Opportunity Knocks

Reflection

I voted for Barack Obama today as planned, it only took me about an hour. The Laman Library was very organized about it and things moved swiftly once the polls opened. The overwhelming buzz was Obama and the turnout is really quite heavy for this early in early voting. I did not see a single GOP sign holder out there with the others waving their placards to try to influence your vote one last time before you get to the polls. I also voted against the ban on non-married co-habitating couples, both same and opposite sex, to foster or adopt children. In each race I voted Democratic or Green party and for all progressive measures and against the repressive ones. Just because I have already voted does not mean I will stop encouraging others to follow through, casting their ballots for Barack Obama also.

Setting politics aside for the moment, I received a very interesting phone call right after I arrived at work last night. I was my buddy for whom I had written the business plan to obtain a retail franchise. My efforts were successful in getting the franchise granted to my buddy. Now my buddy wants to reward me with the General Manager position at good money with benefits, set me up in an apartment near the store, in addition to coming to transport me back to Fort Worth. The bottom line is some serious money as we develop our first location and move into multi-unit operations. A piece of the pie is also promised me come bonus time at the end of the year also. I am giving the hotel the opportunity to counter offer, but I do not seriously think they will be able to offer me the equivalent package with benefits etc. This means your intrepid Uncle will probably making the trek back to Texas shortly. I hesitated at first as I did not know if I was ready to deal with the whole family thing again. However my buddy Will in Omaha said I really don't have to deal with them if I don't want to. It is not like they are beating my door down to see me or even burning a couple of electrons to see if I am OK. And Will is right, it is their problem not mine as much as it might hurt, I can not change them any more than I can carry the ocean in a tea cup. As my GM said this morning, "an this is a problem how?". So really it is a no brainer decision. Just logistics. It is nice to have employers bidding for my services instead of me begging them for a job. Quite the step up from the November two years ago when I was unemployed and living from day to day on the generosity of others . I started Nichevo while I was unemployed and you guys have been witnesses to my struggles and successes and all the emotional roller coaster that has been my life for the last couple of years. It will be nice to return to my home town, down the street from my high school. But I will not be coming hat in hand, rather I will be returning with a purpose and pride of accomplishment. I wonder how long it will take my family to figure out I am back in the state, if they even know I left the state (thy do, I sent them an email with the address for all the good that did me). My life just keeps getting more interesting all the time. To help me celebrate my good fortune and excite your senses, we have a rather wonderful group of fellows laying about lasciviously for your entertainment and mine. Until next time as always, Enjoy!

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