High Definition

I'm relaxin' on the couch right now watching a Robert Plant and Alison Krause concert on our new TV. A big TV is a purchase we have held off on for a long time simply on a matter of principle, but I must say, we are thoroughly enjoying it. I am amazed at the amount of high definition programming I was unware of available from our cable service.

It's a distraction we really don't need, but there is a level of quality in the programming like I've never seen in a couple of the HD channels, not to mention the stunning picture.

The NRS went in for service today after I spent the entire day unsuccessfully trying to bleed the brakes. It just occured to me it was probably our swim in the frozen lake last winter that probably did in the brakes. May have a complete overhaul done while it's in the shop, now I just need a rack solution for the car. Given my current work situation, I've elected to lay low on any new sports right now and focus on my current interests. I may even finally pick up that old Fender guitar that sits in the corner of my office unused and learn how to play the 12 bar blues.

Had a VectorSCM get together Saturday night, and I have learned that most of my department is still in tact, two years after GM announced the buyout, making me wonder if I made the right decision to leave in haste before a large buyout check and potentially years of employment in IT sustain and transition work for GM. It certainly would not have been any worse than my current situation. I find myself in a position again where I need to find new work. It is becoming ever so tiresome looking for new work every two to four years. I feel as though I'm at a crossroads this time, where I need to take a new path, I'm just not sure what that trajectory will be, so in the meantime, I tread water, waiting for the axe to fall yet again. I believe my future relies on a path of self reliance, rather than in the corporate world, which is where I've lived for the past fifteen years. It's a large change.

Times are very difficult in Detroit right now, and I believe it's going to get worse before it gets better.

My mind is consumed with the idea of personal change these days, I have all the support I could ask for in Susan, now it's just a matter of doing.

Susan recently obtained her CIEBS certification after three years of study and exams. She will be attending the new member ceremony in Orlando in September, where I'll meet up with her to celebrate and we'll do a small tour of the Atlantic coast. I'm really proud of her.