Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Tuesday

So I've been back to work for a bit more than a day now. I need to note that I don't particularly mind my work - It's a bit tedious, which is fine for me, and detail oriented, which I don't mind, necessarily - transactional work is more my cup of tea than adversarial work.

However, I do miss an office. I miss having people with whom I can interact. Frankly, I miss having friends, both work and personal. Virtual commuting doesn't do much for cultivating camaraderie, and socially, my wife and I aren't exactly good fits within the local community. While I was already a bit of a centrist, which doesn't always bode well in a solidly red district, my marriage has certainly moved me more to the left (I still am not a Democrat, but I'm starting to wonder if I will end up one). I get a little concerned with some of the conversations I hear in the neighborhood and at the church we had attended for some time. We stopped after the pastor exclaimed his fondness for Glenn Beck on the pulpit - we figured that was a signal that this church and our philosophies weren't a good match.

Anyway, I keep my ears open and look for something else that might pop up, but I think I'm getting to the point where I'm pigeonholing myself. Ah, well. That's what happens, I guess.

2 comments:

Debbie said...

"While I was already a bit of a centrist, which doesn't always bode well in a solidly red district, my marriage has certainly moved me more to the left (I still am not a Democrat, but I'm starting to wonder if I will end up one)." Steve - Just because your wife is a Democrat doesn't mean you have to be. My husband is a Catholic and I certainly will not become Catholic. I have many good friends who are Democratic and I am not going to be Democratic either. I live in Texas and I will never consider myself a Texen. Just sayin, Debba

Steve said...

I forget sometimes that people still occasionally read this thing. I don't really get on here terribly often anymore, so I am a bit more candid, perhaps, and sloppy with my drafting when I do post.

There is a lot more going on than what little I posted on here, but none of that really concerns anyone except myself.