“If only I’d thought of that first.”
There are so many things I wish I’d thought of first. I mean things that I actually could have thought of first. Not things like “computers” or “fire”. Lesser, yet still fun things.
Not just things that would have made me rich, either. Things that look like they would be a blast to do. If they helped pay the bills then gravy.
Like Bill Zeman’s project “Tiny Art Director” that he’s been working on with his daughter since she was 2-1/2 years old. He now has a book out, I bought it and it’s awesome. I could have done that, if I’d thought of it.
Or what “The Crap Archivist” is doing. There’s some very funny stuff there, and I’m always looking for an outlet for my pent-up funny. Many occasions I’ve found some really amazingly crappy things that just beg to be dragged back out into the public eye and mocked. I’ve even done a bit of that in the past on this site; just nothing so focused and consistent as what he’s doing. That kind of dedication takes work and I’ve already got a job. Still, I wish I’d thought of it. I wish I was doing it. Or something like it.
Perhaps after my trip to Tennessee, I’ll be a little more focused on how I want to spend the rest of my life. I have a pretty good idea right now of how I don’t want to spend it.