thatguychuck

Friendship and loss

thatguychuck May 07, 2022 10:21

Sixteen years ago I posted, "I'm proud to say that Tomak Baksik is my friend." That remains very true today.

Monday is the funeral for Tomak. I love him. He will be missed.

http://www.mccabefuneralhome.com/obituaries/details/3090

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thatguychuck May 07, 2009 12:00

I'm off for a motorcycle ride through Death Valley, to the Grand Canyon, and other places I don't even know about yet. Then back home to find a company that needs a great software QA engineer.

After that, THE WORLD!!!

It's good to help a stranger - especially one on a motorcycle

thatguychuck Feb 04, 2009 09:45

Over the weekend as my wife and I stopped at a garage sale, I noticed a motorcycle parked on the sidewalk a short way away with the owner nearby on his cell phone. As we were leaving, he hung up and started to make another call ( Read more... )

Wedding vows

thatguychuck Dec 28, 2008 20:41

I love you Erica, and I want to spend my life with you ( Read more... )

erica, us, wedding, vows

Marriage in two hours

thatguychuck Dec 27, 2008 14:42

I'm getting married in two hours.

I may or may not be nervous.

Busy = no updates

thatguychuck Dec 02, 2008 22:33

Busy as life is, things are still going well. I had to let some of the balls I was juggling hit the ground and stay there, but that's ok. I'll be able to get done all that I need to get done and still be happy at the end of the day.

Life is still going well. No matter how stressed I am or how much sleep I'm losing, I can still say life is going

Flying to California with 18 hours notice

thatguychuck Nov 12, 2008 01:09

Well, it looks like I'm flying to San Francisco for work tomorrow. I leave at 3:55 pm and return on Sunday. Interestingly enough, it turns out that the ticket 18 hours in advance was only $100 more than one three weeks from now.

Working from home

thatguychuck Oct 09, 2008 15:31

Note to self: When setting up an outside workstation because the weather is beautiful, don't set it up near that well-hidden hornets nest. They're bound to notice you before you notice them.

Hornets: 0
Chuck: Genocide

Oh yes, where was I...

thatguychuck Sep 18, 2008 17:08

A quick, caffeine fueled post.

Michigan - I'm there.
School - It's kicking ass. Done in three months.
Work - Did I say school was kicking ass? All school has going for it is academic scholarships, having teachers I don't even know congratulating me in the halls, and having the school fly me to Nevada to speak at an international business conference. ( Read more... )

I rarely post

thatguychuck Jul 16, 2008 20:20

I've been here in California a couple of months now. It's going great.

I'm starting a software quality assurance department from scratch. It's been fun. Honestly.

I'm writing because I found something cool. And only alem will really dig it.

I saw this somewhere while motorcycling though the East Bay this weekend.

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