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Keeping the Lights On

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So it’s been a minute. Welcome back!

It’s been over two years since I’ve written on the blog and it feels like everything is the same and different, all at once. If you keep up with me through work, I’ve changed quite a bit. If instead you’re a neighbor or close friend, I haven’t changed much at all.

I’m back to working in technology sales, and while this post isn’t about work, that change has had an effect on my routine. Start the snickering, but I rearranged and redecorated my office again, in honor of the new role. It’s a quirk of mine, where I want to change things about every six months and my office layout is a convenient victim.

Today, it’s 5AM local time and I’m in an airport for a week long work trip. Then 3 days each in the next 2 weeks to meet customers and staff face-to-face. Remote work is very useful if you have the discipline to be effective and I think most do. It may not look the same to everyone, but work gets done. What’s missing is the inspiration and creativity that comes from being present. I like the idea of office hours or office days with specific goals and hoped for outcomes.

That’s it for now. I’ve got 15 minutes to tidy up here and head for the boarding line.

PS – if you’re traveling, watch for the fun and unique things at your destination. Bring the good ideas home with you.

Learning to Fly – Part 1

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On April 13th of this year, I was finally able to take my first flight lesson.  A gift from my dad, it was about and hour behind the controls of a Cherokee 140 out of the airport in Bolivar, MO (M17).  It included a quick pre-flight walkaround, then a flight over to Stockton, MO for some basic maneuvers and back to Bolivar.

It was an experience I’ll never forget…

I’ve been flying using a home simulator setup for about the last year or more so much of the flight was familiar but the real life sensations weren’t.  I was on sensory overload most of the flight but was able to fly the plane using the habits already in place from the time on the simulator.  My instructor told my dad that “he’s a natural” and my dad was impressed that the landing was good remarking “if you’d greased it on the first flight I would have been shocked”.

It cemented the idea in my mind that I could indeed become a pilot.  About a month later it was my birthday, and everyone chipped in to open a savings account in my name for flight lessons, filled with enough cash to get three lessons booked.

I’ll try to keep these posts updated as a log of what I do