Family and American Legion Stuff

Hey all,
Going out with the family today to hob nob around chattanooga, go to a fabric store (none in dalton for some reasion) and then come back home, make dinner and go to band practice tonight around 6:30 - whenever. Want to get my bass fixed, it has a peice broken (the nut for the people that know what I am talking about) the rest works, but one of the guys in the band works as a repair guy and will make e a new one if I bring my bass, so that is what I am doing tonight. Then church on sunday, and getting our car for pinewood derby cut out on monday. I love that my regular life is still going, and I should hear from the Lexington job by early this comming week. I am sure the delay is due to the ice storm that is rocking there world up that way.
Also my Sons of the American Legon post 112 here in Dalton won the Kerby Kepler award for helping vetrans, it is a national award given out to the best squad report in the country, big stuff in the leagion for us. So I will post a picture of us with the award once I get a chance. Hope everything is good out there in computer land. have a great day!!

Best wishes to everyone out in computer land,

Something is Knocking

Hey all,

I have the interview tomarow. I am going to drive strait there (leave at 6am, arrive around noon) and do the interview. Then a drive home, and i will stop if i get tired. Yay, 10+ hours driving. I know I am going to get a offer, but I am not sure if i will take it. If they do offer more money, I guess I will be taking the job. should be a interesting day tomorrow.
So that is what is going on, whatever happens in the next 30+ Hours will determine what is happening to me and my family for the rest of my life. No pressure or anything. Check here or with my twitter updates to find out more. Also if I take this new job, I will lose the laptop and blackberry I use to do updates to this blog. The home computer is also offline currently as well, bad main board. I may be able to repair it but I will need some supplies to do that. Everyone have a great week, and wish me luck.

hey everyone,

well January has been strange, we have been understaffed at work for the past 2 weeks, And I have been sick for the last 2 days.
I did have some good news on the job front, I have a interview next week Friday in Lexington KY for a high end color tech position with IKON. It could be a great opportunity for me. I will drive up there and check the place out. I have as many questions of them as they are likely to have of me. this may be the job I have been looking for. I also got a call from a IT staffing company in Indianapolis, I have to call them tomorrow and see what they have to offer.
That is about it for me right now, remember my wife's b-day is next week wed. she will be over 30 soon. :)

New Year, Oh Dear!

Hey all,

I am still recovering from the new years cold, If I get my one cold a year out of the way early, it will make the whole year easier. So I have been a bit sick the last few days, but I am already feeling better. Did not do much for the new year, went to dinner with the Grey hairs at cracker barrel, came home, went to bed. I do have some resolutions, and If I put them on here, they may mean more... so here goes. 1. get a new job - duh. 2. lose weight, I think getting down to 250 is a good start. 3. finish the rehab on the knee, even 1 year out it is still not back up to 100%. and 4. become a better musician. Last but not least though it may be the easiest, 5. I want for Skyler (with my help) to finish his wolf badge for scouts before the end of January.

These are not imposable, I know that the last is going to be easy, the first maywill mean moveing, 2 and 3 are connected, doing to work for one will lead to the other. and number 4, very doable, just pick up the Bass and practice.

I may have a chance to buy some speakers for my PA, (church bought new) something I would love to do, then just a moniter and it is ready for whatever I need it for. I want to have a total setup at my house so I can have people come over and jam without haveing to bring anything. (this is including the equipment that is out of state being added, the piano and bass amp are required) oh and a drum set too, but that is for another year, or at least another house. Cant stop a dreamer!!

On the job front I did get a call for a job in Lexington KY, just a lead, still waiting on the service manager there to call. I would be working on the high volume copiers, both color and black and white. so 90 CPM and higher B&W and the big production color printers. it would also be a small raise for me, I put down I wanted 50k and they talked about 44k, not bad. that would put me ahead on my financial success meter (makeing 1k per year I am alive would pay basic expenses, I could earn 34k and make ends meet, but not thrive) I am hopefull, lexington is closer to Michigan and Indiana where my and my wifes familys are from, and make visiting more frequent, ie 3 or 4 times a year instead of once a year. (and likely a drop off of the kids at the grandparents every summer for a week or so) that would make everyone in my family very happy.

On the Socuts thing, My focus for the next bit is on Skyler makeing it to wolf ASAP! I have been focusing on the whole pack this whole year, and with the possibility of not being here to see them graduate. I am thinking about what would happen if we moved, and thus Skylers move up the ranks is the most important, and the rest of the den second. so I made a list, he is already more than half way there, and a little nudge form me is all he needs to go over the top. He is cooking a meal for the family tonight, we are haveing chicken drumsticks and corn on the cob, cooked on the grill by Skyler, in the rain. I will advise him of course, and a good meal will be had by all. a few discussions on some topics he may not be prepared for, and that is it. Most kids are not ready to explain what duty to god is, and how to do your duty. noone ever said being a scout was easy.

Well I could ramble on all day it seams, best I get off this thing, refill my coffie and get on with the day. Happy New Year to everyone.