ROSEBUD..............That was the last word uttered by Charles Foster Kane in the classic movie "Citizen Kane". A journalist had a mission to learn the meaning of that final word. Was it a woman's name? A horse he bet on? A beloved pet? Some say it could be concluded that a man's life cannot be summed up in one word. Others said, it meant that Kane regretted not having led a simple, quite life. I thought of this as we stayed in a rest area in Rosebud, Montana.
As I predicted, we were dispatched to Moses Lake, WA to pick up a Genie, which we will be delivering to Johnson City, Tennessee. It didn't take long for us to get it loaded and chained to the trailer. With a stop at the company yard for fuel, and to get a nail friendly tire repaired, we were on our way. We ended up staying in Haugan, Montana at the
$10,000 Silver Casino, which had ample parking. We didn't venture inside, wasn't in a gambling mood that night. We did go into the store to buy some water and then called it a night.Saturday was a beautiful day. Clear skies, the temperature in the high 70's and the landscape still green before it turns brown beneath the summer heat. We must have seen a dozen System drivers going the opposite direction and a handful more going our way. I commented to Craig we should probably buy some stock in Genie as there didn't seem to be a shortage of
these lifts headed in all directions. We caught up with another company driver, who engaged Craig in a bit of conversation going down Interstate 90.When we arrived at the rest stop we noticed a couple of carved signs relating the history of the area and one that was amusing talking about cattle brands. It explained that a "dogie" is a little calf who has lost its mammy and whose daddy has run off with another cow.
So as we spent the night in Rosebud, I pondered again about the movie "Citizen Kane" and the meaning of that final spoken word by Charles Foster Kane. The reporter in the movie interviewed several people and each gave a contrasting impression of the same man. I wondered what type of impression I have projected throughout my life, and is it what I would want to leave behind as to the person I was......... All I know for sure is this, if my life should end today, I hope the impression left behind would be that I took some risks, tried to live my life to the fullest, and I was very happy. What impression will you leave behind?
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Hum, my dad's nickname for me was Rosebud...he said it was the first thing he thought of when he saw my mouth after I was born. Sadly I have not lived my life to the fullest. I have spent a lot of it cleaning my environment in an effort to clean up the emotional messes I have made.
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