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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 too 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 |
Resting At Home Well, I'm resting, or trying to. In Albuquerque, it seemed I ran my little (or big) you know what off. It wasn't until I napped one day that I felt rested. Why as I so tired most days? One reason is the Medication I take for the Multiple Myeloma. Revlimid, along with the Dexamethasone will cause fatigue. The Chemo drug (Revlimid) messes with your blood something fierce. The longer I take it, the worse it seems to be. I won't bore you with details, but there are times I really feel in my 90's, not my 70's. My Red Blood cell count is all messed up. It remains low, despite taking prescribed Iron tablets daily. I know I wasn't near this tired a couple of years ago. I've been on Revlimid for 4.5 years now. I was told that the Doctor wants a person on Chemo for 5 years, with a 'clean' Bone Marrow Biopsy before taking a patient off it. I guess we'll see what happens in June, huh! Having any kind of Cancer is Hell. Pure Hell. I do consider myself lucky though, it could be much worse. After all, I could have Lung Cancer, Stomach or Throat Cancer, or the worst of all (In my opinion), Pancreatic Cancer. If the Myeloma had not been found early (40-50% of my White Blood Cells were Cancerous when found), it would be a different story. Most people never know they have Multiple Myeloma until their bones start to ache. What has happened is that the Cancerous White Blood Cells have managed to completely fill the marrow, and will eventually cause the bone to crack. The Cancerous White Blood Cells couldn't migrate through the bone, but with the bone now cracked, they can. I haven't read further than that, but man, imagine Cancerous White Blood Cells now free in your body. And the pain you experience due to cracked bones. I am very lucky, and thank God for my Allergist catching this so early and sending me to Dr. Sriratana, my Oncologist. Still, I have this fatigue. I'll gladly bear that vs the alternative. So I now rest, all I can. |
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I'd order it now, but I don't want to chance having it delivered while we're gone, so I'll wait. I did bookmark the page so I can get to it easily. Cross your fingers everyone!
Non-interchangeable parts - now there's a surprise. There are times you can't interchange parts for two editions of the exact same car that vary "only" by model year.