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Invigorating

I worked 16 hours yesterday to finish a database transfer to a new server for a client. This morning – only a couple of hours after going to bed – life demanded that I be on duty again. We had…

Four Day Weekend

In all my time at my current job I have enjoyed my various paid holidays, but never, until now have I enjoyed the holiday because of the break from work. I am coming in to this Thanksgiving weekend tired from…

Crazy Storms

Most of the people in Utah know about the crazy storms that we have had the past 2 days (mostly yesterday). I thought I would share just two pictures showing the results in our yard. These are our sunflowers. They…

Loosen Up

Over the course of this conference, while I was staying away from home I took note of the fact that I seem to get more carefree when I’m away from home. I act more like a teenager, without a burden…

Up For Air

It’s been a very busy couple of days. I have been busy at our conference. Sunday we took a break and visited our families. I had the extra satisfaction of playing host to an old friend of ours and her…

Pre-Conference Denial

My company puts on a conference for e-learning developers every year. The pre-conference starts tomorrow and I am teaching the first pre-conference workshop. I have heard much talk around the company worrying about being prepared for the conference but I…

The New Zone

Just before I started this job I posted some predictions of how it the new situation would affect the members of my family. After four months I think we have settled into a new comfort zone where the real effects…

Yes, I’m Still Alive

It’s been a while since I’ve posted here and I am going to work harder to change that. Things have been very busy at home and at work lately. Right now I would like to give a few projections of…

My Life is So Good

I have been thinking a lot lately about how good my life is right now. I have a job I love, a family that keeps me both happy and busy (often happy and busy are the same thing), and the…