The Long Road Back

I'm in the first week of my new job, and it's really great. In another month or so, I'll be working from home once again. Then I'll be back on the road where I belong. I can't believe that I put up with all of the crap from my previous boss. It wasn't the travel, or the work -- it was the fact that he did not establish any kind of trust, and he had a strange problem controlling his anger. It was quite apparent during several "road rage" incidents where I thought that I would get killed in the car by his driving. I'm really glad I left, because it was starting to get really annoying with all of the retaliatory things that were going on toward the end. Anyhow, I'm enjoying the long road back home. Yes, the new job does kind of feel like I'm back where I belong. That's one of the best feelings of all. See ya.

Way Down South

... to San Diego, that is. I'm in yet another bidding war for a house. I'm trying to get the housing mess cleared up before I start my new job. It's always nice to have a place to live near the new job. Well, I suppose it's a good thing. I'm trying to get all of my business taken care of within the next week, but work always seems to get in the way. Anyhow, all I have to do is buy a house, move, and tie up all the loose ends of my present job within the next week. Well, that seems rather doable. If only I wasn't stuck in Miami, Phoenix, and Kansas City while attempting to complete all of those tasks... I need a nap. See ya.

Leftovers

I spent yesterday morning searching for houses in San Diego. Unfortunately, there were only four in my price range, and only one worth putting a bid on. So, of course, I put a bid on the house, but I won't find out until Thursday. This is going to be a long week. I still have a really bad cold, but I have to continue to Florida tomorrow morning. One final cross-country visit for this job, and another set of short hops halfway across the country, and I'll be finished. Then it's onward to some new challenges. I'm on several medications right now, so I'm feeling quite loopy. I guess I should have consulted the handy PDR, but I don't have access to one at home, so I'm out of luck. I could really do without the whole weakness thing that accompanys the cold. That's the part that really sucks. I'm not really feeling very motivated to get my butt out of my chair at the moment. See ya.

Death Warmed Over

I've got a bad cold or the flu or something. I had to get on a few airplanes this week, and now my head feels like it exploded, and all of the little pieces are spread out somewhere over Dallas. I guess I built up a resistance to DayQuil and NyQuil, so I tried a new miracle drug, Tylenol Flu. I highly recommend it. It's great stuff. Anyhow, I still feel like death warmed over, but at least I'm home now. I could use some sleep. See ya.

Aftermath

With really mixed emotions, I put in my resignation today, and then I got on the phone and notified scores of colleagues of my departure. I don't think my bosses realize the bond that was created between all of us in the field. I spent several hours on the phone today, and I'm expecting to be on the phone all weekend. Apparently, my departure will create a few disruptions in the continuum of the company, but I'm sure it will subside within a few weeks.

I'm working on buying a new home in my new town. I'm expecting to be in escrow within the next ten days. Yes, I have a really agressive schedule to get moving. Now, I'm in a race against time. I'm starting to feel alive once again. It's a great feeling.

See ya.

Search For Tomorrow

I might be off the road for a while. My options have arrived and the job search is finally over. I went through many different interviews internally and externally, and all I have to do now is make a decision about what the future will bring. I'm going to be moving my base of operations, but I still have to make my final decision as to where that base will be. It's a very interesting phenomenon. Sometimes, the things that you go after in life aren't necessarily what you really had wanted out of life, but you don't realize it until almost actually get it. Okay, that was a bad sentence. What do you expect? It's after 2am, and I'm getting a little too old for this. Anyhow, the bottom line is the fact that I have a big decision to make, ironically on April Fool's Day. How appropriate. See ya.