Time: Who has some to loan me?

Mom told me the other day that a few people had commented on one of my posts and that there were some lively comments going on in the blogs. I was getting ready to go to bed at the time after having worn out another day without doing anything relaxing. I know that I have time to do certain things I need to do, but getting on the computer to write blogs and comment on others and respond to mine don't seem to be one of those things. Pounding my opinions and ideas out in cyberspace just isn't the priority to me that it seems to be for others. I have(right here I was called to dinner..I am back!)a very busy life, and I'm not even a soccer dad. My job can be very demanding of my time, as I remembered at about 10pm last night as we rebulit and crossing warning system that hed been destroyed by a truck. I was there from noon till about 11pm. I spend a couple of hours a day in the gym(when I'm not working over), and a lot of time doing Family stuff, Harley stuff and resting. I also like to read and watch TV when I am not humping it around four counties and here in town.

I have been accused of being a "hit and run" blogger by those who seem to have more time than I to sit at a terminal. That's not the case. I simply have better things to do than see if someone is pissed at me evry day. Hell, I don't really need to get online to find that out anyway, somebody is always pissed at me for something. I don't set out to piss people off or offend anyone, but I know I seem gruff in life at times because I just don't have the time or patience to explain every decision I make to everyone who is affected by them, and as father, a husband and a boss, I make decisions all the time that affect people in different ways. Those are people I see face to face, or at least, talk with on the phone, so you can see that I REALLY don't have the time to be more thorough online.

I rarely feel the need to explain myself in any case. I have grown accustomed to giving orders even though I am not big on being in control, but it IS my job to make decisions and see that they are carried out in most areas of my life. It really feels good when I don't have to make them, and it feels good not to have to argue or explain things which is why the Harley is such a pleasant distraction. I can't talk to anyone while I am riding(my wife has her own bike)and the only decisions I have to make concern paying attention to traffic and the road. Playing my guitars isn't really relaxing, but it is fun and time flies when I am doing it, and again, I dont have to make decisions, I already know what to do.

I love the song "Time" by Pink Floyd. It is so true. The line that says, "And then one day you find ten years have got behind you" is the story of my(and many others, I am sure)life. It feels like I just graduated from high scholl, but my 30 year reunion is next year. It seems like I was just holding my first daughter for the first time, but she is almost 24 and will have her first child in December. I remember my first day at work for the Railroad, digging ditches outside of Palmdale as a 19 year old kid, and I just passed the 27 year mark with them. I first got online in 1997 and remember staying up all night chatting. It was great fun and a totally new adventure, but I just don't have the time to stay, or even get, online like that anymore. And THAT is a good thing.

So, the next time you think someone is "hitting and running" or doesn't reply to a comment you or they made in what you consider to be a timely fashion, just remember that life can be a very busy place and not everyone thinks posting is a big deal.