Seven years... That's about 1/8th of my life I've been a registered member of this community. Wow. (Though, I started reading hear a few months previous, I was one of many "guest readers"...)

I started writing, registered and posted my first attempts at writing here when so encouraged by Karen Page and Angharad. And, wonder of wonders, I discovered I actually enjoyed writing. This was quite a surprise to me as I'd not voluntarily written ANYTHING since '71 when some classmates destroyed a play I wrote. (So, I assumed I couldn't do it... Write that is.)

It's been a VERY long week. A lot of pain. not enough sleep...

Time has a way of sneaking up on us, and we sometimes miss milestones that might otherwise be considered important...

I've been around... off and on... But, there have been some bumps in the road.

Okay, life goes on... And, it's sometimes the "little" things that get your attention and/or remind you of this.

Not so fast, Batman! Okay, not Batman... I'm not a caped crusader, nor am I a man even...

To err is human, to really foul up requires a human with access to a computer!

Well, things seem to be looking up. If you read my last blog, you'll recal there were some stumbles. But, well, that's the blog.

Normally one would be a tad nervous about a court date. Why do I find myself anticipating it rather than nervous?

How do we define forward? Is it based on a long term goal? On a short term goal? What's the difference between lurching steps and smooth transitions? Why use terms like this?

You know, there comes a time when things seem to happen REALLY FAST. It sometimes feels that way for me about now...

HRC's published the 2012 edition of the CEI, and I'm happy to see that my employer is finally rated at 100%! :-) It's been 95% for the last several years (the hold up was trans benefits... They had them, but they were provided on a case-by-case basis despite the exclusion in insurance. The exclusion is no longer in the insurance policies and benefits are awesome!).

Perphaps it's not so big a step, but it feels like one to me...

The past few weeks have seen some interesting occurrences. Mostly positive, but, you know what they say about "interesting times"...

After only being on the road (with work) three weeks out of fifteen months it seems my luck has changed. All of August (except for the week of Vacation) was spent at a client in Pennsylvania. Now, I find myself commuting to the DC area. Working out of town has it's ups and downs!