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 Being Retired now, I thought that it was time for a new name to this Blog |
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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 |
Just Another Day At Home Well, I think I've adjusted to retired life, something I'm pretty happy about. I love knowing I don't have to worry about where I'm off to next, who's my customer and what am I teaching this week. Do I miss it? You bet. Then again, I don't, as I mentioned first thing. I do miss the travel, meeting people (students), as well as possibly meeting people from WDC. So yes, I do miss it. What I don't miss though, is the exhaustion of travel, travel, travel. Yes, I'd love to still travel quite a bit, there are so many places I haven't been. But it's no fun when it exhausts you. I have always said, "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen." This applies to anything you're doing in life. So if I can't travel and enjoy it, then stop. Yep, it got to where it wasn't that much fun anymore. So, I got out of the kitchen. I had plans for today too. I do a lot of work around our house because... it just needs done. I wanted to vacuum today, the living room and hallway really need it. Why? In one word, Dogs. Buddy, our Akita, is shedding. So him lying on the floor leaves hair around. I did wash dishes, folded clothes, just chores that needed to be done. No, I'm not a slave here. I just see things that need done, and do it. The Navy made me this way, I accept it gladly. I did this in both houses I lived in, in the Chicago area. Some people are more apt to do what needs to be done that others. Don't get me wrong, I'm no clean freak. Those dishes had been in the sink for 2-3 days. The wash had been in the basket for 4-5 days. So while they were done, those chores waited a while too. Some of you live alone. If you don't do it, it doesn't get done. Nuff' said. An inspector from the company that installed our Siump Pump & System a couple of years ago came by today. We spent about an hour in the basement checking the system. Everything was A-OK. So all in all, a productive day for me. Tomorrow's another day, we'll see what it brings! |
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