Okay, so here's a quick post before I try to catch a nap.  I've been on this rig 24 days straight now, and if all goes well we should finish up in another week, somewhere around the 22nd or 23rd.  After stopping in Casper, I'll be heading out to SLC to spend the weekend with

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First things first:  I have a new cell phone number:  (307) 277-3921.  The old number will cease to work at the end of this month, although Cingular's coverage out here sucks, so I probably won't be able to get any calls on it before then anyway.

Now that business is out of the way, I can get back to the rest of this update.  I am indeed out on an ( Read more... )

So, I have been living in Casper Wyoming for the past week at a company apartment.  Basically this past week has consisted of Halliburton's New-Hire school, which is something every employee goes through, no matter what department they're joining.  It's been a lot of rules, regs, and "Thou Shalt Nots" which all are basically solely to cover their ( Read more... )

Well, I'm back in the Bay Area, until next Tuesday evening.  I actually got in yesterday morning, at around 9:30 am, but proceeded to sleep for most of the day.  I made it from Mount Vernon to Oakland in about 13 hours, a personal best for me, but then it took me another hour to get across the Bay.  I really didn't miss this traffic at all.  Anyhow ( Read more... )

Alright folks, here's the deal:  I'm coming back to the Bay for a visit, probably arriving the 19th or 20th and staying for a week.  Who's gonna be there, and who's not?  And, is anyone willing to let me crash at their place for the duration of my stay?  I've got a sleeping bag and a mattress pad, so all I need is about 6 feet of floor space and ( Read more... )

Okay, so I've already told a few of you about this, but I figured now that I've received the official offer, I'll make it public.  Halliburton Energy Services has offered me a job as an Associate Field Professional in the Measuring While Drilling department, working out of their Casper, Wyoming office.  The job involves driving out to rigs that are ( Read more... )

Our housecat was a healthy medium size of about 9 pounds this summer, and we were feeding him about half a can of wet food and all the dry he wanted each day.  However, as the weather got colder and he stopped running around outside so much, he began to get bigger.  So we cut him back to a quarter can per day, but he wasn't really getting any ( Read more... )

So, we come to the final in my series of "expensive hobby" posts.  This hobby is one that I have not yet been able to indulge in, due to being poor.  However, very soon that will all change, and I expect by next summer to be thoroughly enjoying some new toys.

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Here we have the second in my series of "expensive hobbies" posts.  While this next hobby is not exactly new, my involvement in it is certainly expanding with the increased funds available.  It's probably my favorite hobby, and certainly the most controversial...

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This is the first in a short series of posts about some new, expensive hobbies of mine.  Understand that what I define as "expensive" is probably not the same as your definition, but here goes.  We'll begin with booze!

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As most (if not all) of you know, I enjoy drinking on occasion.  Unlike a lot of people up here, I ( Read more... )