The Hands And The Eyes, Part I

Back in August, I was let go from my job. It wasn't a complete surprise but I certainly would have preferred to have been the one to say "This isn't working out" when I had something else lined up. I knew it wasn't a good fit for me and apparently, they thought the same thing. They just beat me to the punch. It is what it is and given the state of the economy, finding another source of income is/was a challenge (to say the least). Fortunately, my Dad has a Machine Shop that he runs out of a large building on his property and he had just been awarded a fairly sizable contract and as such, he needed some help. He was willing to pay me a fair wage if I were willing to help him out.

Of course, I agreed. I needed the money and the idea of learning something new was very attractive. I.T. hasn't exactly been very good to me over the last couple of years and frankly, the idea of completely changing careers was rather appealing. And I love working with my hands. There is something very cool about taking a pile of raw materials and turning it into a finished product (e.g. Look what I did!)

Fresh Start

So, it looks like I'm starting over with the Blog thing. I had one hosted with a previous employer then moved to a new job (moving my website to them) and when I left that job, they promptly deleted my site after assuring me it was fine to leave it there. Looks like there is no such thing as honor anymore; you can say one thing and then do another and it's okay. Oh well. I can just add that to the list of things they screwed me over with.

Fortunately, I was able to figure out how to restore all of my posts (and the comments) so it looks like I don't really have to start over. Good thing I am such a nerd. Read on if you wish to discover the depths of my nerdosity.