Optimistic by Nature, Winning the War, The Beauty of an Unexpected Bomb

"For instance, on the planet Earth, a man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much—the wheel, New York, wars and so on—whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man—for precisely the same reasons."
— Douglas Adams 

Good morning, I'll be brief, it seems I left my power cord to my laptop in MX, so I'll be heading to Best Buy for a replacement, not sure how much power I have to pen soup, so here we go.

We left MX about 1:30, arrived home at 5:00, got to our condo at 6:00, ordered some pizza, watched some videos before heading to bed early to catch a movie. We will work from here this morning and then leave about 9:00 to pick up our pup and head home. I think we are getting some snow this weekend; not sure what we will do; we might get stuck on top of a mountain, there are worse things in life.

We spoke on the way home about how that was one of our favorite trips in MX; the food was great, the resort was perfect, the staff was gracious, and we met some quality people. Now that the batteries are charged, it's time to get to work. We have a lot going on, a new operations manager, a few fresh faces on the team. It's an exciting time, chaotic but moving towards order.

I've always been the guy who can navigate my way through whatever happens and usually arrive at a better place than I ever thought possible. We all get in ruts in life and think, well, this is it, the next five years will play out like this, and then boom, a bomb goes off. You have to pick up the pieces and rebuild something newer, something better; I'm confident that there is no challenge we cannot overcome and increase the quality of our life with my wife and me.

I'm optimistic by nature, take the 40-year high inflation rate that has been created due to the fed over stimulating our economy. Well, it sucks, everything costs more, but we did lock into some low-interest money and will have the benefit of higher interest rates. I remember watching an economist speak a few years ago, and he warned that the people that did not take advantage of the low-interest rates would be sorry in the future.

We will sell our condo in this bonkers market; we will add to our cash reserves and look at possible opportunities as the market cools. I've got a friend that has a home in Cabo; I'm going to pick his brain about a potential future home there; we love the city, it's a quick trip from Denver, we can get from doorstep to doorstep in about 5 hours, a key factor when looking for our next casa.

This day is probably the last time we will stay in this condo, so many memories; it was critical to our launching in Denver, it was our starting point, and it helped us offer subsidized housing to our teammates. It's in a great location, time to rake a little money off our poker table. The furniture will be moved to the mountain house; we are gifting some of it to a friend's son; he is getting his first place the timing is perfect.

My wife is still sleeping; she will soon get up and make me some French press coffee, the kid that lives here did not have a coffee pot; it's the strangest thing in the world not to own a coffee pot, but this next generation is a little wiggy sometimes, plus I do enjoy a nice fresh press now and then.

It sounds like most cities and states are beginning to remove their mask mandates and vaccine card requirements. Is the science changing, or is the polling? No matter what you believe, you now may share the opinion a lot of the last two years was theater. Testing the amount of control "they" could push on you, and most allowed the rule, a few of us were never buying the lunacy. But I think most will now admit that the overreach was unkind, and many humans, including children, suffered mental health problems due to the strict orders issued by our local, state, and federal governments.

If you choose to wear a mask, good on you, please don't look at me funny as I show my entire face free of some virtue signaling sign draped around my ears. Well, that's it, I'm running in the red, embarrassed I left my damn cord, but as an optimist, I know that by noon I'll be back in business and be rocking this weekend catching up on some work that I put off when on vacation. By Monday, I'll be back in the driver's seat, managing all I need to manage and enjoying life on top of a mountain.

I feel that we are at a time of rebirth as a world, no longer ceding our lives to some unelected official with a penchant for power. Finally, spring is in the air, the weather will turn, and we will soon be getting a new look at how this administration will govern without mandates and begin working on their inflation crisis. It's a great time to be alive, maybe the greatest in the history of humanity; the war is over, we won, and it's time to move on.

"For instance, on the planet Earth, a man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much—the wheel, New York, wars and so on—whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man—for precisely the same reasons."
— Douglas Adams