September 5, 2010

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Fall-like fun

After yet another few high-90s days earlier this week we’ve had two days of absolutely gorgeous weather. Hurricane Earl was rebuffed by a dry cold front that moved through. The temperature Friday was 98 degrees at one point but the relative humidity was a scandalously-low 19%! The weekend temperatures were about 8-10 degrees cooler with the same low humidity, which is a tantalizing taste of fall (though falls are cooler yet).

We spent most of Saturday just getting some yardwork done. Mowing, weeding, trimming, and leaf blowing were all carried out under sunny skies. Then there was music practice and other fun tasks until dinner. After dinner, we joined our neighbors on the driveway for beer and roasted marshmallows. One of our neighbors across the street got married yesterday and they held their reception in their backyard. We enjoyed people-watching and listening to the 80s-era wedding dance tunes.
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On the road again

Tomorrow evening I board a plane for my first business trip in over two years. It will be a week full of heavy-duty training to get me up to speed on my new employer’s product. While I’m looking forward to the training I’m also looking back to the time I’ve spent not on the road. True, it has been nice not having to travel, but I really didn’t like my job. So at least now I have a job I love, and if there’s some travel (and it’s not to Portsmouth, Virginia again) then that’s a bonus.