Yep, I’m doing it again.  I know, I know, the last time I did this it was about a month and I was right back into blogging again.  I can’t guarantee that I might or might not do that in the near future but for now I figured what I’ve written since 2005 (3-5 times a week) was a good snapshot into my life.  Obviously there are things I don’t put out for public consumption since I always have to assume my employer and future employers will scan anything I’ve put out there and use it against me and never for

Bringing my lunch to work a majority of the time (3-4 times a week) has three benefits for me personally.  One is to watch what I eat.  The second is to save money.  Third, and I consider this a key component in my “decompression time”, is to be able to read the newspaper or peruse stuff online during my break (followed by a short walk).  I’m fortunate where I have a job that allows an hour lunch break which allows me to eat and relax at a leisurely pace.

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It’s just now getting to be cool down here and finally feeling like fall.  One of our maple trees out front is just turning and I took a picture of this partially-changed leaf.

Sometimes shyness rears its head in the oddest ways for me.  Sure, I was voted Shyest Guy for the 8^th grade yearbook and I didn’t really come out of my shell until college and the liberating effects of alcohol brought me out into the open to be able to eventually converse with people while sober.

That opening missive was a roundabout way to segueing my inability to ...

While I abhor most chain mails, I actually enjoy the questionnaire style emails where people fill in answers to short questions about themselves.  I got tagged from Amy in NH’s excellent blog and decided to play along.  Even if you’ve known me from high school, there’s definitely a few items here that will be new to you.