The First 100 Days.

I'm sure you've all seen the headline "The first 100 days", which of course is referring to Obama's presidency. I'm not even going to go into the argument of how well He's doing or not as that's a huge political debate in and of itself.

You may or may not have also realized by my counter to the right of the screen that I have not worked for the 'man' in 100 days. So I would like to observe and critique Myself on what has been accomplished in My "First 100 Days."

- November 29th 2008 - Last day working for the 'man'.

- December 2008 - Both the wife and I did not work and dedicated the whole month to the Holiday season. Gift buying, decorating, baking, snow fort building, holiday music, friends, big festive dinners, hanging with the kids, and on and on. It was awesome ... definitely the best December I've ever had.

- January 2009 - The month of challenge. Cutting down and harvesting a tree by hand in 3 feet of snow. Eating all natural for 30 days straight. Not leaving My property for 30 days. Not shaving, which still continues today. Committing to living UNDER poverty levels for the sake of saying it CAN be done and still live a comfortable life, also it voids Me of paying federal taxes to help out an already bankrupt government. Becoming a stay-at-home Dad.

- February 2009 - This month I've been accused of not accomplishing a lot. I would argue the opposite, saying that not ALL things can be measured in tangible ways. This month I did a MASSIVE amount of studying about the existence of a God, how evolution really works, what we know about the universe and such. I watched a butt load of debates, looked up lots of articles, and researched a lot of opinions on these subjects and I now feel I can make a educated, rational, intelligent guess on the big questions in life. I feel that we, as Americans, are generally pretty stubborn in our ways of thinking, no matter how much the evidence may say it's wrong. Basically I feel I've gained more knowledge in one month than I have My entire life by just digging into the facts and getting educated on them. So it is true that there is no massive project that I erected this month to show what I did, I am very happy to say that I expanded this thing called a brain into understanding some of the big questions in life.

- March 2009 - Enough of the winter crap!!! We still have endless amounts of snow, it's STILL colder than crap, but I KNOW it has to warm up and start melting any day now. And with that, the projects have begun ... see tomorrows blog.

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And for all the people I've bumped into and shared my 'master plan' with and you've either said:

1. Ohhhh .. you must be on food stamps, heating assistance, blah blah blah.

NO!!!! I'M NOT ON ANY OF THEM - NOR WILL I EVER BE!!!

2. Yeah, it's just a matter of time before your savings run out and your back to work like the rest of us.

NO!!!! This is NOT about draining the savings to ride the wave for a year. This is about a change of life!! In fact (without going into details) it's been just over 3 months, and My savings balance the day I quit (November 29th 2008), is within $100.00 of what it is today!!! So kiss my big, white, hairy, dimpled butt cheeks!!!

So all in all, I'm thrilled to say that I have NOT worked for 'the man' in 100 days. This has been probably the best 100 days of My pathetic little life. Just to 'buck the system' and go off in My own direction and try something strange and obscure is awesome! To NOT be caught up in the everyday B.S. that the rest of the world has to deal with is priceless. To be with the kids and help shape their lives as they grow up is also something that can't be measured. And if all this were not enough, I have a wife who LOVES Her job!! Not only loves Her job, but also loves the fact that I'm pursuing this 'against the grain' style of living!!! The pursuit of growing our own food, becoming self sufficient, and turning back the hands of time to a simpler, less hectic lifestyle where the everyday stress that most of America has to deal with is simply a thing of the past.

Bottom line is, if My first 100 days is all a dream ... don't pinch Me, cause I don't wanna wake up!

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Todays RBV: Romans 1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

I believe this verse is talking directly about Me! I'm sorry that the Bible feels this way, but I'm sorry to admit when you open your brain and leave the 'fear tactics' out of your emotions, you do indeed come to a conclusion different than what the Bible has to say.