Not sure anyone is going to see this post, since I moved and didn’t tell anyone.
Why?
I wanted a new blog. I wasn’t thrilled by how dated my old blog looked, and I think I’m also going to try and write more often (let’s say… oh… at least once a week). Figured I’d clean it up first, so I ditched my old BlogEngine.NET blog hosted at GoDaddy, and went with a WordPress blog hosted at Dreamhost (all my friends we’re doing it).
I did update the nameservers for my domain, but because of differences between the WordPress feed and the old feed, and because of some strange things happening in my FeedBurner account, I’m pretty sure I’m writing this post only for me. But… If I’m wrong, and you see me, say hello.
What’s Different?
I was challenged by my friend and fellow blogger Erik, to include more posts about me (you know real-world stuff) and not just stuff about Arena. So while I will keep posting things about Arena (and other work stuff), I’ll also try and add some things about what captivates me when I’m not at my day job.
And That Is?
So what captivates me when I’m not at work. Well… I have a 16 year old son who hasn’t quite got his license yet, but works a lot as a Lifeguard and is big into dirt bikes, so I spend a great deal of my time driving him around and hanging out with him at the dirt track. My 10 year old daughter has Refractory Epilepsy so we’re trying to manage her 10+ seizures a day and considering the alternatives for her treatment (surgery). She still is my best movie partner as we seem to be the only two in the family who really enjoy intense action movies. My 7 year old son is autistic (high functioning), and is my biggest helper. Him and I are the two morning people and are often long at work in the yard together before anyone else is even up. And of course my wife. She helps me to survive it all.
Wow… that kinda felt like I was filling out an online dating ad (good thing no one is reading it anyway). Next post is going to be about Arena.
I wondered when I saw all your facebook updates what was wrong with Hannah. I can’t believe how grown up your kids are getting!!! You guys seem great!
You forgot to mention… You like long walks in the backyard, shoveling horse poo.
I’m somebody.. and I read it.
Hey, I read it! I’ve been wondering about Hannah too. I’m keeping her in my prayers. I like reading these kind of posts. Arena…not so much.
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Yes, shoveling horse poo is a big part of my life too. I just want to have it hauled away, but someone around here thinks it makes good fertilizer, so every month or so, I also get to “flip” big piles of the stuff so that it can properly “compost.” Thats a fun job.
And Joanna and Linsey.. More about Hannah coming soon. Thanks for thinking of us and her.
Yeah, David – anyone who can’t see you on Facebook probably has no idea what’s been going on in your life lately. You’re my hero.
Interesting post. I really appreciate you for posting this.
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