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I Have a Great Guitar... Hint Hint

 I do, its a beautiful Alvarez acoustic with an ashen hue and an amazing resonance to it. And it is collecting dust. I know, I should be beaten for letting it sit in a corner like I do, but truth be told, I don't have the time to learn to play it ... for the next three weeks. But school is going to be drawing to a close as of the 18th of June, at least as far as regular classroom attendance is concerned. Most of my classes for the next year or two are going to be on the internet, something that more educators should utilize, and as such, I am much more flexible to work a varied schedule, take short road trips that I have been musing over and even learn skills that aren't directly applicable to the medical field.

Being a paramedic has many perks.

Did you know that Father's day comes right about the time that I finish up my classes? I did, and to rectify the wrongs mentioned above, I have started dropping hints about guitar lessons and guitar software that I wouldn't mind getting. After all, I already own(and neglect) the largest piece of equipment that I will need to get going on writing the songs that the whole world will sing learning to play.

Now that I am going to have a bit more time on my hands, I'm looking forward to filling it.

New Media Being Used Well

The Faith Revisited

 "The Roman Catholic Church has the unique power of keeping remote control over human souls which have once been part of her. G.K. Chesterton has compared this to the fisherman's line, which allows the fish the illusion of free play in the water and yet has him by the hook; in his own time the fisherman by a 'twitch upon the thread' draws the fish to land."

Evelyn Waugh

Diminishing Returns

The theory of diminishing return states that in a certain system of production, after some level the increase in the variable input does not result in additional increase in the output¹. This is why the first bite of nachos is never quite as good as the last, even after a trashcan lid full, and it explains why I am more satisfied by a small milkshake than an extra large one for only 49 cents more. The idea of more product means more satisfaction is false, but easy to sell. There is a point where I am glutted from too much frozen drink or too large of a steak or bored with too much time on my hands (okay, its been a while since I've had too much time on my hands).

Satisfaction is easier to find in moderation than excess. Also I've noticed that it is easier to be satisfied in doing something than in getting something. I am alot more satisfied that I ate a 24 ounce steak than I was eating the 24th ounce of steak. I am more satisfied that I stood on top of 4km of mountain than I am with the truck that I drive, though I do like my truck. Nothing compares with being a father. I cant think of some thing that would give me the type of fulfillment of my identity that I could acquire along the way.

There is a joke among Paramedics and EMT's that management couldn't pay us enough.... so they don't try. But the truth is that despite the lost wages, had I done something else, I would much rather have spent the last 8 years on an ambulance and in an ER. I would probably have a better house and a nicer truck... but, so what? Nothing that I could do would give me the type of satisfaction as being an EMT and now a Paramedic (hopefully soon, RN). No stuff that I could have bought, or vacations taken. The value of things diminish over time, but experiences compound and become more rich. I would rather have little and done much than the opposite.

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