The Things Id Otherwise Forget

The air outside today was surprisingly cool. Its the kind of air that surprises you, comes up out of nowhere and makes you wish that you weren't working so hard. I was walking through the front yard of a big house today when it hit me - "The summer's gone" it said.

Of course its only for today. Tomorrow the heat will be back with a vengence. In the home remodeling business, which I've worked in for the last two years, the weather is always a factor. We work outside from March to January, from 100 degrees to 20, and sometimes through a light rain, sometimes even though a heavy rain. Once, having just finished painted the trim around the windows outside of a house, a rain storm came up out of nowhere. My boss and I stood holding plywood over a couple windows, watching as the light green paint started streaking down the tan siding, standing there until it decided to stop eight minutes later. It was easy enough to wipe off the siding afterward, but our windows needed a little touching up.

You never know when a rain shower is going to come out of light gray clouds. You also never know when blogs are going to start pouring forth from the mind of a writer. This blog is the first blush of a writing career I've always wanted to develop. Im hopeful that as I get going, it will develop into something as temperate as the weather in May and as bold as the man outside in January. Actually, Im only one of two writers, Micah Johnston being the other, who will be writing on this blog. And so, a word of welcome and an explanation. When Micah and I were in college, we had one rule - never rule anything out. That one binding law is the common starting point for this effort. And so without further ado, I leave you to decide how seriously we take that rule and what difference it makes, as I bring you "Don't Rule It Out."

-B