Today, I blog

I don't know why I even have a blog. I am the most inconsistent blogger ever. Half the time I forget I even have a blog and when I do remember, it takes forever for me to conjure up the password. I finally got it. 

I thought maybe now was a good time to blog. Being that I have nothing else to do. I'm on week three of being unemployed ... my choice. But really ... what was I thinking? That I could find a job in this economy? I wasn't really thinking, I guess, but I wasn't happy where I was and I was the only one who could change it. So I did. Now, I'm looking and leaning on God to point me in the right direction. He has a plan for me ... in His time.

So far being unemployed hasn't been bad. I've spent time at my daughter's school volunteering, I've caught up on some things I had been neglecting and I've spent a lot of time thinking about stuff (oh yeah, and a lot of time on facebook). The time spent with my daughter has been the most rewarding. We can do things together and I am not distracted by things I need to do at work. I will treasure these days. I hope she will too.

During my thinking time I have realized something .... I am fortunate and grateful.

The Roads Traveled

It sure is nice driving down Summerville Road in Lee County. Since the paving job is complete, when I leave Publix I sincerely enjoy the drive home on Summerville.
Speaking of roads, I think it is a great idea to change the names of the roads inside the city limits of Smiths Station to the original names. Let Mullins Road be Mullins Road, and let's forget all the Lee Road stuff. A lot of folks think Lee Road is one continuous road with no beginning and no end. The Smiths Station City Council gets two thumbs up from me on that one!
After all the changes and re-starts, Broad Street in Phenix City is really looking good. It looks a lot better than I thought it would. I hope the rest of the project in downtown PC pan out and without the obstacles that the Broad Street project has had.

Back to the blog

I'm going to try blogging again. This time I really mean it. I'm not just going to post my column, which to have become few and far between these day... I'm actually going to blog about stuff. I didn't realize the power of a blog until I, along with a friend and former co-worker, became the victim of the Blog of Columbus. The "Blog" didn't attack us but one of his readers did, in an email. It ruffled my feathers a little, okay, a lot. My friend addressed it in a blog of his own and an email to the dimwitted attacker, but I am just going to let it go --- for now. I may exact my revenge later in another forum.