Thursday thoughts

I went skiing today.  I often feel like I'm the luckiest man alive when I go skiing.  Today wasn't different in that respect, but I couldn't help feeling like I'm the luckiest man alive, AND even in this horrible time of unemployment, I couldn't help but feel thankful for everything.  I'm thankful for my old skiing buddies who taught me to ski ( Todd, Corry, Mike, and later Danno ).  I'm thankful for the experiences that I've had, and the things I've been able to learn that has enabled me to be able to write software and support my family.  I'm thankful to Chris and Jody who very indirectly helped me to become a really, really, really good c++ programmer.  I'm thankful for everybody I've meet powerlifting ( Stump, Mike, Kyle, Russ, C.J,  Brad, Scott ) because for some reason, not completely clear to me, I feel that powerlifting is something I need to be doing, and they've all helped me out a lot.  I'm thankful to my wife Becky, because she completes me and has made me a better person.  I'm thankful to God for letting me experience everything I have.

On the needing to powerlift comment....  Today, while up on the ski hill, I couldn't help but feel that its because powerlifting needs to become a replacement for skiing, because my job search is going to take me away from Utah.  Although I don't want to move away, I've had only a couple local companies seem interested in my skills, but today my previous employer in Charleston called me about a couple of jobs they have open, and I must say, it felt right.  I loved my job back there, and always did even when my wife and I decided to move to Utah.   And I think for some reason the whole powerlifting thing was revealed to me last year as a replacement for skiing for when I eventually have to move away from Utah ( which I'm feeling might have to happen ).  Even as much as I love skiing, today on the ski hill I realized I'm fine with it.  I love skiing, and always will, and Snowbird without a doubt has the best powder skiing and terrain in the country, and I've had some incredible days up there skiing in amazingly deep snow on some incredible terrain, but for the most part I end up doing it alone.  I love it, but it's also very isolating.  Powerlifting is obviously an individual sport, but I've met some great people doing it, and I never feel alone ( even at the meet in Arizona ).  I haven't met many people skiing ( well, just one really ) and quite honestly, I'm kind of tired of the attitude of most skiers up at Snowbird.   Anyway, I don't want to move, but maybe it's time to move on.  I love powerlifting with all my heart, and even though I'll miss the people I've met here, I can do powerlifting anywhere.