Monday, April 7, 2014

Peace and Tranquility

I am not a Type-A personality.

I am generally a mellow fellow, and I enjoy relaxing and contemplating the beauty of the universe while I let other folks worry about how the Prime Directive impacts Festival, and all that sort of thing.

Wikipedia says that Type-B people enjoy exploring ideas and concepts. "They are often reflective, thinking about the outer and inner worlds." That sounds like me, don't you think?



Lately, though, I have found myself engaging in an unacceptably high number of Type-A behaviors. I can't even tell you when I last sat on a mountaintop in a saffron robe. It seems like all I've been doing is working and worrying and stressing myself out.

That's no fun. If I were living in the Stanley Hotel, I'd probably be looking for a fire axe right about now. I definitely need to chill out.

Some of the recent frenzy has been fun. There was Tanner's visit, and the State Championship Swim Meet, for example. (I still hope to post reviews of those experiences in the near future.) But there have also been an uninterrupted series of critical proposals and presentations for my day job, which has happened in the shadow of layoffs and the associated corporate turmoil...as well as a high volume of volunteer activities happening at the same time (parks passes, veterans interviews, etc.) The truth is that almost everything I've been doing is fun (or at least satisfying) at some level -- but there's just been, well, too darn much of it.

Obviously, my writing has suffered, as has my athletic training. I highly appreciate your patience with the gaps in this blog, and I appreciate the continued support of my athlete friends who are always there with words of encouragement and cheer. But the good news is that there's light at the end of the tunnel. Beginning early next week, there should be a break in the proposal workload at the office, and I should be caught up on my veterans interviews. Perhaps by Easter I will actually have a chance to decompress a bit.

In the meantime, you can start thinking about this next quiz. What do the following folks have in common? (Click to embiggen.)



Yeah, I know...some of those faces may not be instantly recognizable, though I suspect you do know the names. But you'll only need a couple to identify the common theme. And to help you out, here's one more picture that almost fits the theme, but doesn't quite.

Good luck figuring it out. I'll give you bonus points if you can correctly identify each of the faces...and extra bonus points if you spell the names correctly.

I may not be able to post the answers for a few days, as I remain immersed in Type-A mode to finish up this next batch of proposals. But I already have several other topics waiting in the discussion queue, so when I finally get a break, there should be several interesting essay I can post within short order. It'll be fun, I promise, so please keep checking in. As always, thanks for dropping by, and have a great day!

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