First Blog

Well, so I am gonna give this bloggin thing a try.  I seem to have a lot of things I want to say or sometimes complain about that I thought this would be a good avenue for.  Not grumpy, but some things are really aggravating sometimes.   Mostly I think I will probably just let the words flow out of my brain and into the computer.  This could be dangerous, could be boring, could be funny.  I guess we'll see.

 
 

So I have started taking a Continuing Ed course on owning a small business.  I am thinking of trying something on my own with my wife.  We're both tired of working for others and think we might try something new.  Seems like it has worked for so many, why not us.  The class has been pretty good for a Cont. Ed course.  Learning a bunch already.  I know this will not answer all the questions but it has definitely helped.

 
 

Tough sports week this past week.  Cards, Mizzou, Blues, and Rams all lost over a period of four days.  Didn't get any better watching NASCAR.  Dale Jr. was finally having a really consistent and good race and once again...bad luck.  Hope for a better weekend this weekend.

 
 

Yesterday I went to Home Depot to pick up some salt for our water softner.  Pulled thought the parking space so that I could easily pull out when I left.  Boy I guess what a dumb idea.  When I came back out a black mustang had pulled in the spot behind and parked not more than six inches off my bumper.  Needless to say I was a bit miffed.  I had three 40lb bags of salt that I needed to put in the bed of my Avalanche.  If I dropped the tailgate then I would have smacked the hood of the Mustang...boy did I want to!  Then I thought, I'm better than this person.  So I managed to squirm bend and twist the bags into the bed without ever letting the gate hit the car.  What's the deal what makes a person so such an ignorant thing.  I was in my space and the mustang was well into their space, so what's up.

 
 

Then today, we are eating lunch at Arby's and I notice that they have $5.01 value meals.  Really...$5.01.  Was this a joke?  Why not $5 even?  So while I was eating lunch I discovered the "marketing genius" behind the penny.  They had one cent coupons on the tray liner.  WOW! I can't believe they wasted money on a campaign like that.  Again, what is with that!

 
 

My wife and I getting a little bored with life lately and we are thinking that it is time for a change.  So we are looking at starting a business and possibly relocating.  Probably not a good combination but then again we never make the best decisions.  We love the sun and the water, so we wanting to move somewhere warm and near the ocean.  We love to dive and we love being on or near the water.  It is so calming and relaxing.  Would love to move to Florida (Florida Keys in particular) but the more I research and talk to those living there, the cost of living seems a little ridiculous.  We're going to keep searching.  Maybe we will come across an opportunity that will combine a business with a way to reside as well.  We visit Florida a lot and we always love it.  I know, we are on vacation when we visit.  My sister and brother-in-law own a winter home in Sarasota and I know they like.  We spent two weeks in the Keys last year and fell in love with it.  The attitude is so laid back and slow.  It was almost like being in a small town (this is not Key West, but the rest of the Keys).  So we'll see.  Hopefully we can come up with something.

 
 

The weather here has been miserable for the last couple of months.  It has been cool, cloudy and rainy.  Not the greatest weather to motivate you to do anything.  I ride a motorcycle and it has been sitting for about 3 weeks and it is only October.  There is something wrong with that.  Hopefully it starts to get back to at least normal soon.

 
 

Went to the Blues opener last Thursday (that was one of the many losses I watched last week) and was really happy to get back to enjoying hockey again.  Also started going to a stick and puck every other Friday to get into game shape, ha!  I'll start playing pickup hockey in November.  Just for fun.

 
 

Yup as you can tell I have a lot of hobbies and no kids.  This is fine for me.  I love to just have fun.  Work just seems to always get in the way. 

 
 

Spent a lot of time researching Belize this week.  Considering relocating there too. Been reading a ton of articles and personal blogs and whatever else I can find about the realities of living there. A lot of what you find seems like marketing materials and I know that no place is perfect. So I interested in finding out the realities of becoming an expat in Belize. In particular looking at living on Ambergris Caye. From what I can tell from the bloggers there, it is a very laid back and relaxing place. Our concern is that there are a lot of things that we take for granted here that do not exist there. Maybe that is a business opportunity…hmmmm? Not giving up on it though. We probably won't do anything for another year or two anyway. Check out Tacogirl.com. She has a really good blog and makes you feel like you are there. I have been reading her for over a year.

 

Well I hope that whoever finds my blog, finds it entertaining. This first one may be a little long, but I had a lot to say. The more often I blog the shorter they will be.

 

Talk to you all soon.