Wednesday, November 26, 2008 Posted in Personal
Yesterday evening, my youngest brother called to say he was a couple hours away to pick up a tractor and was going to be driving by my house so would like to stop by and visit. It was nice visiting with him for a couple hours. We also talked to his wife with iChat. He [...]
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Monday, November 17, 2008 Posted in Personal
Today, Nikoli went to sleep for the last time. What a sad day. He was a great cat and I have may happy memories of him. The first picture was taken in June this year. The second picture was taken in March. He loved to find a patch of sunlight to sleep in. As you [...]
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Saturday, November 15, 2008 Posted in Personal
The Learnfest photography course near Atlanta next April went on sale today and sold out in three hours. Amazing! I guess that means I won’t be going. I’m still so excited that I got to go the the first one that was offered. The class material for this one was going to be the same [...]
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Monday, November 10, 2008 Posted in Personal
I’m was really excited that the photography book I ordered came today in the mail. It’s called “The Art of Children’s Photography” by Tamara Lackey. She is one of the amazing photographers from Raleigh, NC that taught at the Learnfest photography workshop that I attended in Baldhead, NC. Her family is currently living in South [...]
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Saturday, November 8, 2008 Posted in Personal
The church I went to today had an Ethiopian lunch. This lunch was in honor of several people that will be going to Gimbi, Ethiopia this week. As I lived in Gimbi for several months in the early 70′s (a total of 3 1/2 years in Ethiopia), I was interested in going and seeing if [...]
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Posted in Personal
The people have spoken, and now we have a new President Elect.
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Monday, November 3, 2008 Posted in Personal
Just found out this evening the new location has been released for the 2009 Learnfest. This will be the same class that I went to Bald Head, NC. I’ll have to see if it will fit in with my financial calendar for 2009. Chateau Elan is a beautiful 3500-acre spa, winery, and resort located about [...]
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008 Posted in Personal
Today is my 1 year anniversary in my current role (and company). Yesterday was my 12 year anniversary with my parent corporation. I’ve held four roles: Senior Financial Analyst (3 years) in Knoxville, TN; Plant Controller (5.5 years) in Merritt Island, FL; Director of Finance (2.5 years) in Knoxville, TN and now Vice President/Cheif Financial [...]
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Monday, October 20, 2008 Posted in Personal
Today, I received an updated group shot from the orphanage that I went to last April. It’s fun seeing an update of the children.
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Sunday, October 19, 2008 Posted in Personal
Today, I went hiking with a friend at Malibu Creek State Park. The park features hiking, fishing, bird watching and horseback riding opportunities. There are 15 miles of streamside trail through oak and sycamore woodlands and chaparral-covered slopes. Twenty-five-mile Malibu Creek in the park is the principal water-course of the Santa Monica Mountains – from [...]
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