This past year has been nothing like what I planned or expected.
Thought I had finally made it to Alaska only to get my contract terminated. The jobs I found up there after my contract was terminated were paying what I’m making in Arizona. With the cost of living up there it was a no brainer for me to head back south.
I guess you really can want something too much. Then I had a heart attack that really knocked the wind out of my sails and I came to the conclusion that the hard stuff is off the table. So I’m saying goodbye to fly in Alaska hunts. Guess I’ll never get that big brownie I dreamed about.
So over the past year I’ve learned a lot about who my friends are. I was fortunate that a couple friends were able to loan me money to get back to the lower 48. Now I’m back to where it all began in the town I was raised in. Not too thrilled about being here but I guess it’s where I’m supposed to be right now.
Didn’t hunt anything this year and don’t really desire to. Next year I’ll put in for cow elk and deer. Saving my money for a South African hunt for plains game. I’ve selected an outfitter and we’ve had some good conversations back and forth that my gut says is good to go with. Got eight animals on my plains game list. If I can swing it I’ll go over a second time for Cape Buffalo with the same outfitter unless things don’t work out.
They say getting older beats the alternative but sometimes I’m not so sure. I’ll just have to wait and see. I’ll hit sixty next year but I’m feeling like I’m ninety already. I know that’s younger than many of you but I’m regretting some of my previous choices.
My biggest regret is not having kids. Didn’t get married until I was in my thirties and boy did I pick the wrong one. She didn’t want kids and by the time she did I knew she wasn’t someone I wanted to have them with. Really glad I didn’t have kids with her because she filed for divorce and fought me tooth and nail for everything. That was after she was arrested and admitted to a documented plan to kill me.
So unlucky in the wife draw, as well as multiple girlfriends draw, I’m a confirmed soloist. My legacy will be what I make it and it will die with me. I’m hating getting older because I see it as a wasting of my youth. I’ll still keep adapting and trying but the days are getting shorter and while the desire may be there the ability no longer is.
Vince
Thought I had finally made it to Alaska only to get my contract terminated. The jobs I found up there after my contract was terminated were paying what I’m making in Arizona. With the cost of living up there it was a no brainer for me to head back south.
I guess you really can want something too much. Then I had a heart attack that really knocked the wind out of my sails and I came to the conclusion that the hard stuff is off the table. So I’m saying goodbye to fly in Alaska hunts. Guess I’ll never get that big brownie I dreamed about.
So over the past year I’ve learned a lot about who my friends are. I was fortunate that a couple friends were able to loan me money to get back to the lower 48. Now I’m back to where it all began in the town I was raised in. Not too thrilled about being here but I guess it’s where I’m supposed to be right now.
Didn’t hunt anything this year and don’t really desire to. Next year I’ll put in for cow elk and deer. Saving my money for a South African hunt for plains game. I’ve selected an outfitter and we’ve had some good conversations back and forth that my gut says is good to go with. Got eight animals on my plains game list. If I can swing it I’ll go over a second time for Cape Buffalo with the same outfitter unless things don’t work out.
They say getting older beats the alternative but sometimes I’m not so sure. I’ll just have to wait and see. I’ll hit sixty next year but I’m feeling like I’m ninety already. I know that’s younger than many of you but I’m regretting some of my previous choices.
My biggest regret is not having kids. Didn’t get married until I was in my thirties and boy did I pick the wrong one. She didn’t want kids and by the time she did I knew she wasn’t someone I wanted to have them with. Really glad I didn’t have kids with her because she filed for divorce and fought me tooth and nail for everything. That was after she was arrested and admitted to a documented plan to kill me.
So unlucky in the wife draw, as well as multiple girlfriends draw, I’m a confirmed soloist. My legacy will be what I make it and it will die with me. I’m hating getting older because I see it as a wasting of my youth. I’ll still keep adapting and trying but the days are getting shorter and while the desire may be there the ability no longer is.
Vince
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