THE NEW DRIVE THRU!

Now this is the life.....Cam and instructor fly into a private airpark subdivision where everyone has a 'driveway' off of the airport taxiway and have dinner with his bosses who own the Flight School. The only problem is the horn in the airplane didnt work :). He had dinner, hung out for an hour and a half then flew back to his base airport---gotta luv it. Oh yeah, Teri and I drove the 2001 VW out to dinner and she had 3 soft tacos and I had chips and queso. Glad someone is living right in our household. Til next time...

YOUR WHAT BROKE?

True story today...one of our dispatchers is mom to two teen boys. Well, today, her 15 yr old called in distraught stating "Mom, mom--my G-string broke and I really need for you to stop and get me another one tonite!" Horrified, mom inquired "your G string broke, I didnt know you had one!" The son then realized the confustion."Mom, stop by the music store on the way home, the G-string to my viola busted and I need it for viola lessons tomorrow!"

Gotta luv it......

A NEW ADULT IN THE HOUSE!

This week, Cameron celebrated number 18-- 18 years of living, and that he has done! A brief visit with a trumpet, a temporary passion for golf, an interest in audio/video production and now a permanent passion to become a professional pilot, have all been apart of his teen years.

The last couple of weeks, he has been out on assignment, house sitting that is, so away from Sweetbriar Cottage. But, he did stop by on his eighteenth birthday. You can rightfully conclude the motivation for his appearance.

As I arrived home, I was greeted by my wife in the kitchen. When I asked about his whereabouts, she informed me he was in his basement bedroom with a gift he bought himself for his own birthday. The self-purchase act itself verifies his arrvial to manhood. She reluctantly refused to elaborate on his purchase, unlike her.

I was befuddled wondering what our adventerous child, excuse me, adult, had acquired for himself. I could only ponder and did delay my descent to his location. Visions of what I DID NOT want to see consumed my thoughts. Such things included a subscription to "Modern Groom" magazine, any packaging with Gerber on it, the Free Apartment Guide (I enjoy his company), etc. What I discovered was equally disconcerting, or would be perceived as such, by most parents. Unboxed before my eyes was a brand new Savage high powered rifle, quite a nice specimen for one's first purchase. Hummm...I haven't seen any insurgents in the neighborhood recently. A bit more fire power than we need for the average tree squirrell. It seems like our early day hunting trips in South Texas created the passion to hunt, so he is now set!

He took it out with a buddy on Sunday to check out the recoil power--30 rounds later and a sore shoulder to boot, he was set---4 rounds into the Osa Bin Laden target to finish up his firing day!

Til next time....

Stoked!

Well, phase 1 of Cam's dream was accomplished tonite--his first job in the Aviation world. His long sought-after job as a Flight Dispatcher for his Flight School is a done deal--HIRED! How cool is this scenario-- he has his interview at 230pm or so and then strolls back to his flight school for scheduled flight training at 8pm. Due to unstable weather in the area, he is limited to ground school. After an hour, his instructor invites him to travel by car 20 miles to a remote, exclusive area where there is a private air strip and he is to meet some his trainer's "friends". Lo and behold, he arrives to find the 3 guys who interviewed him today on the back porch of this mansion. "Cam, here's your business card--welcome to McAir Aviation!" (http://www.mcairaviation.com/home.htm). So, full time student plus full time job--welcome to REAL WORLD-DENVER!

til next time....

Intro

Don't get me started.....it's too late..

WOW, my premier Blog entry. Actually, I have been authoring a family electronic letter for about ten years, so not new for me, just a new platform. The blog format is merely an opportunity to elevate my thrift store family letter to the prom, a venue where you can get the full tuxedo attire, at Goodwill pricing.

A little about my myself for 1st time readers. I am blessed with a gentle wife to temper my rants and raves. She has tolerated me for nearly 20 years of marriage and definitely put the balance in our relationship. As are our opposing personalities, so go our two sons, one a 15 year old introvert along with his 18 year old brother who is our socialite. All three provided phenomenal fodder for the family letter.

As for a career, I am surrounded by Type A personalites working in a 911 center for a large metropolitan police department. I just celebrated, or rather tolerated, my 17th year of employment last week. This career will skew your vision on people, if you let it. I have let it. For the most part, we spend the day helping those who have failed to help themselves and use law enforcement services as their free, personal guidance center seeking answers for their self-created issues. In a nutshell, the personalities we speak with haven't been 'typed'. They will be an excellent source for blogging.

I will not only use this site to continue to comment on periodic family news, but more notably, to rant about personal pet peeves, hence the name--- PEEVED! First, a little insight as 'peeving' can be misconstrued. Most of my annoyances are influenced by others' inconsiderations and lack of looking outside of their own personal snow globe. We clearly live in a society that is about me, not we. It is about living in the moment to enhance our personal satisication and gain. So, my slant is on critiquing behavior, not individuals. Simply, I will use the keyboard to vent-- alot cheaper than a bondsman.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot- do I have an alternative motive for blogging? The answer will be revealed much later, but worth the wait! Let's get peeving.....