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June 22nd 2005 Posted in Flying
So I took the Lovely Wife up for a nice evening flight on Monday, air as smooth as glass, and some nice visibility. I took some Pictures with the new (old) camera and did my three take offs and landings. All in all a very nice flight.

After taking off from PAE, I got flight following from Whidbey and cruised up to Bellingham for my first touch and go. Ordinarily I would skip flight following on a trip like this, just straight up and back, but there were a lot of aircraft in the sky due to the severer clear weather, so I wanted the extra eyes.

After BLI we jogged down to Arlington and did my second touch and go, then straight back to PAE in time to get the airplane back. 1.8 hours on the Hobbs, but I guestimate only 1.5 in the air. We spent a lot of time behind a Pilatus PC-12 that was in front of us for take off. I don’t know what they were doing, but they ended up holding us and the twin behind us up for a good while.

Pics will be up as soon as I get the film developed and scanned.

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June 21st 2005 Posted in The Job

OK, so I have a job I hate. Well, hate is a strong word. I have a job I am not happy doing. It’s not so much the job per say, more like the company I work for. They suck. In fact they suck so bad that all the good folks are leaving…quickly. We need new employees, but when we get a good hire, they up and get a new job in a few weeks for an employer that pays more, has better benefits, and doesn’t treat their employees like commodities. I could get a new job, but I’m waiting for the “right job”. Unfortunately the IT industry in Washington State is just now recovering from the DOT Bomb, and there are a lot of folks looking for the “right job”. So I hag on, suffering quietly, collecting my pay check, while all the good folks are leaving.

I submitted a resume to Monolith for a job I’m qualified for. Of course a week after pressing send, Monolith lays off 80 people. Not a good sign. Not that just submitting resumes was going to get me very far any way.

“It’s Who You Know.”

I’ve never gotten a job by submitting a resume. I’ve always been referred to the hiring manager by someone I know. That’s the way it works for most job seekers, or so I’m told. So I keep my irons in the fire, and maintain the limited contact with the guys I know in the Biz. Hopefully it’ll swing my way and the “Right Job” will come around.
Until then, I have a hearty seeya! To the guys that made it out.

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