Interesting Article

[GP1]

I don't know exactly why I'm posting this article but I am. I guess if it is interesting to the Great GP1, it should be interesting to everyone. I am, after all, the most interesting poster on the board and the fact that probably only 4-5 of you actually knows what I look like makes me even more interesting. The only thing most of you are missing by not knowing me is not knowing my striking good looks.

A few years ago, I was at the AIA convention in some city somewhere (now that I'm out of corporate America, I don't travel every week and the repeated weekly routine of drive to airport on Tuesday for 6:00 AM flight, fly to some city, rent car, see customers, go to hotel, go to dinner, repeat for two days, drive to airport, return car, fly home, pick up car from long term parking and then proceed to get drunk as a skunk on Thursday night seems to be a distant memory and I'm glad for that) and they gave out a free book called Nine Shift. The authors were the keynote speakers at the final dinner. It was a great book about the future work place and the changing society. A lot of what they wrote in the book has unfortunately come true.

For some reason, this NY Times article made me think of the book. I find 20 somethings living at home somewhat depressing and I'm sad for them this is happening. Maybe the change will be a good thing and only time will tell. I would never have wanted to live with my parents after college. Those first few years out of school were a blast. Working hard, going to happy hour on Thursday night and not going home until Friday morning and then trying to work a job with a huge hangover on Friday was actually fun looking back. Going back to happy hour on Friday was always fun too. College fades into a memory, wives are met and adult life really begins at around 29. Time goes fast.

Well, I'm going to rest up for the Zac Brown concert tonight. The rest of you can enjoy your day with your pain in the ass kids and nagging wives.

[Kangaroo Craig]

Sounds like your past life is similar to the one that I have been living for the past 20 years, minus the drunkfest on Thursday night. I did do that for the first few years out of school though. The body can no longer take it when we get into our 30's. The good news now is that I don't have to travel as much by airplane. I live in Southern California and all of my customers are located in LA and San Diego. Only have to fly for company functions now. I have a 21 year old living at home. He is a nincomppop (Not sure if this is the correct spelling). Anyway, I keep praying that the kid gets his act together. Eventually he will. It is just frustrating in the meantime.

Thanks for sharing.