Sunday, August 22, 2004

Twenty Thousand

Sounds like a big number, no?  Four syllables, five decimal places.  In 1976 the biggest salary bump I ever had was to $20,000 a year, when I got into the doit bidness.  Our first house cost a bit over that in 1972.

Why the focus?  Yesterday was my 20,000th day.  Seems like a mile marker that should be celebrated, or at least acknowledged.  Ok. It's been acknowledged.

Spent the day in the best way possible, driving Clan Schwoopie up to Christopher Creek and then Canyon Creek, on the Rim where the air is fresh and free.  We all oohed as the smell of the conifers wafted through the 'Burban.  The old place we used to have looks pretty smarmy, and several more were for sale.  Canyon Creek where we first camped in 1986 shows the ravages of the recent fires, but we had a lot of fun by the creek - who'd a guessed?

 

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Who's in charge around here?  What's a fellow have to do to get an update?