The Joys of Being Home

I would like to say that I've been busy with all sorts of exciting stuff since I got back from Iraq.   But I haven't.  I've mostly been sitting around doing nothing.  That might make me sound lazy but after six months of non-stop 12-hour days - doing nothing is pure bliss.  I've been sleeping in, vegging out, drinking beer, eating unhealthy food, and generally being a bum.  And I don't regret a moment of it.

  Tomorrow I I am driving up to Princeton, New Jersey to meet with some folks about a part-time consulting job I managed to stumble into.  Long story made short:  I've been hired to be a consultant on a new software application.  I'm not a programmer but that is not what they need me for.  They want a users perspective on their product and, based on some work I did with them in the past, they hired me as a SME (subject matter expert).  I won't mention the name of the company or the application to avoid any endorsement or conflict of interest with my Air Force job.  The money I am going to make off this job is kinda crazy - at least for someone that's been collecting enlisted military pay for the past 18 years.  With the money I'll make on this job I'll be getting a second mountain bike (had to bring the topic back to bikes to keep this post on-topic).

  Anyway, once I start getting paid for this new job, I will start the painful process of trying to figure out what new bike to get.  I've got a good line on slightly used Niner RIP 9 frame.  The money I save on the frame will let me put together a very nice build kit.  Stay tuned for updates.