Sabbatical

You’ll have to excuse me, I’m not at my best
I’ve been gone for a month, I’ve been drunk since I left.
These so called vacations will soon be my death,
I’m so sick from the drink, I need home for a rest …
– Spirit of the West, “Home for a Rest”

Recently I was very fortunate to be able to take a 5-week long break from work. This was supposed to include some extensive travel across Canada and into California, but due to the COVID world we live in today, it became a quiet sabbatical from an extremely busy work environment. Since my world is usually non-stop technology, I did my best to force myself away from keyboards and phones and once I got past the fear of disconnection and the database separation anxiety, it was really quite refreshing.

So what does a high-tech individual like myself do on sabbatical? Well, “lay on the beach” was my first choice, but that was a non-starter for a number of reasons, so I focused on a number of low-tech projects I have been meaning to get to for some time. In fact, I did so much of it that I considered creating a whole new blog for my “low tech” projects, but in the end decided to spare the universe from yet another blog and just catch you all up here in a few installments.

I refinished some furniture and created some from scratch. There was the kitchen dining set that was sorely in need of refinishing. It came back to it’s original form very nicely in only a couple of days. I will expand on that one in a later post along with the custom entertainment shelf that was invented from a lack of other viable options.

I also refinished a set of living room tables that were in need of some TLC.

Most importantly, I got to spend a ton of time with my family. Having the time to invest in bike rides, and campfires, BBQ’s and pool parties was by far the most enjoyable and will be the most missed.

I’ll expand on some of that in future posts. Until then…

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