Off We Go

Who among your family and friends knows you best?

Who among that cast do you trust implicitly?

Ah, yes, the day after a holiday, one must return to the JOB. I have one of those. I should be happy about it. But I'm not.

It's a data entry job. The most boring work in the world a person can possibly do. I know the information I type in is important to someone but it means diddly to me. It is unfulfilling, unsatisfying and a dead end. You type the same information in over and over and over....you get the idea. But I do the job because I have bills to pay. That and all my family and friends are happy that I have a job. It doesn't matter if I'm happy with it or not, so long as they are happy.
No, my dreams and ambitions are bigger than that. Everyone has to have a dream. I have many.

I am into self-publishing my work, working on my art and, in a word, creating unique and individual things.

And, of course, there is that dream of flying a hot air balloon around the world.
The more positive of my friends tell me this will happen someday, as long as I keep working towards that goal. So I must take baby steps at the moment. No running or jumping or leaping into anything.

Now, the recent hot air balloon accident in British Columbia, Canada, may have some people thinking ballooning isn't a very safe sport. Not true. There are fewer balloon accidents than any other type of sport or transportation. That particular accident was a direct result of sheer stupidity. I haven't had any flying lessons yet and even I know that if you stuff 16 people into a gondola, you have to burnt he propane longer to get off the ground. When you do that, the risk of something going wrong increases.

I'm sure they'll find something wrong with the equipment rather than admit it was stupidity and greed.

But, for now, I have to go to the JOB. I will ride the MARTA rail to get there and count the hours until I can leave. Then I will come home, do some painting and watch NCIS this evening and read Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire before retiring. I am re-reading the last three Harry Potter books to try and get my mind off things. Works every time.

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Later

Pen