For quite sometime now, I’ve been developing all the projects I’ve been working on directly on my machine. This is handy for a number of reasons, the most important of those reasons being that I don’t have to be online while I’m working and I don’t have to upload to any servers. Continue reading
On Tuesday, October 6, 2009, we traveled to Lexington, KY for a couple of job interviews, including one for Bankers Life and Casualty Company.
Just a week before, 24 hours after posting my resume to CareerBuilder.com, I was contacted by someone from Bankers saying they had reviewed my resume, were very impressed and invited me to an interview the following Tuesday. Now, I might not have done the job application process in its entirety before, but my assumption was that if I had posted my Resume under the title of “Experienced Senior Web Developer”, then the only people “reviewing” my resume would be those looking for an “Experienced Senior Web Developer.” A pretty safe assumption, wouldn’t you say? Continue reading
On Thursday, October 8, 2009 at about 12.15pm EST, Stevie Christopher “Christopher” Caldwell, the eldest child of Jaime and Stevie David Caldwell was stabbed in a Home Economics class at Madison Central High School. This story has made state wide headlines for the last two days straight. At the last time of reporting, he was stated as being “stable” and recovering well at the University of Kentucky Hospital in Lexington, KY. Continue reading
This month has been a rather eventful month, to say the least. Having said that, the last five or six days (Saturday, 26 September – Wednesday, 30 September) have made up the bulk of said “events.” Continue reading
Okay, before anybody gets too worked, let me explain the title a little. For the past three days, Lily has been running a fever. However, she had maintained a steady temperature of around 101° F (38° C). At about 6pm last night, after waking from an afternoon nap, we took her temperature and discovered that her temperature was now at a rather scary 103.5° F (40° C). Apparently, once the temperature starts get up to around 104° F – 105° F (40° C - 41° F), you’re getting in to seizure territory, which is dangerous enough for adults. When you start talking about infants having seizures, you’re talking serious risk of permanent brain damage. So we naturally made a couple of phone calls to Jaime, Jennifer’s sister, Cindy, Jennifer’s mother (and a Registered Nurse at Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) Hospital) and Alison, Jennifer’s best friend (and the local WIC co-ordinator at the Health Department). After hearing pretty much the same thing from all three of them (“Take her to the Emergency Room! She might have Swine Flu!”), we bundled up our ailing daughter and drove straight to the ARH Hospital Emergency Room. Continue reading
As mentioned in a previous blog, my wife and I recently purchased and fitted some a couple of new bowling balls. My wife got a 14lb Hammer Jigsaw, which is the latest ball from Hammer. Meanwhile, I purchased a 15lb Brunswick Siege, the latest ball from Brunswick. We were gonna take our balls to the same guys that had done all our drilling since we started bowling here, but they kinda sounded like they were a little busy, so we ended up going down to Pikeville, KY to get it done. I have to say, that was the smartest decision I’ve made in regards to bowling. Norman really did a good job of fitting me and took the time to make sure the fit was comfortable. There are still a few small issues with lateral pitch in the thumb (I think I need a little more to the right, or is it left?), but its nothing to complain about. I’ll just get them fixed the next time I get a ball fitted. Continue reading
It’s funny that we often laugh at the things children say. We laugh because a lot of the time, the things children say are either way out of context or are just plain hilarious. Listening to a child explain the wonders of Christmas to us, or even having them explaining the meaning of life can be so revealing.
While watching my daughter, Lilyana, grow up, I’ve become acutely aware of just how much she has been teaching me, not just about myself, but also of the world around us and how we see it. I think there are many lessons to be learned from our children. I think as parents, or even as grown ups, we lose sight of just how insignificant some of the things we stress about really are. Continue reading
Well, much has happened in the last month. I have completed my 4 – 6 week contract with Frontier Nursing Services (FNS) and have just been offered another 250 hours of work. That is going to keep the coffers well stocked for the next couple of months, at least. On top of that, a friend of mine has also offered me a pretty good sized contract doing so work for a local company called Kentucky River Community Care (KRCC) and a new contact in Wisconsin has offered me a little work as well. Needless to say, I have my hands full right now. At this point, I don’t know exactly what I’ll be doing for KRCC, but from what I’m told it should keep me pretty busy. I believe there is another contract on the way for local church, so the possibility of being in our own house/apartment/trailer/dwelling in the very near future is a very real one. Continue reading
I’ve blogged on here a number of times about some of my experiences here in the US. Some good. Some bad. Some neither here nor there. Just yesterday, I was sitting at lunch with a friend and he asked me something that I’ve never really stopped to consider before. He said something to the effect of “Do you think about how things might have been had you not met and married Jennifer?”. Continue reading
It’s been quite some time since my last post, but much has happened in that time. By far the biggest news is Lilyana is now a year old and walking around, making life a whole lot more difficult for Jennifer and I. Unfortunately, she has inherited our penchant for wanting to examine everything we come across, only to discard once its use has been filled. I swear she moves from one thing to the next so quickly, it’s hard for us to keep up with her. We’re constantly taking stuff off her, only to have her fix her gaze on something else. She certainly wears my patience thin at times, but I’m trying to learn how to be more patient, at least with her and Jennifer. Only Jennifer can tell you how well I’m faring in that pursuit. Continue reading
