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Talk about perks, my career had one of the best I can think of! I traveled in the course of business, delivering classes for my employer. I was a Senior Training Specialist for Motorola Solutions, and taught classes on a wide variety of subjects centered around 2-way radio communications. I knew that when the time arrived that I would retire, and I have. I've always said that if you can't stand the heat in the kitchen, get out! I can't handle the heat anymore. I was qualified to deliver approximately 32 different classes, but about half of those were 'Legacy' classes, and were not in demand anymore. My students were technicians, those who maintained, programmed, calibrated, and repaired large 2-way radio systems. Some of these systems are statewide, and use TCP-IP networking to allow sites to communicate with others. Some are small, traditional type radio sites. The size doesn't matter, in each case the systems must be kept operational at all times, since many of them are Public Safety Systems. So I traveled, sometimes frequently, 3-4 weeks in a row.... where have I been? Some of the places I've been (I can't list them all here, the list would be toio long) are pretty interesting. 1. Hawaii - Four times, Oahu, Maui (twice), and the Big Island 2. BangkokThailand, twice 3. Frankfurt Germany, twice 4. Algiers, Algeria 5. Melbourne Australia 6. Bismarck North Dakota, Summer & Winter 7. Los Angeles, Too many times to count 8. Washington DC, Too many times to count 9. Seattle three or four times 10. Texas, all over the state 11. Florida, all over the state 12. New Mexico, HOME! Several times  Best Cultural And Regional Honorable Mention |
The Dream Last night's Newsfeed post was something I had to write then, before it escaped my mind and drifted off to never-never land. It was definitely a strange thing to happen. I'm not sure what shocked me more. Hearing my wife ask "Who were you talking to?", or realizing that she had been awake and at her computer the whole time, instead of in bed where I thought she was. It was a little disconcerting, that's for sure. It would have been a lot creepier, far more scary, if I had been holding 'her' hand right as I woke. Shades of Shirley Jackson and her novel 'The Haunting'! For those who haven't read it, nor seen the 1963 movie of the same name, I'll just give you a small spoiler. There is a scene in the movie where one of the characters (Eleanor) wakes when she hears a thundering type noise in the hallway. (This scene always scared the you-know-what' out of me.). Throughout the scene, Eleanor is holding Theodora's hand, with Theodora sqeezing her hand so hard she can feel the bones of her hand. When the scene finally ends, Eleanor looks over at Theodora, only to find her sound asleep. Eleanor can only scream, "Whose hand was I holding?" Yikes! Yeah, if I had been holding my wife's hand, only to find her awake in the office, I think I'd freak out too. I've never done that (freaked out), but there's always a first time, huh. Everything is normal in our house today, so all's well here. I woke this morning feeling very tired, fatigued if you will. My body ached. About noon, I realized I hadn't taken that Steroid this week, (Dexamethesone). I took it about an hour ago and already feel better. It makes one wonder about things, especially prescribed Oral Steroids. Plus, now I know how I'd feel if the Multiple Myeloma was running 'free' in my body, and not constrained by the Steroid. Sheesh. At least I only take it once a week. Eight mg is all, it's that powerful. Wow.... |
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