Greetings

Welcome to my little corner of the inter-webs! I just wanted to take this space to warn you that my posts will rarely be up to date. Due to the spontaneity of natural disasters and the unpredictability of when AmeriCorps' services will be requested I will be digitizing my journal entries whenever we return to St. Louis. Oh, and most of the pictures you see here were taken by myself. If ever I do use someone else's material I make a point to give them due credit though! That said, come, leave comments and be merry! I hope you enjoy your stay!

Friday, May 9, 2014

St. Genevieve - 5/7

I had a nightmare.  I was driving down some back street at night when a figure emerged from the shadows ahead of me.  Without any warning the man drew a gun and began firing.  I took the only turn available to me on my left.  Immediately after turning I was forced to take another—this one bringing me to a wall of concrete rubble.  I looked behind me to see where my assailant was… and then I woke up.

This dream terrified me.  I want so badly to leave my mark on this world and if I have to make an early exit, I want to do so heroically.  Nothing epic about being shot down in an alley… It’s just… our lives are short enough as it is.  Who or what would have the audacity to rob someone of that brief shimmer in time—that chance to leave a lasting legacy?  Gah, now I’m feeling even more rushed to try and make it through my bucket list, which has 65 objectives (and counting).  A lot of it requires money as there are very few means to get around these days without it, but maybe I will find a couple of loopholes down the way.  I do like looking for secret passages of sorts. 

Moving right along to the AmeriCorps portion of this entry, Chelsea thought the same thing I did yesterday about chemical usage so we toned it down.  We ended up needing to mix a little extra at lunch, but we used up all of the chemical on things that needed spraying!  Felt a little better about that.  I also saw my first water snake on this journey while fording a river.  It swam up and took a good look at me before scurrying off.  Guess I don’t smell that good or something.


Well that about wraps up my day; more spraying, better accuracy, and lots of walking along the highway.  Oh, and uh, I may be sun burned.  Good night all!


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