Posting from Colorado

Oh yes, how good it feels to be back. How have the rest of you been doing? It’s been so long since I’ve gotten a good post in. I haven’t just been hibernating, though. I’ve been out having minor adventures with the wife and kids here and there and I’ve been taking some pictures to prove it. I’m looking forward to sharing these experiences with you as well. It’s been nice to get out of the house and rest a bit to recharge the batteries after such a turbulent summer.

This week finds me in the quiet town of Fleming, Colorado where I’ve been sent to personally update the software on a server. Normally this process is all done remotely and this is actually the first time I’ve ever had to travel outside of training for this position. It’s been interesting though. The flight to Denver was a short one aboard a prop job (jet with propellers) next to a scruffy guy with motorcycle helmet with a personality to match the scruffy whiskers that composed his 5 o’ clock shadow. From there it wasn’t exactly a hop, skip, and a jump to the rental car lot. Instead, it was an escalator, a train, and a bus ride, but I eventually made it.

Determined to avoid paying the 6 bucks to drive on the toll road, I set up my laptop and GPS receiver and pulled out of the lot. I then drove a few circles around the exits I needed to take as I bounced from one freeway to the next on my loopty-loop journey that eventually headed eastward. With Denver soon in my rear-view mirror I breathed a sigh of relief, at last it felt as if the real journey had begun. Two hours and several bug casualties on the windshield later I left Interstate 76 at the Sterling exit, relieved that the Comfort Inn was so close.

The locals are very friendly and easy to work with and I’m happy to report that the trip has been uneventful thus far. I will, of course, be post-dating this entry to my blog, as I don’t really want to let the world know that I’m not home right now. I hope to present some videos and pictures I’ve taken once I get back into the swing of things.