I’ve been really disenchanted with work lately, they essentially shut down all development of a web presence which is what I’ve spent the last four years working on. I’ve still got a journalism degree, which is probably the sole reason I wasn’t shown the door after corporate took over. So I guess I’m going through one of those existential crises that occur when your job and your identity are closely linked. One lesson to take away: it’s okay to love your job, but your sole purpose is not to be the job.
I’ve been really inspired by Daniel’s setting up an urban farming project, which has essentially become a defacto co-op. He started doing that down here in Lake Worth right around the same time my other friend Dan, who lives in New York, began a 501c3 project doing an organic farm at a school as an educational tool that would also bring fresh, locally produced vegetables to the community it served. He’s hit a couple of snags along the way, I really hope it all comes together for him though. So, with both of these guys doing this really inspiring work and my love of being outside working on the yard or in the garden, I’m trying to brainstorm ways to bring it all together.
On another note, and probably because of the inspiration I’m getting from the urban farming, I’ve resurrected my dream of starting up a small community radio station. With all the parts it shouldn’t be more than $200 or so to set up, the area I’m kind of lacking in is the technical side, building the antenna and the radio transmitter. I think it would be a fun project though and great to do in my free time. If I build it right, I should be able to push above a one mile radius, enough to cover my neighborhood, downtown and part of the southern neighborhoods.
