Equipment Operator I, Streets and Facilities division, City of Madison Heights Department of Public Services...
So, basically, I'm one of those guys in the safety green vests you see filling potholes, repairing cement, mowing parks, trimming trees, cleaning up vandalism, picking up garbage, tending garden beds at municipal buildings, the list goes on and on... (whoops, forgot snow plowing/salting, that's a biggie in the winter) I love my job, the nature of the work gives me time to think about things that are important to me (poetry, music, and writing in general), I'm a functional part of keeping my city looking good, and on wonderful days like we've been having, I'm outside in the thick of it enjoying the weather. Plus, it's great exercise (you walk for 8 hours with a backpack blower, and tell me you don't feel the burn
)... Basically, I go home every day feeling accomplished, like I have made a difference. I like that.
I also enjoy cooking, turning that from a career to a hobby was the best thing I could have done, various home repairs (carpentry, plumbing, electrical, masonry, etc...), I garden, I wrench on various Jeep, I love to camp, I like to write and compose, and I also enjoy refinishing old furniture... And, when I find the time, I also homebrew.