While I felt that I was spinning my wheels in place, making no headway for the last few months, things are moving now. Dale's housemates Craig and Terry have agreed to adopt Dutch. This makes me very happy. My brother and his wife in MA had offered to take him, as they were looking for a dog. But this way he will still be close by and I can see him all the time. On the heels of this news I finally received a call from Comcast about a job interview. I was wondering what was taking them so long, but I'm actually glad as I wanted to finish out as much of the year as possible at the fire department. I have my interview on Wednesday and I'm hoping that I can give at least 2 weeks notice at my present job. I feel like I'm packing a parachute after not doing so for a long time. I'm making plans on paying off bills and adjusting to my new (read: 'lower') income. finances will be tighter, but not too bad. But I'm giving up the ultimate in job security. I have about 60 people below me on the seniority list at the fire dept. I could have this job till retirement age if I wanted. But I feel the need to move on into the world of computers. I feel the need to be closer to the cutting edge. Firefighting has been a wonderful experience that I will take with me and cherish always. But the security of my job comes with the price of a very limited choice of career growth. The career path is short and gets very narrow as you move up. I'm hoping that the world of computers will give me more room to grow and find new challenges.

I'm pushing myself to model this blog after LiveJournal. Shorter, more frequent entries. So stay tuned for more in the near future. I'm working on a piece on the nature and purpose of memory that should go up later this week.