Inspiration(s) show up in the weirdest places. For example, my inspiration to continue writing to my lonely little blog is bolstered by the blog of the former NM Ice Wolves hockey coach. I googled the team during some of my massive down time at work, and to my surprise, the coach had a pretty well written blog. The blog provided some insight into coaching the team, as well as his experiences working towards a PhD in sports education. As a side note, the Ice Wolves wrecked a University van and had their funding suspended for at least a year, so no club ice hockey at UNM for a while.
Work has been, at best, extremely boring. I’m still wrapping up projects and trying to figure out how to kick off a couple of small projects for the local water authority. I’m wondering how long I’ll last here, with even money being put on me either quitting for another job or me getting asked to leave because I’m wasting time. We’ll see.
It looks like Beth is finally going to quit the residency program, after all of her most trusted confidantes said she was crazy to think about going back. She’s now in the process of drawing out as much administrative leave as she can from the program while she contemplates her future. LOL, I’m counting on no one from the program reading this entry, or she’s in trouble. LOL again, because no one else really reads this!
I really want to get back into some sort of athletic activity. Cycling is OK, but it doesn’t give me the gear fix I need. There is nothing better than carrying around a bunch of hockey gear and then getting suited up to get my jock attitudes going. Even better, I’d really like to get going on scuba again so I can get all dressed out in dry suit/tank/fins/mask/hood/etc and jump in the ocean. I’ll have to see if Tim is still interested in trying out a pool session so I have someone to go practice diving with.
Speaking of whom, Tim is actually taking a month off of work to study for his PE. More power to my young friend. I can’t believe its actually going to take a month to get ready for the test, but you might as well take advantage of available time off and enjoy yourself before the big event. He’ll do fine. He’s a good engineer, a good friend, and I’m proud of the fact I had a positive effect on his career.
There’s a chance I may go to
In the meantime, back to work.
Peace.
