Last night after my blog, I had a chance to read my daughter's new blog. I can't say too much about it yet as she will be using this for intellectual fodder for a program and products down the road a ways. It was well put together and I had much pride in the brief but entertaining read. When appropriate, I will invite you all to partake of the 51% Solution Blog.
I also had the pride of congratulating one of our reader's family member for surpassing a very important miles stone in the scuba industry. Peter's, a reader from South Africa, colleague and friend, brother Gregg has trained more than 1,000 divers. (Yes they were PADI Divers.) Now this is not an exaggeration and we know because we actually keep records of that sort. Kudo's to Gregg. Peter, let him know he made the blog read on every continent in the world except Antarctica.
Jack had a late day today so that let me get in a tad earlier than usual. It was nice to be prepared for a meeting for a change.
Then it was clean up e-mails and head home at lunch to pack up the truck for the long drive to Utah tomorrow. Yes I will be taking a could days off of blogging so you will have to read something else.
Here are a few suggestions. Try reading the Afforable Health Care Bill aka Obama care. You would be the first on your block, no in your city, no in your state, no in the country who has finished all 2,472 pages. Then you can chime in on whether it is constitutional or not. Then you can read the constitution to see if we have really meant to have three branches of government, because some one sent a very passionate plea from the White House to the Supreme Court to be flexible with the term mandatory enrollment.
Or for more fun while I am off, read about the US Bureau of Ships, established by Congress in June 1940. They were responsible for the design, construction, conversion, procurement, maintenance, and repair of ships and other craft for the Navy; managing shipyards, repair facilities, laboratories, and shore stations; developing specifications for fuels and lubricants; and conducting salvage operations. There budget was less than 4 million dollars. (Big money back then) and they were responsible for commissioning 1,100 ships in their first 24 months and they had a staff of 28 people.
But time rolls on, and the Bureau of Ships became the Naval Ship Systems Command in the 60s and Today is known as the NavSea, Naval Sea Systems Command whose budget (2010) exceeds 30 billion dollars, has more than 60,000 enlisted and civilian workers and will commission 3 ships this year and is responsible for 110 ships world wide. Got to Love Progress.
After work I enjoyed a farewell dinner at Hanna's with a new server, Hillary, who did a great job. I also ran into PGA pro Bobbie Schaffer who handles all the details for Dave Hanna's annual trip to The Masters. I will not be going this year, but will be living vicariously through people like Bobbie and Dave. I hope they have a great year.
Dinner was spectacular and Dennis and Ted seemed to have a good time. The joint was jumpin. Dennis and I will be Utah bound tomorrow morning.
Now you can enjoy my absence.
