48 years done I've only got two thirds of life left...

It was almost 6:15am...dang, that means not much slack time in the pace of my walk to work. Three miles, takes about an hour or even add 5 minutes or so. First time I walked it was warmer and a little more daylight and I found a nice little pocket knife "Gerber" brand laying in the road.

This morning near that same area of the pocket knife, I found a shiny nickel. Hey being very sore in my thighs from around 1000-1200 full squats the day before at work painting and painting and painting up and down the decorative posts...still didn't stop me from picking up that shiny nickel...painful squat for very little money...but it was the joy of the find.

Recently watched "Big" with Tom Hanks. I really wish I would get a copy of that and watch it at least 3 times a year. There is a heck a lot of truth in the fact that we can recapture more of that youthful fun and balance out the adult half-to's in life.

Finding that shiny nickel was fun. Reminds me of many many experiences finding stuff on my walks to and from the old school house. (ya even in the snow, uphill both ways, blah blah )...

Was not much above 20 degrees that early this morning I reckon. "48 years old is a particularly special birthday because it marks the end of 47 full years of life, and it marks the beginning of all life lived after 48. So the rest of my life is just beginning. This is exciting, and going to take some thought.

Cleaned up in the shop and did a bit of digging this morning, then cleaned up around the grounds and loaded up a load for the dump after lunch. Landfill run times are always fun. My coworker takes off scavenge hunting any thing cool or any metal he can sell. I look around a little ways, not too far into any pile cause man that place really really stinks, and sometimes piles just kind of ooze liquid nasty. That don't stop ole mr. scrapman. Stops me.

M-80 brought me lunch and for 30 minutes we got to laugh and eat and visit, that was a treat. Then when I came in from the landfill there were flowers on my desk that had been delivered, yellow mumsy like flowers with pipe stems made into eyes and smiles making happy faces...just cracked me up.

Got calls or messages from about everybody, siblings, kids, parents, wrong numbers , (made that last one up).

Think I'm going to go to bed now and get up early to work on my organizing marker board. Then walk to work again, that is turning most enjoyable but i did learn, don't carry anything (course unless you just had to). Wear warm gloves, wear I-pod, zip jacket and tie face hood. And leave by 6 so there is an extra 20 minutes in there for exploring or walking slower.

So its off to bed for me.
Think Grace Kelly is going to be in charge of a bunch of this weekend.

Goodnight all, it has been a most excellent day.