Mind Boggling

Hope you're sitting down for this one. All of us, whether we admit it or not, are somewhat of an expert in our field of occupation choice. You might disagree, but stick with me here. In my job, we mix quite a bit of cement - BY HAND! That's right, we usually use a mud box, which holds 9 cu. ft. of cement, that's 1/3 of a cu. yd. If you go to a home improvement center and stroll down the aisle where the concrete is kept, load up 14 bags of concrete mix, and there you have 9 cu. ft. So 9 cu. ft. is rather par for the course when we are pouring cement at work. So I stopped to think about that the other day. I've been doing the same thing now, for 25 years! I was imagining the mountain of cement that I've personally mixed and/or floated over that time period. I would probably vomit if it were piled in front of me. Not everyone has the pleasure? of mixing cement at their job, but if you sit at a desk, typing all day long, imagine the volumes of encyclopedias that you've penned over the years! One friend does floor cleaning for a living, (you know who you are), picture the river of sludge he has cleaned up for the amount of years he's been at it! From a human standpoint, these are kind of remarkable accomplishments. Now that we're all feeling a little prouder of our accomplishments today, GET BACK TO THE GRINDSTONE!