Happy New Year!

Everyone – have a happy New Year celebration tonight. But: don’t get stupid. Be safe, too.

Merry Christmas!

I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! We will have a “kind of” white Christmas since there is still snow on the ground, but it will be raining and in the 50s tomorrow, so most of that will probably melt away. So – enjoy being with your family and loved ones!

Last Work Day

Today is my last work day of the year. I have holidays and vacation until January and so this day is my last day. I like that… I’ll be spending all my free time with my wife. I like that better. I will be using my vacation time to finally straighten things up around my [...]

I Must Be Insane

I must not have been paying attention to the weather. But when I left the house on the motorcycle, the temperature on the bike said “24″. Hmmm… Did I stop and circle the block and go pick up the car? No – like a mad-man, I continued. I rode on and on for about an [...]

Winter Ick

I’ve been under the weather today. Seems I have to have at least one Winter sick day every year. So, I spent the day trying to “rest up” and get better. Of course, it’s really cold outside and probably will be all winter long. I was hoping that riding the motorcycle to work so much [...]

4 City Mileage Run

Since I have not been travelling much with my new job, I have not been earning miles. So, in order to “preserve” my Continental Platinum Elite status for one more year, I needed to earn 5,210 miles. I just did that Saturday. I found a cheap flight and flew from DC to Houston to San [...]