tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593777137946937666.post3221560754807426682..comments2024-03-03T22:08:00.302-08:00Comments on Front Range Rambler: 2011: "Nace con estrella"mike_hinterberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02817872376341966540noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593777137946937666.post-49131933334687173772011-01-04T06:45:38.215-08:002011-01-04T06:45:38.215-08:00Mike,
Yeah sorry that I didn't post any thoug...Mike,<br /><br />Yeah sorry that I didn't post any thoughts post-trip, you get the jist of it I think though. We spent two days in Prague and then the rest of the time in incredibly small villages, which were a world away from Prague, but had far more character. <br /><br />On purging - first thing I'm purging is removing myself from about 20 of the junk email lists that I receive. When I only checked my email maybe once/day, it was apparent that I get a lot of junk. Not sure that I'll throw anything away, but there's little that I need to purchase in the coming year. My failings at all winter sports brought my lack of balance (too much running) up a bit (although I ran zero miles over there), so I hope to work on adding some of that stuff in this year yet. <br /><br />Funny that Nick brings up kids then. I was talking about this to a co-worker yesterday and telling him that I could live anywhere, don't need much, etc, and he told me that I'd better get my travel bug taken care of before I ever think about kids.Justin Mockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16172731732367510550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593777137946937666.post-29225765787443872882011-01-03T21:27:42.005-08:002011-01-03T21:27:42.005-08:00Hi Nick, yes, kids eventually and hopefully.
Your ...Hi Nick, yes, kids eventually and hopefully.<br />Your "random number generator" theory is the closest logically consistent explanation. But I also (and you'll probably agree and have seen in your travels) think that "Do no harm" is the minimum, sustainable baseline, so we can't do and have everything that we want just because we can, if it causes harm to others (see: plastic crap) now or in the future. So even if it's meaningless, we should avoid making it worse for others; and hopefully make it better. "Leave it better than you found it." <br /><br />I'm not claiming to succeed at either of these, but I want to remind myself that we're all (middle-class and up) born into relative comfort, much as I might complain occasionally about living in this tiny apartment in Auroraghetto (temporarily!)<br /><br />Which brings us back to running, which is essentially meaningless, -and- doesn't really hurt anyone (else). Which is nice!mike_hinterberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817872376341966540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593777137946937666.post-35758859168382065762011-01-03T20:05:20.010-08:002011-01-03T20:05:20.010-08:00Mike - not sure if you guys plan on having kids (i...Mike - not sure if you guys plan on having kids (is that indulgent?) but if you do, the urge to purge will be a daily one. I don't know where all the (plastic) crap comes from in our house - mainly as presents/hand me downs from other people - but, I guess, if 'stuff' is one of the major frustrations in my life then that means I live a pretty charmed one. <br /><br />Far as I am concerned, life is essentially meaningless (much like running) and completely random, so I try not to read too much of anything into the whys, hows and what ifs. I like the 'don't piss it away' philosophy though. If you're one of the random ones born into relative comfort, then at least make the most of it. Is that selfish? Probably.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07768257304687597320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593777137946937666.post-51506140278343601752011-01-03T18:50:26.540-08:002011-01-03T18:50:26.540-08:00Thanks GZ, what you were 'grumbling on' wa...Thanks GZ, what you were 'grumbling on' was insightful enough to bring on ideas, which had mixed with some things I was thinking about, and unrelated things about traveling and New Years' past that I had been thinking about.mike_hinterberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817872376341966540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593777137946937666.post-60398877211231554372011-01-03T18:32:37.901-08:002011-01-03T18:32:37.901-08:00Excellent post. Much better said than what I was ...Excellent post. Much better said than what I was grumbling on earlier.GZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623054918799881730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593777137946937666.post-19589041994928151562011-01-03T17:39:19.958-08:002011-01-03T17:39:19.958-08:00Good call Justin, welcome back! Can't wait to...Good call Justin, welcome back! Can't wait to check out more of your Czech pictures and writings.<br /><br />Do you also have an urge to purge some of the excess junk in the house? I generally come back from travel and want to get rid of a bunch of stuff.mike_hinterberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817872376341966540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593777137946937666.post-58265230141143263682011-01-03T17:10:01.426-08:002011-01-03T17:10:01.426-08:00Yeah along those lines, my thoughts post-Czech tri...Yeah along those lines, my thoughts post-Czech trip were how incredibly comfortable my life is compared to so many. Get my kicks from travel, but it's nothing compared to the challenge most have in daily life.Justin Mockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16172731732367510550noreply@blogger.com