I've moved

I recently made the change over to running my own blog through wordpress at www.joshbcarter.com.

That is where I will be posting all my new content. Hope to see you there.

On the Benefits of Work

I've had a lot of time to myself lately. Living overseas I thought I spent a lot of time by myself. Don't get me wrong, I've been spending a pretty good amount of quality time with people, but my days consist mostly of working by myself.

I'm not sure what this means but it sure has brought along some clarity. What is it about working with your hands on something that doesn't involve your entire brain?

Maybe I just appreciate this more now that I am unemployed and living with my parents.

Whatever it is I look forward to it everyday. Not just because it is something I think is pretty cool. It centers me. I find that lining up floor boards and driving nails with a hammer cathartic. Perhaps strangely so.

I'm reaching the end of the project now and not sure what I'll be moving on to next. Hopefully something equally as good. Probably won't start out that way...