Catch up

I had stopped writing here long before it closed. One could say a lot has changed, but a lot has not too. For instance, I still haven’t forgiven certain individuals, and the whole thing still torments me a little every day.

Work… Work, work, work… promoted and more stressed than ever but appear to be doing well. There is more going on than work, but it has certainly consumed more of me. I’m sure the stress is slowly killing me.

In just the past year, the have been many good experiences, opportunities I never expected. Not that it hasn’t come at a cost, of course. Nothing is free, and nothing is fair. We’ll… Hiking is almost free. It’s freeing at least.

Hiking… The one thing I love to do more than anything else… Went from taking over leisure time, to the point of becoming my identity, to something that I used to do, almost. I get out there just enough to say I still do, but it’s more infrequent than holidays these days.

Photography had an upswing for a while. New camera gear helps fuel the, for sure. Hiking lead to birding, and birding drove the bed for better camera gear and stepping up my skills. That’s waning now, too.

I’ve taken up learning bagpipes. Not all consuming, but practicing requires dedication. I aspire to be mediocre, though I can’t say I haven’t dreamed bigger from time to time. Let’s be realistic.

There. I’ve started something. Let’s hope.