Freedom During a Moses Moment

“Freedom (n.): To ask nothing. To expect nothing. To depend on nothing.”
— Ayn Rand

Good morning from Telluride, CO, om (n.): To ask nothing. To expect nothing. To depend on nothing.”
— Ayn Randone of the most magical places on earth.  I know Disney World is cool, but this place is special.  We spent our morning dining with folks from Austin, TX, then walked a few miles of the city.  There is music going on, food, drink, a nice little getaway.  I miss my wife; we are apart four days a year, I wouldn’t say I like it, but this place and my friend are making it more manageable.

As we walked, I listened to Joshua share some stories and commented on the epic-ness of the time we are in right now.  We are in a “Moses moment.” A time of great divide.  There seems to be an outside force taking pleasure in the division; Joshua wondered how the country might heal if the news was shut off for a few days.

We have a little routine now, Joshua gets up and goes for a walk, gets coffee, brings it back.  I get up a little later, write my soup, and then head to get a bite to eat and then walk the city, stopping by and listening to music. We have tickets for the shows today; we will check them out and meet up with my friend, the wizard. Unfortunately, as of now, we have failed to connect.

We did meet some interesting people yesterday.  As we grabbed lunch, Joshua pointed out a young lady and said, “that’s a man.”  I said, “What?” That’s a lady?  Well, he was right; a little bit later, she stopped by and chatted with us.  She was born a boy and was transitioning to become a woman; I had never met a transgender person; she was very kind and answered many questions I had about the process.  A kind person, I think I’ll drop in an Enminmim quote:

“I don’t care if you’re black, white, straight, bisexual, gay, lesbian, short, tall, fat, skinny, rich, or poor. If you’re nice to me, I’ll be nice to you. Simple as that!”
— Eminem

I think that quote might be helpful in this Moses Moment.  The country has not been this divided since the civil war, not sure why we feel this is a good idea, but watch and learn; we are heading towards a cliff that might cure what ails us or the end to our republic.  If I say X, a person or two will say, but what about Y?  Well, I was not talking about Y; I was speaking of X, but thank you? You have about a 50% chance of offending or, at a minimum, concerning others with what you say. I understand that and am willing to do my work daily to help some and offend others.  There is no other way to be in this moment of Moses.

Joshua is in the shower; I’ll jump in next, then we will head out and walk to breakfast. After that, we’ll head to the show and enjoy some live tunes and possibly the future home of my wife and me; I like it that much.  The price points of the houses are a little silly; 1200 square foot homes are selling for three-plus million.  It reminds me of Beautiful Parker City, but mountains surround you.

Well, I need to roll; I would encourage anyone reading these words to find this little community.  Visit and know you won’t want to leave.   But be careful, I visited CO in 2013 with my kids and now have not one but two homes here. It is a magical place, full of wonder and awe.  My wife and I are having a text battle as to who loves who more.  That’s our life; who is John Galt?

“Freedom (n.): To ask nothing. To expect nothing. To depend on nothing.”
— Ayn Rand