So, we had a baby

He arrived a little early on the 22nd of August at 2234hrs. He was 6lbs 12oz and 20.5 inches tall.

This is the first opportunity I’ve had to post something. I’ll do something more legitimate later.

If only I got frequent flyer miles

I’ve been working quite a bit and by work I mean flying people and cargo all across the planet. I haven’t made it to across the Pacific ocean yet but I’ve crossed the Atlantic quite a few times in the past few weeks. Since I started this job and really started flying (about 2 [...]

On owning a home (and a line of credit)

On the 23rd of July I borrowed a truck and went to the lumberyard. Over the next 48 hours, with the help of my in-laws, we put in a wood fence that enclosed the back yard. Numerous trips were made to Lowes and Gray Lumber to get all of the necessary components. We put [...]

Our house is a very very fine house

It’s final. The paperwork has been processed and we own a house.

I’ll put some pictures up later instead of trying to explain it.

It’s got quite a few positives

1. decent commute (for both of us) 2. there isn’t anything wrong with it 3. it’s a decent sized place (2000 SF) [...]

On the road

Weather can ruin hours of careful preparation. We were scheduled to stop in Kansas and pick up some stuff and then fly direct to Germany. We landed, loaded, and fueled only to find that it was too hot to takeoff. We were simply too heavy and the air wasn’t dense enough at that temperature [...]

Woah!

For a while I was making a relatively decent attempt at keeping this site updated and then boom! My time got sucked away.

Let’s hit the details

1. We’re buying a house and should move in by the end of the month (as soon as the mortgage company gets their act together)

2. Jessica [...]

Our monster

Neither of us has known brand of creature is growing inside of Jessica. Girl, boy, monster, alien, or unicorn are some of the suggestions thrown at us. Using all “indicators” we had a mixed bag on a guess. People kept on asking Jessica if she knew what is was and she didn’t have a [...]

It’s been a while

When I was a teenager I spent hours on end fixing broken computers and servers. As such, I’ve gotten pretty good at diagnosing if a problem is software or hardware related. Jessica’s laptop started to glitch about a month ago and the symptoms made me think of a dire diagnosis – the LCD panel [...]

Back home

After a long trek, I’ve made it back home. The drive was less than fun as there was nothing interesting out there. All I saw was miles and miles of miles and miles. I was worried in western Wyoming when I hit a patch of really bad road. I ended downshifting and coasting down [...]

Oh the irony!

The only explanation is that someone knows how exhausted I am and they want me to get a decent nights sleep before spending 28 hours driving home.

I guess I should explain. Last night I went to bed early knowing that I had my evaluation and that I needed to be well rested. [...]