On the Road Again...

[geosjt]

Yesterday I completed my second trip to Jackson Hole in 3 weeks. Why did I go back a second time? Well, thanks for asking! There was a conference put on by an industry consortium that my company participates in, and the original guy who was supposed to go from our Dallas office had to back out at the last second, and I got roped into going. It

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[geosjt]

Don't resent yourself. It's wasted energy :) . I have to say that career is a pretty strong force in my life. My career is a strong part of who I am. Hell, if I couldn't do geology as a career, I would still do it as a hobby -- I feel lucky someone will pay me to do my hobby! My dad has a college degree but is a blue collar worker, and mom was a secretary at Baylor before quitting and working as the church secretary part time -- and they never left Waco. I never considered the dead end job or sticking around Waco as options for me -- ever. Growing up I didn't know exactly what I would do, but I knew it would be an actual career of some kind and would hopefully pay well. Also, we lived poor in CS. We lived in a crappy house and I never had all the fun "stuff" that my friends got -- not that they were rich or anything but we barely had money for groceries, so parachute pants, OP T-shirts, and cable (MTV!) were not in the plans. Hell, right now I have cable with all the premium channels just because I can!!! I know, minor