And strangely enough, I haven't been that busy with work...
Which would then make it even harder to understand why I haven't been posting.
The engagement I worked on most of last year (successfully) closed on New Year's Eve. I spent a few weeks in January doing close-out work, and since then, I've actually taken some time off.
I've been busy spending time with Jeanie, doing a fair amount of flying, working on a new set of web sites for the CAP squadron, catching up on a bunch of training for work I hadn't been able to do last year and just generally letting my batteries recharge.
I did pass my Form 5 check ride, and have been able to fly over 5 hours in the 182. Interestingly, all of it has been with instructors - which has turned out to be great, as in the last few weeks I have almost doubled the number of hours I have "under the hood" as I've started dipping a toe into the pursuit of getting an instrument rating. I also got an hour in a G1000 "glass cockpit" C-182T.
For the CAP squadron web sites, I decided to use Google Sites, which is really cool. I am also using Google Calendar, which has some really cool features. One of the really nice features is that both use the same Google Account as Google Mail (Gmail) so I don't have to manage a bunch of user ID's - each squadron member can manage his own. Another nice feature is that it's all free!
In addition to the above factors, I went with the Google Apps because they are easy to use, provide good functionality, and will allow the squadron to share the work of managing the sites rather than being dependent solely on me.
I figure it's only a matter of time before I get assigned to another engagement, but in the interim, I'll try to work through some of the backlog of half-completed posts I have in draft mode.
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Posted by David at February 16, 2009 06:57 PM | Categorized under: A day in the life, Reference