Happy New Year everyone.  This is where everyone writes about all of the new year resolutions.  If you guess I am about to do that, then you are absolutely correct.   However, I will hopefully be a little more reasonable than some. 

• I intend to loose some weight.  Notice I said some, and did not indicate a specific amount.
• I will also try to exercise more than I did in 2006.  So, if I do this one I should be able to keep the first resolution.
• I intend to also not stress so much about work.  However, this is predicated after I have my IT shop organization in place.
• I intend to spend more time with my family.
• I intend to do more things for me.  I may or may not elaborate on this some time in the future.  Guess you will have to keep coming back to see.
• I intend to pray and attend church more this coming year.  Once again, if I keep this one then all of the others will be achievable because prayer makes all things possible.

I believe five should be enough.  This is enough for me to remember and to possibly keep.   Speaking of keeping…

I hope you are also making realistic resolutions and setting some achievable goals to build upon.  I wish you and yours prosperity in 2007.

Cheers!

I am not sure how I am coping with Kermit’s death. I keep searching the web for pictures and information on him. I see what other people have said about him. It appears they all have met and been touched by that smiling little kid I know. I am just having a hard time understanding the reasons why he was there in Iraq. To show how cruel life can be, I believe he found out he was suppose to be back at Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico in January.

I have many friends who have gone over seas to Iraq. I am also quite sure I have many more that I am not aware of. However, this past week was the first time I had someone so close to me…confirmed dead. Did you hear me? “Confirmed dead…”

It is kind of hard for me to write about this. I personally grew up with this person. He was like...No, he was a little brother to me. The day he told me he had cross the sands to become my fraternity brother are still fresh in my mind. I was also proud of him at college because I could say, there is another homeboy making it in this world. More importantly, he was making it the right way The loss is tearing me up. As another frat put it in his news paper article, one last time for my frat and brother…Captain Kermit Evans.

“One….Nine……..06.!!!” *silence*

Memorials can be made to: Wachovia Bank. Evans Family Memorial Fund. For
more information, call 1-800-922-4684.

I actually rewrote this post today. There have been some changes in our group to date. It is because of those changes I rewrote this post. We have changes in management and group vision. These are always considered to be signficant when they occur in the work place. However, this may be a change that is good.

With that change, I have become one of the team leaders. This now requires me to lead all of the long term development that we might have. I basically now have to figure out…How to setup a development shop with a majority of virtual resources, inexperienced people, and ensure we are turning out quality products. There is a vast opportunity for growth and maturity with this effort. Perhaps, I should chronical my days of this change? Perhaps, my writing will also help me to think through some things on this journey. This is what journals are for, right?

Cheers!

I ended up working a 12 hour today.  It seems my job consumes every minute of every day.  I still cannot get over my management seems to believe they were doing me a favor with a promotion.  The promotion is where I should have been two years ago.

Cheers!

I was driving to work today, and I got to thinking about my GrandDaddy.  I miss him.  I can still remember some of the things he would do for me when I was smaller.  The single memory that sticks out more than anything is the time I took a picture with him and my birthday cake.   It was a Popeye cake.  I also remember how he used always make pink lemonade for me.  Also, I remember how we used to always stop at Burger Chef in Vicksburg.

I miss you GrandDaddy…

Cheers.

These past couple of days have been the only time I had opportunities to steal some down time. Work is a bit overwhelming right now with hurricane season quickly approaching. Everyday is such a chore. Everyday it appears more and more is being heaped on me too. It seems I am never able to get ahead of the load.

However, I know prayer will see me through. This too shall pass.