “The Fred Factor”. It’s my favorite of the reading I’ve done for the office.
I also really enjoyed going to San Antonio for my mom’s 85th birthday and hanging out with the family. My mom was supposed to come home tomorrow after 6 months at my sister’s and having numerous doctors’ appointments. Unfortunately, she took a really nasty fall Friday morning and spent the day at the hospital. Fortunately, nothing’s broken, but she’s really banged up. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.
As a kid growing up in the ’70s, I was a fan of rock music. Now I’m a fan of classic rock music. It’s the same music just 40 years older. One of my favorite bands is Styx, and my favorite song of theirs is “Too Much Time On My Hands”. I”m starting to get the concept. I started my Sabbatical with a pretty healthy list of things I wanted to get accomplished. It was awesome having the time off to take care of everything. But after a couple of weeks, the list was pretty much done, and I found myself not feeling useful.
I started the 1st grade in 1969. That’s right. You heard me. I started my 1st job June 1, 1979 less than a month after my 16th birthday. I’ve been working or in school ever since. That’s been the hardest part for me. Work is what I know how to do, and I HATE feeling like someone else is having to cover for me. I don’t even like it when it’s crunch time and you have to lean on your co-workers to get over the hump. I’m looking forward to staring at a spreadsheet tomorrow. Deal with it Mark Owen.
When you ask an FDLIC employee about the company atmosphere, more often than not one of the 1st words that will come up is “family”. I miss my family, and it’s time for a big ole FDLIC family reunion. If you’ve read any of my previous blogs you may have noticed that I ended some of them with “ciao for now” a habit I got into when I wrote friends after I moved to Abilene from San Antonio in 1979. But since this is my last blog, I’ll just say:
See you tomorrow.