Business Card

I get an update from Military.com on a regular basis and one of their sponsors has free business cards. It caused me to think about just what the heck I would put on one? For example:

• US Army Colonel (Ret) I'm not sure what the heck I would do with those talents but it is official. (and it pays money each month)
  
• Head Laborer at Rabbit Run Farms. I have gloves, a shovel, a tractor, three mowers, hearing protection with radio for fun, lots of gardening toys. But, you would play cuffy getting me to do that kind of work for anyone I 'm not related to.
• Old Car Mechanic. I'm sure there are people out there that would say I am an old car owner and they do most of the work.
  
• Landlord. There I get to spend lots of time and lots of money making homes for several families. This year I will also get to do some roofing.
  
• Recumbent Bike Rider. My goal is a couple of hundred miles this summer. You should get a chance to ride the Blue Racer snake that Ken made for me. It is fast, smooth and so much fun that it should be illegal. Most fun I have ever had with my clothes on.
  
• Shootist. Everything from Howitzers down to pistols. Even won a small bore (pistol) championship with a team from Hqds, KSARNG. Got the trophy to prove it.
  
• Leader. Mostly because I am not as much a good follower. Don't believe that crap about good followers make good leaders. They just make good followers.
  
• Teacher. I have about 10,000 hours on the podium and have taught a lot of diverse subjects. One day I was a substitute at the pre-school and the next day I taught High School Chemistry. My favorite was teaching Customer Service to young adults. I can still hear their laughter at my saying WARSHINGTON! It was fun, but a whole lot of work.
• Facilitator. I love to lead large meetings and work on problems. I attended a couple of weeks training on this and had a lot of impact on how meetings were held.
• Future Planner. I worked on the development of the first future plan for the Guard. We developed several alternative courses possibilities and predicted which ones were likely based on real world factors. Lots of fun. A lot like writing a book.
• Blogger. Love to write and the more diverse the content the better.
• Cook. I love to grill and then make meals out of the leftovers. Not that I don't love to eat what I cook when it is right off the grill. So far I haven't cooked any lamb but I have cooked about everything else. I really love to use the food of the seasons and make meals that are using the best produce available.
  
• Friend. I love to laugh, talk, work together and in general be with people. Some more than others.
• Photographer. Mostly I have a really good camera and a lot of lenses. Barb can out shoot me on about any day but mostly it is because she works at it and I just enjoy doing it. I would rather ride down a bike path than take pictures of it.
  
• Jack of a-lot-of trades. Not all trades, but I have a lot of tools and can use most of them. I prefer to not work on electricity as I have avoided it so much that I am pretty ignorant of it. Barb says she would rather be stranded on a desert isle with me than anyone else. (No electricity there either)
  
• Financier. Actually I have been a good earner and Barb has been the one to make sure it got put in all the right places. We are doing well and have almost everything we need and most of what we want. (In some cases there are a few things that could be thrown away because I wanted them when I got them but they are just stuff now)
  

One funny part of this is that I have done so many things that I think of myself a mile wide and an inch deep in so many things. I would rather learn a new computer program than get bogged down in using one over and over. I would rather be OK at things than be considered an expert. I don't do things to ever show someone else up or just to be the best. Life has and will continue to be a wide open experience for me. I think of it as a journey not a destination. I only hope that I can continue to experience new things and not get killed by one of my experiences.

MUD