Over the past decade or so I have recalled the same memory around this time of year. I keep remembering in the the early 90s sitting around with a bunch of friends having a bit too much to drink and bringing in the new year. We had this conversation about how advanced the world was going to be by the time the grandiose year 2000 rolled around.
Obviously everyone would have their own flying car, but most importantly the aliens were finally going to make themselves known and usher in a new era of universal love and acceptance along with the elimination of hunger and the need for money.
We would get into some really deep philosophical discussions about how social norms would be completely transformed with the new Star Trek like lifestyles of replicated food and supplies and no need to grind to pay the bills. The funniest part of it all was that 2000 was less than 10 years away. Why did we think everything was suddenly going to change in such a short period of time?
In hindsight, I can see that I was so young at the time that a decade might as well have been 50 years. Now, I look back 10 years and it feels like barely nothing has happened.
Last year was a very busy one for me. Between keeping my 3 year old busy and continuing to build our business, I finally got a Hive witness node and backup up and running. There have been a few hiccups as discussed in by last post on the subject, we are smooth sailing for now.
We've also been heavily investing in equipment and spending a lot of time learning how to use it properly for some of our personal video projects that we are working on for a kids television show. Life has really been getting in the way with these projects but it is slowly coming along. It is really hard to spend a lot of time on something that is a huge 'IF' when you have so many other things to do which are bread and butter to your survival.
I also really had no idea just how much being a full-time dad would take nearly every waking minute of my time. I take him out to play every afternoon, and before you know it, it's late and time to make dinner. So I cook food which takes even more time up. And then, time to put him in bed. This gives me just enough time to clean the giant mess he has made, clean the kitchen and maybe I'm left with 30 minutes to do something on the computer.
I think for 2024 my greatest goal is to learn how to manage my time better with this huge commitment. I am not getting any younger for sure, and have so many things I'd like to accomplish in this short lifetime.
You know what would make life a lot easier and give me a lot of free time? If this darn blockchain would finally take off and make us all some money! So much work and effort has been put in from so many people. When you look at where we are sitting on CoinMarketCap and the vast pile of cow dung sitting above us it boggles the mind. I know I say this every year, but let's make 2024 Hive's year!
Please consider voting for me as a Hive witness.
I would really appreciate your support!
