October 14, 2013

• It Has Been A Long Time

  Well, Hello friends.  I suppose it's time to commence posting on the new Xanga.  I think I like it, but the jury's still out.  At least I can still read the writing of the friends I've made here over the years.  Now's time for you to help me out.  This thing is switching fonts and only posting the pictures super small.  It's also putting a laundry list of numbers and letters at the top of the visible post. Any ideas? 

  Did this summer fly by or was it just me?  We had a scorching June here on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, then the weather turned temperate and has stayed that way ever since.  By this time of year, I'm normally using the pellet stove to take the chill off the house every morning, and as yet, I've only used it once, the day I replaced the door seal and cleaned it to prepare for the coming winter.  I'm absolutely loving it.

  I've made the decision to find a way to stop working every weekend.  It's an easy decision, but a tough project.  We finally got our new boss, though there still hasn't been an official announcement.  I did get an email saying I didn't get the job, and I met the guy a couple days later but haven't seen him since.  I'm hoping he's a good one.  First order of business is to see if I can work with the new guy to hammer something out and stick around this place.  Management is frustrating, but it's a really good job and the benefits are phenomenal, so it's at least worth a try.  Since that option relies on things outside my control, I've begun targeting new positions and submitting resumes to other companies in the industry.  I'm not terribly confident, but I have been told by two of my previous managers that I know more about the industry and am better qualified for management than they were, so I keep reminding myself of their confidence and hammer on.   Meanwhile, at least for a few weeks, I have some respite.  Training a new guy for the job cuts my work week to two 24 hour days.

  I hope you all are well.

  Here are some recent pics.  Send along your advice as to how I can post them larger.

  Gracie's birthday cake

  

  How kids these days think their parents looked in the eighties.

  

  Sam, helping out at her new job at the local theater.  She was taking pics that evening to promote the monthly opera showings.  I now have my wife and two oldest girls working at the cinema.  My wife is the official fill-in manager working two days a week and then covering shifts if someone calls in sick or has an emergency, and the two girls are hourly help.

  
  

   

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