It’s 430am and there’s a lot I could write about. The ongoing political/economic apocalypse, the upcoming Derby, the crazy weather Louisville has suffered through, the recent wonderful interview with Mark Pope about his first year’s anniversary as Cats coach…there’s a lot.

But I find myself completely consumed by the hyperscale data center project. Endless meetings, endless ridiculous “we need it yesterday” deadlines. What was supposed to be a half time (20 hours per week) effort has become much, much larger. I’m spending 9-10 hours per day on this, and the other waking hours in stress recovery. It’s an ugly surprise, especially since I’m not enjoying the work. I can’t bail out quickly, as my original motivation for taking the project was to help an old friend – I can’t just walk away and leave him holding the bag. So…stuck for the moment.

I won’t write much here until Derby week, and maybe not even then.

This has been a good lesson. Being dis-satisfied with a retired life (trying to fill the time constructively) is much, much better than getting paid to do a job you don’t enjoy. I now have something to look forward to.