Enklings Studio

Raining and Pouring

That children's song is stuck in my head this morning! 

It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring.
Bumped his head and he went to bed
and he couldn't get up in the morning.

So I'm thinking about this and realize that I'm 50 and snore.  Geez, when did I become the old man!

As we launch this new product I've been working on that has seen a year of production delays getting to market, I find myself trying to fund myself again to not drain the company of all it's cash before we can make the launch happen.  Raining.

Trying to fund yourself after having funded yourself for months in the past year becomes quickly a jobhunt.  In an economy where the unemployment rate is Empire State Building high, it's interesting at best.  Raining.

So Sunday, I get up and go in to the garage to feed the cats and see that our water heater is leaking all over the garage floor. I have to leave in 20 minutes to lead worship at Church and had planned on job hunting all day as well as finishing up our e-mail campaign details for the new product.  Spent Sunday replacing the water heater - thank goodness I still have some skills from the old days.  Raining.

After 2 weeks now of looking around for work, consulting, sales, Wal-Mart greeting, all the while working on my current project, it appears relocation will need to be in our future!  Pouring.

I haven't bumped my head before going to bed and I'm still getting up in the morning - though it tends to be 4am these days.  It may be raining and pouring, but God in His providence brings the rain on all of us.  If it's His rain, bring it on, I won't even use an umbrella....

Pops Blair, 2008

 

We The People

So I've said this before, and apparently I'm saying it again.  "We the people" have spoken and elected a President for our Republic.  Now it's time to figure out a way to support him in a manner that fits within your own personal values.  I certainly don't agree with all the values of this administration and can work to voice my difference of opinion, but in a constructive way. 

I do believe, as Obama says he does, that we need to take care of the "least of these."  Perhaps that common ground alone can bring us all together. 

Pops Blair, 2008

Changes

We are feeling the changing of the weather, soon we'll have the changing of the guard in the White House and many other offices across the nation and I am just about done with my engagement with the start-up I've been working with for 2 years to get going.

We have some product, the ERP system, outsourced logistics and website are up and running and retailer meetings are scheduled.  Ready, set...go?  I'm off looking for the next big thing and keeping my fingers crossed that the last big thing will be successful enough to produce some capital for me eventually.

My feelers are  going out through my network of people I trust and I'm back to pounding the pavement to scare up some work.  You can view my resume: Download Tim_Blair_resume .

Feel free to distribute it liberally!

Pops Blair, 2008