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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 toio 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 |
I'm A Great-Grandfather? Yep, I'm A Great-Grandfather? Three times over now. I have two Great-Grand Daughters, ages 1 & 2, and a newborn Great-Grandson, born July 7th, 2025. I haven't said much about them though, since only one of my Grand-daughters is now married. The other two are not married, and a bit young for my taste. Not to worry though, they are not underage! The plan for today is to go shopping for newborn clothes. My Great-Grandson was born weighing only 5 lbs, 14.5 oz. Our children were a lot heavier, weighing from 8 lbs 15 oz to 9 lb 7 oz! I've been told by Grandma that if we buy diapers, get newborn size, and if we buy clothes, to get Preemie size. I'm just not used to babies this small! So today is a shopping day. Maybe I can talk my wife into lunch somewhere too. It would be nice, we haven't gone out much at all with this high heat we're having. I have to laugh at the term high heat though. It's only 83 out right now, the high is supposed to be in the low 90's. That's not overly hot to me; Hell, the Engineroom on a Submarine (where I stood watch and worked) were typically in the upper 90's, during drills it wasn't uncommon to exceed 100! But... Humidity was low then, I was a young man; plus I weighed a lot less. Yes it's true. Fat men sweat a lot easier than a thin one. Other than shopping, it's going to be a lazy day. We're still looking at Motorhomes. I want us to get to Indianapolis tomorrow. There are a couple of very nice Navion's in various lots. We'll see what happens with that, huh. |
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