Well, even though we've had a very dry and mild winter here in PDX, the spring has brought a great deal of rain. Its Rose Festival here this week in Portland, which means it is automatic; expect rain. Its funny here, everybody knows when Rose Festival hits town to break out the Columbia jackets, almost as if it were controlled by some other-worldly force rather than the randomness of nature. I must admit, I've fallen prey to this belief here because amazingly enough, every year since I've been here, it rains during the same week every single time. But I've also realized, through a general study of Fractals that nature isn't necessarily random or arbitrary. So, maybe it is the City of Portland who in actuality, planned this event in syncopation to occur with the timeliness of 1 week of rain. I'm rambling here as I'm dreaming of summer, so on with the real topic.
Now the reason for my post is simple, our Sales Manager Brooke Cedros was reading this blog today and she noticed a peculiarity. She questioned that in my profile I mention "I am currently married with two children". She found the word "currently" curiously odd in its use, as if possibly the situation that I mention as "current" could possibly change and therefore a new current situation would exist. I agreed with her both yes and no. The situation could change but the situation in question most likely would not. Since it is an adequate reflection of my current state of being, I chose to use the word "current". I also stated that my use of the word "current" refers to the fact that originally I am from Chicago, and now currently reside in Portland. The argument persisted as Brooke outlined that "yes but you are currently are married with 2 children however it implies that the "current" situation may not be true tomorrow".
I digress Brooke, you are right... Before I started this blog I was not hungry, currently I am. So I will change the wording.
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