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We all have things we really enjoy doing. Sometimes they are so enjoyable that we cannot picture ourselves ever not doing them. All good things though, come to an end. I did not know it at the time, but my end of Telemark Skiing, came in January of 1995. I was sent up to Calgary,Continue reading “The Moment of Truth – January 7th, 2021 4:45pm”

I have worked as a Database Administrator for 32 years. With that much experience, you become quite skilled. Often managers or Human Resource reps have asked me what my career aspirations might be. Do I want to be a manager? Director? Run my own company? The answer is not really. I was an “Interim DirectorContinue reading “Moving Forward”

I started to write about Christmas 4 days ago. Actually, I finished writing about Christmas. But I could not post what I wrote. It was about the wonder of the holiday as a child, and then growing up. About how it changed over the years, as you became a teenager, a young adult, married, hadContinue reading “Christmas and Memories”

My goal for 2020 was to do a backpack trip for the first time in 28 years. Before and even after the hip replacement, I did not think this would be possible. Lugging a heavy pack around in the wilderness would be a little risky on an artificial joint held together by 3 screws. ThenContinue reading “Return to Backpacking”