when the lord made me he made a rolling stone
he made a curious wanderer of all that's unknown
he made somebody who is everywhere at home
when the lord made me he made a rolling stone
when the lord made me he made a penniless man
he made me without money and without land
he made me without a single red cent in my hand
when the lord made me he made a penniless man
when i get older i'll be a friend to many
i'll be a friend to strangers, i'll be a friend to any
i'll be someone who's always happy and grinny
when i get older i'll be friend to many
when i get older i will settle down
i'll find a wife of my own and a job in town
i'll show everyone there what i've found
when i get older i will settle down
when the lord takes me it'll be the perfect day
just when i've said all i've had to say
just when everyone here will be okay
when the lord takes me it'll be the perfect day
when i'm gone at my grave don't stand
don't spend anytime on that patch of land
keep on walking, shake somebody's hand
when i'm gone at my grave don't stand
Friday, June 22, 2007
Sunday, June 10, 2007
on the eve of tetons/yellowstone
tomorrow marks day one of the second week of training. all of our classroom stuff is done, and now is our chance to prove ourselves in the real world of travel by taking a mock trip to yellowstone and the grand tetons national park. so what does that mean to me?
well i've learned just about everything there is to know about the park, and am supposed to give a detailed speech on the importance of forest fires. also, i'm in charge of planning children's games, so...studying hasn't necessarily been work.
also, some bright person decided to put up a slack line in our back yard of the condo, so i've become spiderman. i now have the ability to jump up onto the line (which is like a tight rope, only made out of a strap, not a rope) and land perfectly balanced on the line, walk all the way across, and turn around. a little more practice and i'll be doing backflips and ironing on the thing.
i'm quite excited to go on our mock trip, and look forward to practicing the skills i've been learning. one of the great things is that part of our job description is, in essence, to become better people. i mean, i'm learning about all different types of places and people, i'm leading strangers and teaching them about what i've learned, and i'm serving them hand and foot. i couldn't have asked for a better job. this is who i want to be, regardless of employment.
in other news, i've decided that ron paul is my candidate for president. he's under the republican ticket but his views are more aligned with a goldwater republican. he ran under the libertarian ticket in '88, he's a pacifist, and he's generally for a smaller government socially and economically. hopefully i can get my democratic friends to decide that he's the best candidate for democrats to vote for, even when compared to current democratic candidates, but, check him out, decide for yourself.
well i've learned just about everything there is to know about the park, and am supposed to give a detailed speech on the importance of forest fires. also, i'm in charge of planning children's games, so...studying hasn't necessarily been work.
also, some bright person decided to put up a slack line in our back yard of the condo, so i've become spiderman. i now have the ability to jump up onto the line (which is like a tight rope, only made out of a strap, not a rope) and land perfectly balanced on the line, walk all the way across, and turn around. a little more practice and i'll be doing backflips and ironing on the thing.
i'm quite excited to go on our mock trip, and look forward to practicing the skills i've been learning. one of the great things is that part of our job description is, in essence, to become better people. i mean, i'm learning about all different types of places and people, i'm leading strangers and teaching them about what i've learned, and i'm serving them hand and foot. i couldn't have asked for a better job. this is who i want to be, regardless of employment.
in other news, i've decided that ron paul is my candidate for president. he's under the republican ticket but his views are more aligned with a goldwater republican. he ran under the libertarian ticket in '88, he's a pacifist, and he's generally for a smaller government socially and economically. hopefully i can get my democratic friends to decide that he's the best candidate for democrats to vote for, even when compared to current democratic candidates, but, check him out, decide for yourself.
Monday, June 4, 2007
first day at backroads
well, after my trips to lubbock and to new orleans, i arrived here in salt lake city. wait a minute, new orleans.
new orleans was awesome. our hotel was two blocks from bourbon, and for two days brice, gabe and i stumbled around. at one point we were in an all black club (however we didn't notice til the next day) and we all tried to dance but were awfully undertalented.
then, thanks to gabe i was pulled onto a stage and forced to dance as a sea of new orleans chanted "go white boy go white boy go." a good time was had by all.
but on to training. today was our first day, we are staying at these awesome condos in a valley surrounded by snow capped towering mountains. our day started with a 15 mile bike ride down to a picnic and followed with several talks about how freaking awesome this company is that i work for.
in the next two weeks i'll be travelling to montana to take a mock camping trip in the teton park. after this intensive training i'll let y'all know where they send me.
adios
new orleans was awesome. our hotel was two blocks from bourbon, and for two days brice, gabe and i stumbled around. at one point we were in an all black club (however we didn't notice til the next day) and we all tried to dance but were awfully undertalented.
then, thanks to gabe i was pulled onto a stage and forced to dance as a sea of new orleans chanted "go white boy go white boy go." a good time was had by all.
but on to training. today was our first day, we are staying at these awesome condos in a valley surrounded by snow capped towering mountains. our day started with a 15 mile bike ride down to a picnic and followed with several talks about how freaking awesome this company is that i work for.
in the next two weeks i'll be travelling to montana to take a mock camping trip in the teton park. after this intensive training i'll let y'all know where they send me.
adios
Saturday, May 26, 2007
going through the south
i just got back from a week long rv trip through the southern states. we started up through arkansas, to tennessee, down through the smoky mountains and north carolina, georgia, alabama, mississippi, and lastly louisiana.
it was me, my dad, my uncle hank, and my brother. this was sort of a delayed graduation present for me, but really we just wanted an excuse to go somewhere together.
the first night was in a koa camp in nashville where we listened to three struggling artists sing original material around a campfire. the most memorable was a lady's touching song about her 'first time'. it was sort of like bob seagar's 'night moves' only a lot more discriptive.
then we camped in the smoky mountains for three days, hiking trails and putting new and interesting objects in our fire. we all visited, ate, and howled at the moon before we decided we'd make the two day journey back home.
on our way we were able to stop in livingston, alabama to meet up with some relatives and have some down south home cooking. the conversation was pleasant, at least i think so, i wasn't really sure what everybody was saying.
and now its back to watauga for just another hour until i go to lubbock to marry a few friends off. after that, new orleans for my going away trip and then i'm gone to salt lake city for training at my new job.
it was me, my dad, my uncle hank, and my brother. this was sort of a delayed graduation present for me, but really we just wanted an excuse to go somewhere together.
the first night was in a koa camp in nashville where we listened to three struggling artists sing original material around a campfire. the most memorable was a lady's touching song about her 'first time'. it was sort of like bob seagar's 'night moves' only a lot more discriptive.
then we camped in the smoky mountains for three days, hiking trails and putting new and interesting objects in our fire. we all visited, ate, and howled at the moon before we decided we'd make the two day journey back home.
on our way we were able to stop in livingston, alabama to meet up with some relatives and have some down south home cooking. the conversation was pleasant, at least i think so, i wasn't really sure what everybody was saying.
and now its back to watauga for just another hour until i go to lubbock to marry a few friends off. after that, new orleans for my going away trip and then i'm gone to salt lake city for training at my new job.
Saturday, May 12, 2007
please check the date on this. i plan to keep these updated
alright, so this is my first real blog. i'm starting it so that others can keep up with my many travels and adventures and i realize that myspace isn't exactly the best place to do that. a couple things about me.
i don't like capitalization.
other than that, if you have recognized calvin and hobbes as the greatest achievement of mankind to date then you have a pretty good understanding of me.
i would also like this to be introductory, somehow telling everyone the sort of topics that i'm likely to post. however that would be impossible at this point, i simply don't know. hopefully i'll post pictures, stories, and opinions that EVERYONE MUST AGREE WITH.
here's hoping to post something soon.
i don't like capitalization.
other than that, if you have recognized calvin and hobbes as the greatest achievement of mankind to date then you have a pretty good understanding of me.
i would also like this to be introductory, somehow telling everyone the sort of topics that i'm likely to post. however that would be impossible at this point, i simply don't know. hopefully i'll post pictures, stories, and opinions that EVERYONE MUST AGREE WITH.
here's hoping to post something soon.
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