The Blogger Awakens

Dateline June 11, 2010: Hello again. A year and a half since I last wrote you. Still doing the same old wonderful things. Been in my job as a technical product manager for 2 years now and it's still an exciting challenge. It pushes me to get good at the things I want to get good at like communicating, collaborating to get things done, writing requirements and other things, speaking, strategic planning. Could public office be far off? Yes, it could. Very far off. I'm happy right where I am thank-you very much. But, I've enjoyed reading the following books about political types lately: Teddy Kennedy's memoir "True Compass", Ted Sorensen's memoir "Counselor", particularly the section about his eleven years with JFK, and now, Sorensen's 1965 book called "Kennedy". Wow, Kennedy's certainly an inspiration. The other important things are the same important things. Spending time with Joe and Coney, particularly on camping trips. We're doing that right now. Coney and I are sitting under the awning of the camper van at Wilderness State Park looking out at the lake and the rain. May join Joe inside the van soon. Got two glorious lake swims in yesterday and this morning, though. The sand is white and ripply, the water is green-blue from below, and it's exhilarating without being heart-stopping if you wear head-to-toe neoprene. I swim for 30 minutes tops; might turn into a selkie and swim away otherwise. Napping and dog walking also feature in our camping trips. Napping is going on right now. The dog walks are very exciting. There are ground squirrels galore; one lives right under our fire ring. Coney keeps a close eye on that entrance and scours the beach for more. On the home front, I'm happy to say that we are thoroughly mulched. For the last couple of years, we've been throwing money at the problem of throwing mulch around. Joe and I are responsible for requirements and procurement and Chris' Lawn Care does the throwing. Other wonderful things have happened in the last couple of years, most notably bodacious get-togethers with family and friends. I'll tell you about those later. See you.