Almost 3 Years...

Okay, it's been almost 3 years since I've posted on here.  I think the last two times I posted I was "inspired" to post something because life was a wild roller coaster of emotions at that time.  Tri just died, there was a stabbing in the ER, and I couldn't imagine how much more crazy life could get.  Well, I guess that's the thing about life.  It's always going to be crazy.  The only thing we have control over is how we personally choose to deal with it. The summer came and went and I still have "gecko" looking skin.  You know, the kind where you can see all the vasculature underneath because it's so stark white.  The last trip I took was in May to The Big Island of Hawaii, and that was 139 days ago.  Here's another string of meaningless dates.  My next trip (it's a secret) isn't scheduled for 31 more days, and that means it will have been 170 days since my last trip. WHAT??? I used to not be able to go 30 days without going somewhere.  My birthday is in 69 days.  We won't discuss what birthday this is for me.  To say I thought I'd be in a different place in my life is a supreme understatement.  Don't get me wrong, I don't regret where I am, the choices that got me here, or what's going on in my life right now...it's just interesting to look back and think I'm nowhere near where I thought I'd be.  I guess that goes to show I KNOW NOTHING. So there you have it.  Another, meandering through my brain put out into cyberspace for no one to look at.