Larry’s Log

It’s after 10:00PM and I’m sitting in Laguardia waiting for morning. I missed my flight this afternoon by about 10 minutes. Actually, I probably could have made my flight had I not had a bag that needed checking.
Regardless of all that I’m stuck here for the night. My flight out tomorrow is at 6:00AM and […]

About three weeks ago my son, who is a member of the Tennessee Army National Guard, found out that he will soon be heading to Camp Bucca in Iraq to help guard the camp. At that time he was told he would be stationed for between six to eight weeks someplace in the US to […]

I guess I need to let y’all know I’m still kicking and I do intend to continue with this weblog but I just don’t seem to be able to find the time to write about the things that are interesting me and the trivial stuff just isn’t inspiring me to write. This post will be […]

Things didn’t work out too well at Pipeline Contols and Services. Small companies need people with very broad skill sets. Mine didn’t stretch far enough.
I learned a few things the short time I was there and got the opportunity to work with some very good people. I wish them well. I’ll miss them.
I start Monday […]

It has been a nice respite from travel but, for the most part, I’ve enjoyed my short trip back on the road. For the past three days I’ve been working at the Port of Tampa and staying in Ybor City. The flight down was pleasant enough and now I’m waiting in the Tampa Airport for […]

Okay, I’ve been working in the pipeline industry for a week and a half now and the one thing that strikes me above anything else is that one engineering office is pretty much like the next. I’ve learned a few interesting things about the pipeline business but overall it’s just a pump pushing a liquid […]

Two job offers came in this morning about thirty minutes apart. I’ve spent the bulk of the day trying to talk myself out of the job I wanted to take and into the other job. Either I wasn’t playing devil’s advocate to the best of my abilities or the job I wanted is the right […]

Things have gone well with my job search. I’ve interviewed with three companies and it looks very much like I’ll get a job offer from two of them. It’s always nice to be in a position to decide which job would be the best.
The job search this time around has reaffirmed some things I’ve […]

Every winter, beginning around Thanksgiving and ending around Ground Hog day, I drop into a very mild depression. I don’t like cold weather, I don’t like the sun going down so early and I’m no fan of all the hustle and bustle of the holidays. This past year I didn’t really snap out of this […]

This past project took a lot out of me and I’ve been looking forward to a little slower pace, just not as slow as it has become.
As of this Friday, July 28th I will no longer be an employee of Polytron. I’m leaving on good terms with the company and I wish them all the […]

I’ve been involved in a project for the past year and a half that has had me out of town a lot. I’ve spent the largest portion of the the last nineteen out of twenty-eight weeks living in a hotel and putting in twelve and fourteen hour days. I’ve not had much time for writing. […]

Remember me telling you about that lawsuit I’ve been involved in forever? I went back to trial yesterday. Once again the judge found in our favor. I’ve been assured that this is the end. Still….

I enjoy participating in message forums. I especially enjoy being able to discuss controvesial issues in an objective manner with intelligent people of differing opinions. I have found a forum where the ability to find that sort of conversation is high and I’ve made some friends there. The problem with making genuine freinds in forums […]

Remember a few days ago when I told you about going to court? I thought things were finally settled. They weren’t. This morning I learned that Ms Simmons has decided to appeal the sessions court decision to circuit court and will probably want a jury trial. This after dropping my truck off this morning to […]

The last two days have been interesting. Tuesday I had a meeting in Augusta, Georgia with a very good customer of ours. Augusta is 160 miles away. My whole purpose for being at the meeting was as a technical resource to answer questions that might POP up. A few did but for the most part […]