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A short week in Salisbury Maryland

This past week I went to Salisbury Maryland to deliver a class.  My protege was coming with me so he could learn a little more about this class, and finish his preparations to deliver it.  I find that funny, because he knows more about this subject (Networking), than I do.  He has a better background in it than me; my advantage over him is experience.  Experience in teaching overall, not just in teaching this course.  However, last Wednesday, the classroom manager asked me if Ariel (yes, Ariel, my protege is a man named Ariel) could deliver the first couple of days by himself, while I remained in Schaumburg.  Like I said, Ariel knows more about this class than I do, but has very limited teaching experience.  I felt he would manage fine for the first three days, and told them that.  As a result, I didn't leave until Wednesday for Maryland.  I spent part of last week and the first two days this week creating a single site radio system that is portable, for use in classes that will be delivered in Canada.  I did manage to finally get to Salisbury and assist in delivering the class.  Okay, I assisted on Wednesday afternoon, and taught Thursday and Friday.  We drove back to the DC area yesterday through a driving rain, all compliments of Tropical Story Andrea.  We managed to get to Arlington National Cemetery (Ariel's first time visiting there!), and watched the changing of the guard, and paying our respects as best we could.  Neither of us had an umbrella or raincoat, but managed to get a saleslady in the Woman In Military Service For American Memorial to give each of us a large black garbage bag to wear as a rain poncho!  (I'm still kicking myself for not getting a picture of the two of us dressed like that).  Back home in Chicago now for the weekend, before heading off to Fairchild AFB next week.