My Hammer and my Chisel

Looking back at the day spent helping build a house at Habitat for Humanity...

It was 9 am and I put on my hard hat
Away from my  laptop and no monitor to look at
Just my hammer and my chisel

No early morning meetings to attend
No status reports to send
Just my hammer and my chisel

No thinking through a new strategy
No white board session fantasy
Just my hammer and my chisel

No client presentations to mend
No design documents to defend
Just my hammer and my chisel

No chasing the performance holy grail
No career ladders to scale
Just my hammer and my chisel

No breaking for a workout
No sitting at my seat throughout
Just my hammer and my chisel

No operational plans to make
No client deadlines to keep me awake
Just my hammer and my chisel

No murmur about the billions that Facebook did pour
Or that Google was ready to pay even more
Just my hammer and my chisel