I suppose I never thought about certain things certain ways, of course we are like a bank, a vault, a collection of our own experiences, constant deposits, some large, some small, we withdraw on them to paint a picture for some other, so they might notice our branch, or just to show off, or help someone, all these can be true without over drafting the other, I am starting to notice the value of my currency, but more so when I put the effort in to earn it, forcing myself to take advantage of the day light hours, to seek out all the little parks, brooks, creeks, lakes and beaches that are all around me, can I claim obliviousness? perhaps… but in the day and age of this day and age with all information really just a click away? (eh, probably not) so what if I am no lewis and clark-esque explorer, or columbus, we are to ourselves our own country seeking land to plant our flag, even if for a moment, so that is what my quest has been of late, to not ignore the wonders all around here in my little state (larger than some, population certainly), and I have been surprised how much was in plain sight, or just around the next bend, right in front of me all this time, all I had to do was take a sliver of time, step outside, make a plan, and go! not every adventure has been great or even an adventure at all, some took great pains to find the damn place with not much payoff, but the experience does pay off, my inner crypto on the uptake, my stock rising, from the experience of trying, one day, I hope, I can travel further, all over the world even, but even right here in my little corner of the earth there is so much dirt I have not tread, so many trails not traveled, so, in the meantime before I go on a global tour, I should learn to love the local land that much more, and the value in that, is my currency.