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This Old Desk!

I know it’s not really a desk, it’s a drawing, or drafting table, but I couldn’t get “This Old Desk” out of my head and “This Old Drafting Table” just didn’t seem to “cut the mustard”.  Anyway, my dad had this old drafting table in office for many years.  Dad was a general contractor Southwest Oklahoma and Northern Texas for over 50 years.   I don’t recall him ever telling me where, or how, he acquired it, but it occupied a prominent place in a room he designed for storing blueprints, drawings, and other such items just off his main office.  I remember growing up in his house and seeing him in what could best be described as a daydream, oblivious to the sounds and activities around him.  What he was doing was developing visions in his head of how something needed to be constructed or the steps required to produce the final result he was envisioning.  Sometimes, I’d see him sitting at this table sketching out on paper the final result of a daydream that had entertained him during an earlier time.  But for the most part, this table was a symbol for him.  It represented the need for planning and for seeing the end result before the endeavor was ever undertaken.  For the most part, these mental images stayed in his head until he imparted them to those skilled carpenters, masons, painters, and others who would bring to reality those images.  He could carry around in his head Read the rest of this entry »

Happy Birthday!

Birthdays are important!  Mine is especially special because I share it with my son, Brandon!  There have been a few over the years that we’ve not been together, but for the majority we enjoy and share the day with each other.  It makes me happy that his girlfriend, Leah, considers his birthday special and has included me in his day for the past two years.

Leah planned another very successful surprise party.  She really puts a lot of hard work into the planning and does a great job.  The party wasn’t a total surprise, as it was last year. Read the rest of this entry »