Nate Landon's Blog

As I was coming back from a movie tonight I heard a very familiar song come on the radio. Frank Sinatra’s voice echoed through my mind as he sang “(How Little It Matters) How Little We Know.” I was sent back in time to my teens, dancing at the Mercury Cafe beneath the red and blue lights, the tinkling of ceiling fan cords against the light fixtures, white Christmas lights dangling from the ceiling, and good friends enjoying each other’s company late into the evening hours. I always will remember Joe Decico dancing with joy and youthful exuberance, defying any age barriers he encountered and proving age is only a number. I can never forget the conversations I held with Christy, Alexa, Lara, Angela, Joe, Brian (Lucky), Amanda, Gill, Jessa, and countless other people that taught me the view of the world is greater than it was is in my eye. I miss carefree nights on the well worn floor of the Mercury Cafe, conversations with friends from the past, and discovering who I am in a place that was like a second home to me. Although those days are gone, I will never forget them. So much love and enjoyment was shared on that dance floor. I hope those who I knew during those good ol’ days will remember the good times and look on them with as much joy and happiness as I do.

Today was a pretty easy day at work. I had a project day, so I headed down to Echo Park because I needed some pictures of the signs down there. It was my first time heading down there, so I was excited. It is a very beautiful area and I wish I had more time to explore down there. I also drove the Yampa Bench Road. It was extremely beautiful, but very rough going. I never found the sign I needed to take a picture of, so I hope someone else can help me out with that. The road started to make me sick after about an hour of ups and downs, bumps and dips, and switchbacks. Thank goodness for days off, I need to recover after that long drive.

We have a fire burning in Island Park. It should be interesting to see how it is handled from an employees point of view.

I am working on a new story called “A Brief Summer Storm.” I should be finished with revisions and have it up on my Other Writings page by the weekend. Thanks for stopping by!

It’s been a bad few days. I had a change in medicine that messed up my body pretty badly and forced me to miss work for a few days. I ended up getting the medicine switched back, but I am still wiped out.
On the bright side, the 4th was awesome. I met our new artist here at work who will be painting the mural for the new visitor center. We watched fireworks in town with a lot of the staff at the monument. You can check out her work on her blog called An Illustrated Life or at http://www.lizbradford.com. She also is going to do the cover art for my book when it is finished, so get familiar with her soon!
I am working on my book tonight, so I will have part of Chapter One up on the webpage soon. Be sure to send your friends to read it when I post it! I post more later.