Jeff's Blahg

Well, well, well. Who would have ever thought this could be so much fun? We called a month or so ago about getting a well dug (ok, drilled) on our land. We were told that the price was $48 / foot and they wouldn’t be able to get to us until next spring.

No problem. We knew we were going to have to wait a bit… time to save some money for it.

Well… they called a week or so ago and asked: “Can you meet us at your land in 30 minutes?”. I guess they had some other job fall though and since our land is close to where the drill was they wanted to come do it NOW. Wow. That’s cool and all, don’t get me wrong, but the thought of finding that extra 10K to pay for it right now was a big unnerving. But more unnerving that that was having no idea how deep this sucker was really going to have to go… 120′, 166′, 200′, 300′, 400′ ??? We have people around us at all those different depths… one even down to 700′!!! Now that is a pricy hole in the ground.

Well… a couple days later they were at it. I just sat back and watched them go… $4 per inch… every pound of the drill … cha-ching. Every 20′ casing that went down.. $960 worth of cha-ching. Wow, that was nerve racking to me.

Well… It all turned out well and we only had to go down to 157′, which was nice because I was planning on around 200′. So, we didn’t have to spend quite as much as I was planning on.

Man, I wish I wasn’t such a worry wart sometimes! But, on the flip side, I now know quite a bit about the whole process… which probably won’t come in handy anytime soon.

I don’t read much… at least material that comes in the form of a book. And, whenever I do read I insist that it be in the form of some geeky computer book that doesn’t ‘waste my time.’ It’s sad, but I feel guilty if I just sit down and read The Lord of The Rings or something worthless like that. What is the point? I guess it is the entrepreneurial / workaholic spirit of mine.

Well, after several friends and family members gave rave reviews to Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 I decided it was something worth taking the time to read. Needless to say I was not in the least bit disappointed.

This description puts it much better than I ever could:
This gripping, inspiring take-no-prisoners combat memoir of Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell, the lone survivor from his unit during Operation Redwing, a post-9/11 military operation on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, grabs the listener from the opening lines and won’t let go. Unabashedly patriotic and unapologetic, it is a testament to the power of duty and honor, commitment to country, and enduring bonds forged by teammates. Kevin Collins’s galvanizing performance as Luttrell takes us from his youth on an East Texas horse ranch to Seal training in Coronado, to fighting the Taliban in remote, isolated villages. With a slight Texas accent, Collins exudes the confidence and strength of a young warrior going into battle, determined to protect and defend. With almost spitting anger, he conveys the dilemma of soldiers committed to honoring ³rules of engagement,² knowing the enemy does not follow those same rules. This masterful production transcends political persuasion. M.H.N. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine– Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Buy it and read it.

There is nothing more annoying than someone making blog posts that simply state: “I am sorry, I am so far behind… but I will be making a big post shortly …”.

It is better to just post something when you actually have something meaningful to say… save me the trip to your site (thank goodness for my RSS Reader).