New gig is good, working on image processing and mapping stuff, right up my twisted mathematical alley.
I am really trying to figure out how I can work for 6 months then hit the road for 6 more to FL, Mexico, Belize and the Bahamas. I might just be able to pull it off and my younger son would be psyched to be home schooled....
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I am really trying to figure out how I can work for 6 months then hit the road for 6 more to FL, Mexico, Belize and the Bahamas. I might just be able to pull it off and my younger son would be psyched to be home schooled....
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kay:
Sounds like good things! Be safe!
Dustings of snow, icy cold breezes and skies transitioning from blue to grey and back again. It's definitely mid-winter here.
It's a hot cocoa, popcorn and movie night.
I've been sorting through my mom's large collection of jewelry, but can't really get rid of any of it, it's just not possible yet. It may never be. It's been 18 months she's been gone, and just...
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It's a hot cocoa, popcorn and movie night.
I've been sorting through my mom's large collection of jewelry, but can't really get rid of any of it, it's just not possible yet. It may never be. It's been 18 months she's been gone, and just...
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K' nuff of that last downer post.
I've got some fun (for me) projects on and am psyched that we are getting some snow. I can't wait to go ride in a weekend or two.
My son has done amazingly well with his soap-making business at:
http://www.aidanwatson.com
He is getting tons of orders and has to work his a@@ off to keep up.
I did...
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I've got some fun (for me) projects on and am psyched that we are getting some snow. I can't wait to go ride in a weekend or two.
My son has done amazingly well with his soap-making business at:
http://www.aidanwatson.com
He is getting tons of orders and has to work his a@@ off to keep up.
I did...
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treze:
thanks for supporting my new set!!
Is it the low-light depression or is it that 26 people, mostly kids, got killed yesterday and my dog died today. I can't really tell anymore.
Tomorrow, Thanksgiving with 4 generations of us, man I am on the back half of that now also. Saturday I leave for a few weeks to do the 'tour de cave' in Florida. Most of my gear is ready to go and I am jonesing for the road.
Just finished a project in alternative energy for a client. I got to visit NREL - National Renewable Energy Lab several times during the project and there is a hope of an extension.
My dad will come out from Florida for Thanksgiving, then I head to FL for several weeks to cave dive. I am looking forward to it.
This will be my first full...
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My dad will come out from Florida for Thanksgiving, then I head to FL for several weeks to cave dive. I am looking forward to it.
This will be my first full...
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666hostile666:
You can't be in your 50's. But you could be.
Well the real job thing did not last long. I resigned after two months, it was really too crampy for my lifestyle. Perhaps I am too cynical now, the whole 'our company is really going to make a difference' spiel and the 25gazillion stock options don't do anything for me anymore. I've brushed the dust off my feet and countered with a 5000 mile road...
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r00kers:
Thanks for all the birthday wishes. It was uneventful. I will be celebrating this weekend a bit.
On the real job thing...
I was there about two months and as I was walking to the office building trying to get psyched up for another day, I realized just how miserable I was being there. I had not had a real job since 1998 and knew as I boarded the elevator that I still did not want one. I walked into my 'boss's' office and resigned on the spot.
On the real job thing...
I was there about two months and as I was walking to the office building trying to get psyched up for another day, I realized just how miserable I was being there. I had not had a real job since 1998 and knew as I boarded the elevator that I still did not want one. I walked into my 'boss's' office and resigned on the spot.
666hostile666:
ALright stop what you're doing bc I'm about to ruin the style and image that you're used to.
After a brief respite with actual rain consisting of real water, we are back to hot and dry. I am super busy with a new gig and of course, diving.
After about 15 years of independent consulting, having a real job is odd in some ways. I do the same things, but it's in a different way. The relationships I have are different and it's...
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After about 15 years of independent consulting, having a real job is odd in some ways. I do the same things, but it's in a different way. The relationships I have are different and it's...
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kay:
Just doing a drive by to say hello. I saw your manatee photos and they caught my eye. On my bucket list of to do's. 
~cheers
~cheers
I am a grandfather! My son, Outrospective, is a dad! She's beautiful and her parents are in love with her.
I wonder how many grandparents are subscribed to SG. Funny thought.
I wonder how many grandparents are subscribed to SG. Funny thought.
Good trip to Mexico, did some touring about and then several days of serious cave diving finishing up with the exploration of several hundred feet of new tunnel in cenote Zapote near Puerto Morelos.
Back working again, probably heading to the east coast in a couple of months.
Peru is still on, just not sure when now.
Back working again, probably heading to the east coast in a couple of months.
Peru is still on, just not sure when now.
Looks like I might be on my way to Peru in late March immediately followed by Mexico. I now have a boatload of training to do and not much time...
Finally got off my butt and moved myself and the clan out of the mountains. New place, more compact, way less expensive and I can still get to skiing and climbing in 30-40 minutes.
Finally got off my butt and moved myself and the clan out of the mountains. New place, more compact, way less expensive and I can still get to skiing and climbing in 30-40 minutes.
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r00kers:
As a side trip, probably. The main goals of the expedition are north of there. We have been delayed by a month, which is good. The weather is a bit more stable in the mountains in May/June.
r00kers:
In Mexico at the moment, Akumal, to be exact, diving some cave and relaxing on the beach reflecting on the tumult that was last year. I guess sometimes I need to take all the hinges off and see what happens.
Hopefully heading to South America in a couple of months for an interesting project.
Well back to the morning coffee and sorting gear out.
Hopefully heading to South America in a couple of months for an interesting project.
Well back to the morning coffee and sorting gear out.
Bit of a detour, as dad had emergency quintuple bypass surgery two days after I got to Florida. I ended up staying here and will be here through early next week, nearly a month. On the upside, some friends came up from Mexico and we did some cave diving.
Confronting my parent's mortality has been very difficult. My mother died this year at 82. She...
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Confronting my parent's mortality has been very difficult. My mother died this year at 82. She...
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