From Karl: I am in Denver this morning. Slept fine in car. Raining all over. Found a Russian coffee shop downtown (Daz Bog) to look at email and blog. More later.
Here's the rest of the day, plus reflections: I drove from Daz Bog downtown, parked for $12, found a Kinkos which is now FedEx Office, and there I found everything ready to work - a laptop station, printers. I edited the business plan and printed three copies from the master, and Ben sent brand new Time Trails business card as pdf, and I had 20 made, then cut them by hand to save money - so they look ragged, just like me. I also talked to people on the phone - not really making a lot of progress, but pushing myself.
I was exhausted at 4:30 when I headed out of downtown. Right at rush hour. The traffic was so intense it just drained me - much worse because I was in a strange city and did not know where I was going. I literally drove in a huge loop around the city, looking for a spot to stop the car and sleep. I finally found a rest area at 10:30, and slept well even with a very cold early morning.
The interesting thing about that mammoth drive was how I kept second guessing myself. I had thought of driving to Summit County 80 miles west in the mountains to stay with old friend Ben's uncle Dave. But he didn't call back until late, and then we were both too tired to meet up. Ben recommended staying with Joe, who is a good family friend, a pastor now, and would have gladly given me a couch, I'm sure. But I was just too exhausted to call him. So I drove around trying to reduce the tension, which for me always means getting out of a busy city and into the countryside.
I kept driving off the hectic main channel roads and wandering around in small developments. One I liked was called Louvains, south of Denver. It exuded calm and peace - older houses well maintained, set in a beautiful mountain swale. I could have slept in the street, which looked very clean, with signs like "We have lots of children, and want to keep each one" here and there.
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(Ben)
Moved out of the stables. I was sad to go but the business is moving in a new direction.
From Hugh: Send copy of biz plan. Post to whom you talk, identifying them by nick (if you choose) with brief description of their worldview. Do not pick up any hitchhikers and exersize prudence selecting where you park to sleep. Eat lots of bananas and spinich when you get the chance.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great advice! I'll try to do all those things. But I do have a crazy penchant to pick up hitchhikers - weren't you a hitchhiker once?
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