Ha! You all thought I had disappeared and given up blogging, didn't you. Sheesh, I must be the worst blogger in the world... Oh well, for better or for worse, I'm back to post again. No guarantees for the future, however.
In the past few weeks I've traveled a bit for work - to both Minnesota/South Dakota and San Diego/Mexico. I enjoyed the installation trips quite a bit, though trying to keep customers happy when they know they have to, gasp, CHANGE. People can be so resistant to change. In Mexico we installed a machine for a company that makes hockey sticks. It was fascinating - I never knew there was so much technology behind hockey sticks. This company makes custom sticks for about 120 NHL players, and every single player has at least one blade mold, if not more. One guy has 9. There's an upcoming trip to South Africa that I could go on, which would be great, but... It's looking like it might get pushed back to during my first week of school, so oh well.
When I'm in the office, I've been doing engineering design work on a new belt drive system. I like working with a team of engineers.
I got the old Porsche that I've been rebuilding for the last three years painted. It's looking good. I just need to finish the interior and fix some annoying little electrical problems. Tomorrow I'm going down to some junkyards to try to pull some parts. I've been enjoying driving it quite a bit, however.
Lastly, I've decided to do the Agony Ride again. (For those of you who don't know, it's a 24 hour bike ride fundraiser for a camp for troubled teens trying to recover from drugs, alcohol, sex abuse, etc. Riders get sponsored per mile and then get 24 hours on a loop to go as far as possible) There's a part of me that's a little afraid of it because I still remember in the back of my head what kind of agony it really was, but it was an awesome experience riding for a cause like that. You see the kids up there as they're filling your waterbottle and getting your food at the rest stops, and they realize that the only reason you're riding is for them... Some of them have never experienced love before.
Anyhow, Last time I rode I was in good shape and rode 313 miles. So this year I'm not in shape so much anymore, but I have to ride at least that far, cause I can't admit I'm out of shape :-) But I have been riding 3-4 times a week, both mountain and road, in an effort to prepare. I have just over 1 month to go.
Have an excellent weekend.
