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Rural Philanthropy Days (Colorado)
So - I’m involved with the upcoming Rural Philanthropy Days, and seeing the ‘out of office’ replies and where the reps are traveling make me think, “these people sure see a LOT of Colorado!” The ...
I hate flying.
It’s bad enough having to strip down for TSA, but the crap I’m getting from Dollar car rental and others is beyond atrocious. I don’t arrive in Providence until 12:50AM tomorrow morning, but the ...
Time is a premium, so...
…so it’s time to make several decisions. I made a list of all the things I volunteer for, and it sure explains the burnout I’ve been experiencing! There are thirteen activities; some monthly, so...
Tractors!!! :-)
I’m leaving in the next 15 minutes to a) pick up a tractor in Pueblo (an Allis-Chalmers…need you ask? :-) ); b) the front-end for a whispering Farmall in Kiowa; then c) it’s on to Lathrop, MO f...
Santa...In February??? :-)
There are three students at the place where I volunteer whose mom didn’t have the…um…‘resources’ for the kids to attend our ‘Parents Night Out’. The kids would be in our care so the parents coul...
Football preferences
1) New England Patriots 2) Nobody else. 3) No. 4) Body. :-)
LTE
“LTE” = “Letter to the Editor” Well, I did it. I wrote one. :-) I went to the local school district meeting last Thursday night and was…um, ‘amazed’ at what the superintendent had to say. Not on...
STS
“STS” - the ‘Space Transportation System’. In a previous life I worked on the Space Shuttle program. I cannot express the pride felt when the Orbiter rolled from the hangar, to the Vehicle Assem...
Small World
I’ve reflected on the ‘Likes’ on my Facebook entries. The diversity of people from previous stages of my life with whom I’m still (kind of) in touch with is…interesting. The ‘share’s‘ I’ve had r...
Black Friday...NOT!!
The Christmas ads have been out for a while, and they get more and more commercial all the time! grrr I’m not a religious person, but believing in the ‘Spirit of Giving’, the ‘spend your money...
"This field is required..."
Ohhhhh-kay! There’s a lot on my plate today - the planning for ‘Rural Philanthropy Days’ is 11-2, volunteering with the kids is 3:30-6, but hanging over my head - in no particular order - is: -th...
October 20, 2014
Dang - I have a lot on my plate!!! This week is more meetings (among other things, I’m on the local Urban Renewal Authority), getting ready for the drive from Colorado to Rhode Island - and back!...
Catchin' Up! :-)
It been only since April since I last wrote, so perhaps it’s time for an update. :-) June through August, I was a paid staff for the local kids organization. We had different, eclectic activitie...
April 24, 2014
It's the last day of the Colorado State seminar on renewable energy/energy efficiency. Another student and I will be driving to Salida this afternoon to present our project outline, and the disc...
Scheming... :-)
Summer is almost here and I've been thinking about field trips for the kids - the kids in this part of the San Luis Valley. I don't know the specific home situations of the students (I have trou...
A Good Night in the San Luis Valley
It was a wacko overnight lock-in with the local kids. The lock-in had been planned for over a month, and we had thirty-plus kids signed up. Games included dodgeball, tasting mystery food and gu...
And One Remains
My mom called on Monday and said my uncle had passed away. On a scale of 1 to 10, we were probably at a 6 or 7, but his loss is still...sobering - and significant. When I was younger I always t...
If *This* Music Doesn't Move You... :-)
The video says it all: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrlqQ1_vZVE
"Challenger"
Before moving to Colorado, I worked at Kennedy Space Center on the Space Shuttle program. Hiring on with Rockwell International in January 1979, I quickly grew attached to the each of the Orbite...
Yoipes!!
Dang - what a busy morning...and mid-day...and afternoon! There were a lot of things to coordinate and communicate, and since we need a point-person for the project, someone needed to step forwa...
Football, Etc.
The Saints won, UCF won ('Go Knights!'), I'm kinda pulling for Florida State - but not sure about their quarterback - to win tomorrow night. Then, the Patriots win the Super Bowl!!! It was good...
2014 = A New Year?
Awright... It's 2014 now and time to make a difference - again. Resolutions? Umm...no, not for me. I prefer to take each day as it comes, with a little bit of planning ahead, but the bigger t...
Beginning..again.
I've seen several people start new Diaries here (from OD - which has been mentioned by many others!), so I'm here giving it a try. Quick info about me: I'm from New England; I live in Colorado;...
Book Description
This is where I’ll write all - if not most - of my entries.
When I write…which may not be too often. :-)
