Well I have been lax in posting since I got home Friday. I was tired and way busy. Got into OKC Friday afternoon and then home by 5pm. Got unpacked in a hurry, grabbed some tickets and off to GIA for a college wresting match. Just happened that my team is now #1 and they showed it this weekend by putting a solid cap on Arizona State Friday night then Iowa State Sunday. It still is a ways to the finals in March so they need to keep improving. We got home from that and I didn’t waste a lot of time getting in to bed.
Saturday was a slow start but we had a BB game at 12:30. Too bad the men’s BB team is struggling and we witnessed a loss to K-State. I didn’t get much else done Saturday other than paperwork and bill payments.
Sunday was busy as well with the above mentioned wresting match at 2pm, calls to Dad and other minor things such as checking the IC-706 and my HRD to make sure they still work… been a few weeks since I had them on you know. Hopefully I will be back on soon.
Today, I had an early appointment with the Bone and Joint doctor in Tulsa… Age and experience is only good in some circles. In my approximate circles (back, neck, knees, legs, etc.) it is not a good thing. I did check work emails before I left and found that I had an online seminar to attend either today or late tomorrow night so I planned to get home as quick as possible to get that “3 hour tour” (I fondly remember Gilligan’s Island but this 3 hours was not as much fun). of changes in our systems and standardization processes. Anyway, I got out the door and on the road about 7:00AM. Little known to me that about 30 miles of the turnpike was two-lane traffic at 45mph only… Guess I need to check road reports more often… I remember last summer that this happened out there:
And they had taken the entire west bound two lanes from the Hallett tool booth down to within 2 miles of the
I also had bad timing as when I go about half way into this thing I was facing into the rising sun…
Actually this was taken after I got off the two-lane. Not safe to do much other than really pay attention in that section.
Even with all that construction and all the delays I made my appointment. Although I really didn’t have much room to spare. I can say one thing they get you in and out quick there. I guess I am doing as well as can be expected for all the abuse I endured of the past years and the Dr. agreed that I am doing ok for my stupidity and lack of care in my early years. I just have to keep doing what I am doing now and practice a little more care. With that full 10 minute visit I was on my way home. I again passed through the construction but it was even slower coming back. Some delivery truck was in front and he was not going to even touch the actual 45mph speed limit. So we sauntered along on our way back west with traffic stacking up behind us.
Once home I had that “3 hour tour” I mentioned before. Now that is real entertainment to set in front of the computer while someone “online” presents and lectures on Management systems, and what is being done internally to develop, standardize and measure these processes. At the end of that I didn’t have the commitment to do anymore work for the day… so didn’t.
I read a lot of blogs, emails, magazines and other stuff… and just wasted away the evening… it is always good to slide at times. – WD0AJG