the process is in motion... today, the girls put the dog on a plane and sent him this way. I was a little nervous for the poor guy. Imagine putting a two year old on a plane and sending him half way around the world with no real idea what the hell was going on. But he made it here ok and seems to be doing pretty well. he took a few seconds to figure out that he knew me... but just as quickly, he started to wag his tail and lean against me thru the kennel fence trying for a rub.
in one week, almost a year and a half of separation comes to an end... i get the girls back. not even sure I'm prepared for how excited I'm going to be to get them here and to be able to touch them and hug them.... everyday! whenever I want to... reminds me... you watch these reality shows... survivor, biggest loser, big brother, you name it.. and the people complain and whine about missing their families and all that.. makes me ill. my family has been separated for the better part of three years. not even something i can explain... unless you've had even a taste of what separation is, you wouldn't get it. i honestly want to punch these people that sob because they've been away from family for 30 days... seriously, I'd KILL for my next separation to be 30 DAYS... that's NOTHING, a JOKE... my 5-year-old could do 30 days without batting an eye... i know, everyone's different and we don't all chose the life that I have... ok, i get that... still think these people suck but ok
I am so tired i hurt all over... and i have a headache.
The state of hawaii made an enemy of the wrong man today... those of you who know my other half, I'm completely different from her. No heart and a venomous SOB. I know my short comings...
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Thursday, June 4, 2009
One person with passion is better than forty people merely interested
fairly slow day. not entirely post worthy but i made a commitment.
had a dental appointment today, got the teeth cleaned.
after work i came back to the "room" Bob and I are sharing... sat and watched sportscenter and got ready for a run. bob was at his house cleaning (he's moving to the mainland next week) so he can turn his keys in and be done with his house. so i got good and stretched and got the iPod situated... ran to the Chili Peppers tonight... was in a Chili Peppers' mood all day in fact.
so i headed off down the street toward Pearl Harbor... the Officer's Club sits right on the water and there's a walking/running path behind it that follows lazily along the water behind the houses. as i was running i could see Ford Island off to my left... the water was so still, almost like a lake... so as i'm running i drift off to thoughts of the attack here on Dec 7, 1941... you do that a lot here, especially when you are a military guy working and meeting in buildings that were standing when the base was attacked... some of the buildings have bullet holes in them still. it's a surreal thing to see. then i also see the USS Missouri and the Arizona Memorial everyday as I drive to work right past them... but anyway, back to the run... so I start think about being in that exact spot on the day the attacked happened. it's a weird thing to do... i did the same thing in NYC at the site of the World Trade Center. I imagine it's a normal thing to do... we see so much of the images growing up and in movies... and in the case of 9/11... we watched it unfold. wasn't thinking anything specific... just how insane the whole thing had to be... the fear for families as guys ran to work and to help. one moment you're in paradise, the next you're in hell.
anyway, as i reach roughly the 2 mile mark of the run... the sky opens up and it begins to pour, and i start laughing... i'm no where near shelter and I'm not going to stop... so i just keep going and and actually enjoy it... why do we run from the rain... why don't we ever stop and enjoy a good drenching... i'm not going to melt and it feels good, makes you feel young again.
so the last two miles of the run I'm drenched to the skin... every inch of me... only bad thing is my shoes are soaked and probably will take a day or two to dry completely but i had a blast. got back to the room, took off my shirt outside and wrung it out... then realized my Jeep was sitting out there with no top on it... completely soaked so I grab the keys and jump in and drive it around to the covered parking in back... JUST AS THE RAIN STOPS.
Damn the luck... but it's a Jeep, supposed to get wet.
More tomorrow... nothing exciting on the schedule but who knows what tomorrow will bring... i have a meeting with people that drive me insane so maybe that will inspire me
had a dental appointment today, got the teeth cleaned.
after work i came back to the "room" Bob and I are sharing... sat and watched sportscenter and got ready for a run. bob was at his house cleaning (he's moving to the mainland next week) so he can turn his keys in and be done with his house. so i got good and stretched and got the iPod situated... ran to the Chili Peppers tonight... was in a Chili Peppers' mood all day in fact.
so i headed off down the street toward Pearl Harbor... the Officer's Club sits right on the water and there's a walking/running path behind it that follows lazily along the water behind the houses. as i was running i could see Ford Island off to my left... the water was so still, almost like a lake... so as i'm running i drift off to thoughts of the attack here on Dec 7, 1941... you do that a lot here, especially when you are a military guy working and meeting in buildings that were standing when the base was attacked... some of the buildings have bullet holes in them still. it's a surreal thing to see. then i also see the USS Missouri and the Arizona Memorial everyday as I drive to work right past them... but anyway, back to the run... so I start think about being in that exact spot on the day the attacked happened. it's a weird thing to do... i did the same thing in NYC at the site of the World Trade Center. I imagine it's a normal thing to do... we see so much of the images growing up and in movies... and in the case of 9/11... we watched it unfold. wasn't thinking anything specific... just how insane the whole thing had to be... the fear for families as guys ran to work and to help. one moment you're in paradise, the next you're in hell.
anyway, as i reach roughly the 2 mile mark of the run... the sky opens up and it begins to pour, and i start laughing... i'm no where near shelter and I'm not going to stop... so i just keep going and and actually enjoy it... why do we run from the rain... why don't we ever stop and enjoy a good drenching... i'm not going to melt and it feels good, makes you feel young again.
so the last two miles of the run I'm drenched to the skin... every inch of me... only bad thing is my shoes are soaked and probably will take a day or two to dry completely but i had a blast. got back to the room, took off my shirt outside and wrung it out... then realized my Jeep was sitting out there with no top on it... completely soaked so I grab the keys and jump in and drive it around to the covered parking in back... JUST AS THE RAIN STOPS.
Damn the luck... but it's a Jeep, supposed to get wet.
More tomorrow... nothing exciting on the schedule but who knows what tomorrow will bring... i have a meeting with people that drive me insane so maybe that will inspire me
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Technology... is a damned thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other
let me start by saying the failure to post was not my fault at all. let me explain... and if enough of you still think I failed then i guess i'll shave the head and keep my word.
i've been stayin g with some amazing friends since i arrived on the island... most recently i've been shacking up with a friend who is moving back to the mainland. his family left a little early and he stayed behind to close some things out at work and to get the house packed and moved. on sunday, my first failure to post... i was unaware that the internet would be turned off. I DID write a post (not very exciting one) but never posted it. i thought i could do it monday morning from the office but that didn't happen... then monday i moved into a hotel for the night... and they didn't have wireless only hard cable internet and NO loaner cables. so i was stuck. this may sound like excuses and i respect that it does... but it's just full up honesty.
i'm back and will quickly wrap up a relatively uneventful couple of days
sunday, woke at about 6 am.. dressed and hit the golf course for a round with bob.. a buck a hole skins... was even until we made the turn at number nine and somebody bought beer (at 9 am) and put it in my hand... AND they kept pouring it down my throat... very rude. so the back nine didn't go quite so well for me... but i had a good time and it was nice to be outside. then drank some more beer at the beach and then dinner... that's it... a wasted day? nah... needed the mind vacation.
yesterday was work... then i moved into the hotel for a night and watched tv and read since i had no internet... my favorite show was on so i was excited to be able to catch it...Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations. Great show. he is without question my favorite tv guy around. ever.
that's it... today was one very long painful meeting... from 7 am until around 5 pm. was out of the office most of the day so that was nice but was toe-to-toe with some ill-informed and stubborn types... exhausting. tonight i went to dinner with some friends to celebrate bryan's birthday. a very nice time... he and his family leave for the mainland tomorrow as well... will definitely miss them. wonderful people who were so incredibly gracious to me over the last few months. they helped me through some ugly stuff (MRSA!) and made the time with out my family a little more bearable... thanks for that... can't say thank you enough.
i think i have the posting/Internet thing worked out... leave me a message and let me know if the events of the past two days are excusable or if i need to hit the barber... majority rules.
more tomorrow
i've been stayin g with some amazing friends since i arrived on the island... most recently i've been shacking up with a friend who is moving back to the mainland. his family left a little early and he stayed behind to close some things out at work and to get the house packed and moved. on sunday, my first failure to post... i was unaware that the internet would be turned off. I DID write a post (not very exciting one) but never posted it. i thought i could do it monday morning from the office but that didn't happen... then monday i moved into a hotel for the night... and they didn't have wireless only hard cable internet and NO loaner cables. so i was stuck. this may sound like excuses and i respect that it does... but it's just full up honesty.
i'm back and will quickly wrap up a relatively uneventful couple of days
sunday, woke at about 6 am.. dressed and hit the golf course for a round with bob.. a buck a hole skins... was even until we made the turn at number nine and somebody bought beer (at 9 am) and put it in my hand... AND they kept pouring it down my throat... very rude. so the back nine didn't go quite so well for me... but i had a good time and it was nice to be outside. then drank some more beer at the beach and then dinner... that's it... a wasted day? nah... needed the mind vacation.
yesterday was work... then i moved into the hotel for a night and watched tv and read since i had no internet... my favorite show was on so i was excited to be able to catch it...Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations. Great show. he is without question my favorite tv guy around. ever.
that's it... today was one very long painful meeting... from 7 am until around 5 pm. was out of the office most of the day so that was nice but was toe-to-toe with some ill-informed and stubborn types... exhausting. tonight i went to dinner with some friends to celebrate bryan's birthday. a very nice time... he and his family leave for the mainland tomorrow as well... will definitely miss them. wonderful people who were so incredibly gracious to me over the last few months. they helped me through some ugly stuff (MRSA!) and made the time with out my family a little more bearable... thanks for that... can't say thank you enough.
i think i have the posting/Internet thing worked out... leave me a message and let me know if the events of the past two days are excusable or if i need to hit the barber... majority rules.
more tomorrow
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