University of Blueberry Syrup: More Reality

Reality:
Lots of travel. Lots of PowerPoint slide preparation. Lots of research into the digital mechanics of how the online courses work at the actual click-by-click level. Lots of 3.5 hour training sessions in high schools and university buildings across the state.

Lots of opportunity to continue practicing "letting go", as the chrysalis of the previously "all for free" educational institution moves rapidly toward the "all for fee" model, necessitated by the change downward in government spending on education, which results in internal tensions about what clients should be given and what they shouldn't.

Amazing discoveries such as "my pickup truck has cruise-control!", and such as "room service is a great idea, but sometimes the food seems to have been prepared by sycophantic dairy industry sous chefs", and such as "no matter how many times I tell the marketing guys that I must have an accurate count of attendees prior to the training, far more than are planned for show up", and such as "wow, the state I live in, and now drive through for hours at a time, is a very, very beautiful place", and such as "even people who live in wine country full time can be grouchy, selfish and stingy", and such as "the simplest hotels are the best", and such as "I am thankful that I purchase my tires from a very reputable company", and such as "the new hard tonneau cover on my pickup seems to drastically improve airflow, and my gas mileage is better too", and such as "I am no longer good at driving after dark", and such as "some gas station bathrooms are horrendous, and a few are quite nice", and such as "the new, $59 Swedish driving pillow that I use is truly helpful and has reduced the pain to zero", and such as "every once in a while I think I should use 89 octane instead of 87 octane, just to give my truck a bit of a perk, and so I do", and such as "the nurturing and protective effect of the woolen cap, mittens and scarves that my wife lovingly knits for me truly protect me on the road, and my hands do not suffer from the vibration of the road, and my neck does not get stiff from the cold air rushing past, and my head stays cozy and contained, helping me to focus".

More later...