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9 Jan 2015

Cleaning the House AGAIN

I am so happy to have finished cleaning the house for the first time in 5 years. It certainly takes time to do a good job. It certainly is not what I call "fun", but it is great when it is all done. It helps me burn calories too. I am all for that right now as I wish to lose the winter weight. If anyone has a secret as to how to limit the dishes from getting dirty EVERYDAY please let me know. :)
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29 Dec 2014

First Day with no E-Z-GO

This morning is nice. I am not getting ready for work. I still have MANY goals for today and in 2015. However, it does not involved busting chops to get out of the door, drive for 30 minutes in rush hour traffic to work.

Today marks the first day of the rest of my life. I will continue to pursue my customs broker license. I know I can do it - the goal is to pass on my first try.
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15 Dec 2014

DJ just started reading Ancillary Justice

11 Dec 2014

More changes afoot

So, the big news is that Kelley is quitting her job at the end of the month to focus on earning her Customs Broker License and perhaps some college as well. That is a huge change for us and it will be interesting. I will move to a new job in 4-5 months as well, so our professional future is certainly in flux.

In website news, I am working on a redesign to this site - a massive one, the first for this site in quite a few years. In the process I'll be launching a couple other small sites. I'm also starting a Masters Degree program soon, so busy times are ahead for me, certainly. 2015 will be interesting, indeed.
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6 Dec 2014

DJ just finished reading Elantris and rated it 7 / 10

3 Nov 2014

DJ uploaded 10 pictures over the last week. Check them out.

28 Oct 2014

Our First Half Marathon

Before I even begin, I have to recognize that this event happened over 3 years ago and much of what I wrote below I wrote in 2011. However, I never finished it until today and have now finally posted it. Geez, talk about procrastination!

Our first half marathon story actually starts a
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28 Oct 2014

Our Trip to Charleston

This whole trip to Charleston started when Kelley, who has recently overcome injuries that prevented her from running, decided we should do this bridge run there. It was a 10k, a distance we had not run in a while. I begrudgingly acquiesced and we then started planning a weekend trip there. The run
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19 Oct 2014

Augusta's final phase?

So, I've found out what my next job will be after my current one - I'll be a flight chief (administrative lead for a flight, which is a group of 80 or so Airmen). I think it will suit me and I will be good at it. I'll start that gig around March. That job usually runs about a year or so, but one year after I start that will only be around 8-9 months before I can be done with the military. Thus, I might keep that job until I am done, which means it could be my final phase in the military and thus ours in Augusta.

Kelley is starting a new academic effort - to get certified as some sort of customs/shipping expert. She is going to have her head in books for the next 6 months studying for that exam. Hopefully, with that certification she'll be able to get a sweet job either here or wherever we end up going.
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13 Oct 2014

DJ uploaded 13 pictures over the last week. Check them out.

5 Oct 2014

DJ just started reading Elantris

4 Oct 2014

DJ just finished reading Omen and rated it 7 / 10

30 Sep 2014

Not going anywhere

So, apparently we are not going anywhere - a least not soon. Our 4th attempt to leave Fort Gordon came up empty, so we've somewhat resigned ourselves to being here for another 2 years and change. As a result, we've been able to downshift a bit on the house upgrades, but only a bit - we are getting granite counter tops next since I think it will be hard to sell the house without them. To treat ourselves and make this place a little more palatable, we got a new couch and chair for the living room - a massive upgrade in day-to-day quality of life. We still don't know for sure what is next for us, but we look forward to it, whatever it is.
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19 Sep 2014

DJ just started reading Omen

11 Aug 2014

DJ uploaded 4 pictures over the last week. Check them out.