If you've been following me for a while, you might have noticed that I have posted a lot more lately. I am trying to find something worthwhile to write about each day. It has been a great exercise in keeping perspective and I plan to continue to do so as long as possible.
Last night, I had a post up that covered some plans for graduate school. After a few conversations then and again today, I realized that such things need a bit more thought than simply signing up for the GRE and getting started.
Samantha and I sat down for lunch after church today at Calypso Cafe in East Nashville. In the span of an hour, over black beans and barbecued chicken, we managed to outline an abridged version of our hopes, dreams and aspirations for the next seven to eight years. It is far from a complete list, and plans are always subject to change as new conditions arise. Still, it was surprisingly refreshing to have goals tentatively assigned to years.
It really is not an option to simply cut-and-paste that list here. I still try to maintain some semblance of privacy on the Internet, and some of these impersonal-sounding list items are about as personal as they can get. It is times like these I notice that – while I have an abundance of female acquaintances to bounce ideas off of – I lack male confidants, especially older ones, from whom I can solicit feedback and/or advice. You cannot exactly put an ad on Craigslist for that.