Posted: 9/25/2014 4:52:19 AM EDT
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Had a few Rums... A nice cabin I built with my own two hands, with help from friends. No utility bills. a view like last night of Killer Northern Lights now and then. Considerable debt. A mostly reliable vehicle. Very good neighbors to each side of me, and good neighbors in my area. Had a great time in life for the most part, some very sad, but most very happy. A drive to DO THINGS. Some small, some grand, but I love working towards something. A roof to help my neighbor finish on his cabin tomorrow, but it will be wet til 1 so I can sleep in if I choose. A Military retirement, which is not much, but some. A loving family. Bears in my yard. Knowledge that I have been to every continent except Antarctica. A challenge coin not many have seen. 37 Degrees outside. Comfy winter long johns and Boots. A handful of Semi-Famous Peoples phone numbers. Some I can call friends. Some of my best friends in the ground. A hunger for a bacon sandwich. Plans for a house, garage, and help to construct it when I can afford to. A freezer full of moose meat, and Halibut. Both my parents and all my brothers and sisters.
What do you have tonight? Aviator |
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An amazing family in an amazing house that I own full of amazing things. One negative for me is that I probably will have a huge fight with an AC company tomorrow, I'll put their name out there Parker and Sons they are the largest HVAC company in AZ as far as I know. They installed a brand new AC on my house a little less then 2 years ago and since then it's been a total nightmare. It just broke down for the second time since in the last two years which averages out to my AC breaking down once a year it also caused major electrical problems to my house when it was first installed... Which is insane for how much money I paid for it. So to sum it up I also have a broken AC lol. |
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Memories good and bad.
Few regrets, and about those I'm sure I'm mistaken. A bathroom to finish before winter, but at least the pipe didn't let go when I wasn't home. 15 yr old cat which seems to be going south. Half a pot of coffee left at 0300, and the day off. Fewer friends and family- we'll soon be in "last man standing" territory. And maybe just a bit of a hankering to see Alaska while I still can......... 
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Memories good and bad. Few regrets, and about those I'm sure I'm mistaken. A bathroom to finish before winter, but at least the pipe didn't let go when I wasn't home. 15 yr old cat which seems to be going south. Half a pot of coffee left at 0300, and the day off. Fewer friends and family- we'll soon be in "last man standing" territory. And maybe just a bit of a hankering to see Alaska while I still can......... You are welcome here any time. My coffee pot gave up the ghost yesterday morning. I miss my old cat, but he lived a great and relaxed life. I do love Frank Sinatra.... Aviator |
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Excellent post!
I was pretty happy. I have a wonderful family. A wife that has loved me for 22 years. A house in a beautiful area and we just built a big deck off the back. But now I have to deal with this: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1669180_A_question_for_the_arfcom_docs_.html |
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Excellent post! I was pretty happy. I have a wonderful family. A wife that has loved me for 22 years. A house in a beautiful area and we just built a big deck off the back. But now I have to deal with this: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1669180_A_question_for_the_arfcom_docs_.html I hope it is nothing serious. If it turns out to be... as you said, you have wonderful family and loving wife. Enjoy that deck while you can this fall, it will snow soon. It's already freezing here... Aviator |
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I hope it is nothing serious. If it turns out to be... as you said, you have wonderful family and loving wife. Enjoy that deck while you can this fall, it will snow soon. It's already freezing here... Aviator Quoted:
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Excellent post! I was pretty happy. I have a wonderful family. A wife that has loved me for 22 years. A house in a beautiful area and we just built a big deck off the back. But now I have to deal with this: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1669180_A_question_for_the_arfcom_docs_.html I hope it is nothing serious. If it turns out to be... as you said, you have wonderful family and loving wife. Enjoy that deck while you can this fall, it will snow soon. It's already freezing here... Aviator Sorry to be a bummer. |
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What do you have tonight? A husband lying by my side breathing softy, a cat lying by shoulder purring, a dog lying by my feet snoring, a friend who would die for me, three more who would lie for me, and the hard won knowledge that contentment comes, not from having more, but from needing less. |
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Shortsighted my friend. You have more than that.... Aviator Quoted:
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Either Ebola or enterovirus. Haven't figured out which yet, but I feel like crap. Bound to be one of the two, though. Maybe both. Shortsighted my friend. You have more than that.... Aviator You are correct. I have my dream property of 10 rural acres, a wife I couldn't have designed better from scratch, four healthy, responsible children, a well-paying job that lets me work more than half time from home, and a fresh pot of coffee on the counter. The Enterobola is only a minor bump in the road.
Oh yeah, the frosting on the cake: that 10 rural acres, a couple of miles down a dirt road and 40 miles from the nearest Walmart, has gigabit fiber internet access. You're right... the blessings are many, the hardships are few. |
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A job that makes me tear my hair out sometimes, but pays my bills. My mom, and some of my extended family. A friend who would help me hide a body, and whom I trust implicitly. Some nice guns. A nicotine buzz. A car that I love. A good dog. More whiskey than I know what to do with. A manageable amount of debt that still causes me to stress out. A sizable library. Three more hours of work. A plan.
And an itch to go back to Alaska 
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Quoted: Had a few Rums... A nice cabin I built with my own two hands, with help from friends. No utility bills. a view like last night of Killer Northern Lights now and then. Considerable debt. A mostly reliable vehicle. Very good neighbors to each side of me, and good neighbors in my area. Had a great time in life for the most part, some very sad, but most very happy. A drive to DO THINGS. Some small, some grand, but I love working towards something. A roof to help my neighbor finish on his cabin tomorrow, but it will be wet til 1 so I can sleep in if I choose. A Military retirement, which is not much, but some. A loving family. Bears in my yard. Knowledge that I have been to every continent except Antarctica. A challenge coin not many have seen. 37 Degrees outside. Comfy winter long johns and Boots. A handful of Semi-Famous Peoples phone numbers. Some I can call friends. Some of my best friends in the ground. A hunger for a bacon sandwich. Plans for a house, garage, and help to construct it when I can afford to. A freezer full of moose meat, and Halibut. Both my parents and all my brothers and sisters. What do you have tonight? Aviator A awesome and loving wife, a son who is one of my very best friends and is away at college doing all the right things, a great daughter, a good job with only 3 years before retirement, life long friends who I need to spend more time with, a beautiful piece of retirement land on Lake Superior, a house bigger than I want and nicer than I need, many wonderful young men and ladies who I am a role model for through coaching/mentoring them in high school, health family and friends, a life so easy that I don't play the lottery because I can't imagine being any luckier and the joy in belonging to a forum where guys like Aviator tosses out gems like this one. Thanks man!
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A husband lying by my side breathing softy, a cat lying by shoulder purring, a dog lying by my feet snoring, a friend who would die for me, three more who would lie for me, and the hard won knowledge that contentment comes, not from having more, but from needing less. Quoted:
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What do you have tonight? A husband lying by my side breathing softy, a cat lying by shoulder purring, a dog lying by my feet snoring, a friend who would die for me, three more who would lie for me, and the hard won knowledge that contentment comes, not from having more, but from needing less. A rich life indeed. Hope your day is satisfactory Jane, More people should heed your advice 
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I am so very blessed that if I began a list I'd be bragging & someone would call BS. Ok...just one thing. I have 3 seasons of firewood stacked & split. This is one. One is in the barn under cover & the third is on the other side of those Spruce.  Spitting that much with a maul will get you in shape. This flat lander is ready for Elk season in the Wyoming mountains.  |
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A good woman that just left for work.
A house I made my own with my own 2 hands. 2 dogs that love me, and are awesome at guarding Clothes, a few cars, all of which run, one of which is a pain in my ass that I still somehow love (land rover...) Good family And a war-belt that is now 4-5" too big for me because I lost weight. |
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A husband lying by my side breathing softy, a cat lying by shoulder purring, a dog lying by my feet snoring, a friend who would die for me, three more who would lie for me, and the hard won knowledge that contentment comes, not from having more, but from needing less. Quoted:
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What do you have tonight? A husband lying by my side breathing softy, a cat lying by shoulder purring, a dog lying by my feet snoring, a friend who would die for me, three more who would lie for me, and the hard won knowledge that contentment comes, not from having more, but from needing less. Beautiful post. You obviously have learned to concentrate on the best things in life. I have that too but keep seeing the bad. I'm working on it. Let me try again. I have, a wife who I love more than when we were "in love." I have three wonderful adult children who are doing something worthwhile with their lives and would never touch drugs. I have a beautiful house in the country with no neighbors. I have a day of BBQ to look forward to today with my son, his girlfriend, and his best friend and 3 year old baby who calls me grandpa. I may not be rich but I am very happy and loved. |