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Good Sunday morning everyone. I hope you are all enjoying your extended weekend thus far. I woke up surprisingly early for myself today and with everyone in the house still asleep I decided to jump on the computer and read about the world's goings ons. I also received a phone call from my father-in-law wanting some help with his TV. It seems that it had gone out and he is far from tech savvy so I agreed. He is always there to help us out and since his wife is bed-ridden I had no qualms about going to his place to help out. Turns out it was just in need of the power button being pushed on the TV. Simple enough fix, although this is all irrelevant to my post. The point is, I took the surface streets to his house instead of hoping on the freeway. I'm not sure what drove me to this decision, but I'm glad I did. It had been several months since I had taken the surface streets in this particular direction and I can't believe how many changes there were. New buildings had been erected, old one's had been torn down. The point is, change is constant and in the blink of an eye our surroundings can change without us even noticing. We get so wrapped up in what our direct objective is that we neglect to notice things that don't affect us directly until we look up and notice everything has changed. That is the part I hate most about living in a big city. Our environment evolves so much that we don't take time to realize or appreciate it. I never had that problem as a kid living in a small town. It's one of the things I miss most. It may seem boring at times, but you notice when things change. Even small, inconsequential things. Next time you are out and about, take a different route, slow down and pay attention. You might be surprised what you see.