A drop in the bucket

Found this post in the Draft section (written about two and a half years ago) and thought I'd publish it ...

Dunno why, but lately I've been thinking about what my "bucket list" would look like ... to which (in no particular order):

1. Visit the White House
2. Go to the United Kingdom (Ireland and England in particular)
3. See the Grand Canyon in person
4. Set foot in every state
5. Drive a supercar (first choice: a Bugatti Veyron)
6. Buy a near-mint or mint condition 1977 Luke Skywalker action figure in its original backboard packaging (it's a "buying-back-a-piece-of-my-childhood" kinda thing)
7. Visit the Jack Daniel's distillery UPDATE: DONE!
8. Play a round on a PGA golf course
9. Attend a game at every MLB park (I've got Fenway Park, Wrigley Field, and Anaheim covered)
10. Go to the ComicCon in San Diego, CA.
11. Meet Berkeley Breathed
12. See a playoff game of a professional team (NE Patriots, Red Sox, Bruins or Celtics) in person
13. Attend the taping of a live TV show
14. Take Joey to Disneyworld
15. Visit the Smithsonian
16. Read a biography (or autobiography) of every American president
17. Buy or build a house on Martha's Vineyard

And now for something completely different ... kinda, sorta ... but not really

Holy crap, it's been three and half years since I last posted?!?

What the what?!?

So, what's been going on with me?

Well, finally got divorced and since then married my best friend, Shari.

For our honeymoon, we went to Disneyworld and then to Nashville, TN, from where we went to the Jack Daniel's Distillery in Lynchburg. An absolutely amazing time!

Joey is now 10 and a half ... just nuts. He's was diagnosed with ADHD and Asperger's in 2011 and is doing so well in school now. Awesome, awesome kid.

Last time I was on here, I was working at Progress Software as a technical editor. Was laid off in June, 2010, then worked at DRS Technologies, which is a defense contractor. Was laid off from there in March, 2012.

In June, 2012, I landed a job with Apex Systems, Inc., as a contractor, supporting their client IBM as a technical editor. I work from home and you just can't beat that with a stick. Love, love, LOVE working from a home office. Very spoiled but also very cognizant of how fortunate I am to have this job.

Life has been amazing these past few years. Going through a divorce sucked, but I've come out the other side a much better person and Shari is the most amazing person I've ever met. I've never felt so loved or loved someone as much as I love her. Just an amazing feeling.

I'm going to try as much as possible to post here more often. I've come to realize that I've missed the more creative aspect of blogging and I do like to write. So, we'll see.

Still, not sure anyone will read this or even care that I'm here but ... an outlet is an outlet, right?