I work in basically the trash/Recycling business. I got a lot of thoughts about this, but I gotta tell you… I feel like my whole life has led up to where I’m at now. I truly love it.
I had an excavation business when I was 26. Dump Trucks and hauling, Trackhoes and excavation. Moving material and estimating quantities and haul times.
Then I got into the internet. Sold my excavation company to dive straight into a business and technology that I knew nothing about. I feel I did pretty well.
Then after a sketchy partnership and 10 years later, I got into really high risk and extensive marketing. Stuff most people don’t know about and I learned a lot.
10 years of that, and I’m working for my brother. A good thing. Mostly, because I get to see my family a lot more. I could write a blog about that.
I work at a recycling company now. Marketing is a sketchy business, especially internet marketing. Right now, I’m doing a really honest thing. I feel like I’m making a difference, which to be honest Is what my heart of hearts has always wanted. Its fuel ever single morning. Its not a day off to catch my breath, or thinking of another option. Its focus, at least for me. I can’t help but think my whole life has led me to this point. I’ve made more money, but coming home at night and knowing you left it all on the table…. because its good… has made a huge difference.
I don’t have much more to say, because I’m arguing with some prick on facebook. I did however want to post a picture of contrasts. Without contrasts, you never where you stand I think, without guessing. I think that contrasts have made me what I like about life. its at least a measuring stick, without illusions.
My Nieces daughter took this picture. I just really like the contrast.
Recycling, solar, waste to energy, are all great jobs and the right thing to do. Its gotta build up karma in the poitive realm. I work on landfills and groundwater clean up projects here in Tucson. Ive been trying to get gas to energy projects and solar farms on the old landfills for a couple of years. moneys tight. Im scheduled to build a new recycling facility at our active landfill in 2012, its finally funded and Im jazzed to get it going. Im glad cardboard, rags , and commodities are coming back after the downturn. Landfilling that stuff sucks. We are landfilling greenwaste again. no local appetite for compost or money for a grinder.
The pictures great. Looking forward to some good snow pics. I hope the vegetarian wave is catching on at the house. I got off of facebook in 2010. Im thinking aboout going back on after the first of the year.