I learned an interesting fact this Thanksgiving. The first Thanksgiving took place on 1565 in St. Augustine, FL. and it was originally the Spanish I probably should have known it before but I think that our idea of Thanksgiving, as well as most holidays, have been thwarted in some way. Very interesting.
Regardless of the history, I think was is important is that we have these holidays as a time to gather with family and friends and enjoy eachothers company.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone, and have a great holiday season.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Monday, June 30, 2008
Lowell Lake, VT
One of the things that I've been missing while in school has been ventures into places that are less traveled. It's nice to get out and see the world that isn't filled with people rushing around like chickens without that vital organ.
Every once in a while I get the chance to head up to Londonderry, VT and help out a good friend with her computer. She's very patient with me, I think I probably cause more problems then I fix...but she says that I fix her problems and make her life better. See she has the right idea, nice office space with a beautiful view overlooking the woods surrounding Bromley, Mt. She works remotely most of the time, and heads to NYC when needed. Anyway, I digress. So I got the chance to head up and help her out. Just a couple days prior I invested in a wonderful guide, AMC's Quiet Water, so I looked up lakes that were local to Londonderry figuring that I would just take along the kayak and paddle around for a couple hours after working. Lowell Lake happened to be just down the road from where I was going to be. It took me about 1.5 hours to paddle around the entire lake, granted I was taking my time. Here's the count on what I saw in those two hours;
4 Beaver
11 or 12 Beaver Huts
1 Blue Heron
3 Guys (Rather large I might add), Fishing from what looked like a paddle boat with a trolling motor
Good times were had. If you're in the area, I would suggest checking it out.
"A standard 8-oz. serving of milk provides good to excellent sources of nine essential nutrients, making it one of the most nutrient-dense foods."
Monte
Every once in a while I get the chance to head up to Londonderry, VT and help out a good friend with her computer. She's very patient with me, I think I probably cause more problems then I fix...but she says that I fix her problems and make her life better. See she has the right idea, nice office space with a beautiful view overlooking the woods surrounding Bromley, Mt. She works remotely most of the time, and heads to NYC when needed. Anyway, I digress. So I got the chance to head up and help her out. Just a couple days prior I invested in a wonderful guide, AMC's Quiet Water, so I looked up lakes that were local to Londonderry figuring that I would just take along the kayak and paddle around for a couple hours after working. Lowell Lake happened to be just down the road from where I was going to be. It took me about 1.5 hours to paddle around the entire lake, granted I was taking my time. Here's the count on what I saw in those two hours;
4 Beaver
11 or 12 Beaver Huts
1 Blue Heron
3 Guys (Rather large I might add), Fishing from what looked like a paddle boat with a trolling motor
Good times were had. If you're in the area, I would suggest checking it out.
"A standard 8-oz. serving of milk provides good to excellent sources of nine essential nutrients, making it one of the most nutrient-dense foods."
Monte
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Wow, so much to write about since my last post. I'm sorry to keep all of you waiting, I'm sure that you've missed me terribly.......Yeah Right!!!
Well it's official....I graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Systems Engineering on June 24th. Aren't you all so proud of me? This is a very exciting milestone for me, one that makes me both happy and sad. This stage is complete, which is great, but all the people that I've met and spent every day with, will be missed terribly. I'm very excited for the change though, and to finally be making some money. In addition I've put off some of my dreams until this stage of my life, and now I will be able to take some of them on. Flying is one of the major ones and I will keep all of you up to date on advances in that path.
As of right now I haven't started work yet, in fact we still haven't moved yet either. I will be starting my new job in mid-July and will give you all updates on that when the time comes.
This past month has been quite relaxing and has given me a chance to get some things done that I've been meaning to do for a while. I'm working on refinishing our dining room table, pictures to come later, I'm done some kayaking, pictures to come later, and soon I will start packing and getting ready for the move, probably won't take pictures of that though. So I guess the bottom line is that I'm doing pretty well. I can't believe how fast time goes by when you're having fun though, it really is rather depressing in that regard.
Well I will hopefully get a couple more posts up soon, I have some trips and events that I want to share with all of you and I guess this is the best medium for mass distribution.
You've all be drinking your milk right?
monte
Well it's official....I graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Systems Engineering on June 24th. Aren't you all so proud of me? This is a very exciting milestone for me, one that makes me both happy and sad. This stage is complete, which is great, but all the people that I've met and spent every day with, will be missed terribly. I'm very excited for the change though, and to finally be making some money. In addition I've put off some of my dreams until this stage of my life, and now I will be able to take some of them on. Flying is one of the major ones and I will keep all of you up to date on advances in that path.
As of right now I haven't started work yet, in fact we still haven't moved yet either. I will be starting my new job in mid-July and will give you all updates on that when the time comes.
This past month has been quite relaxing and has given me a chance to get some things done that I've been meaning to do for a while. I'm working on refinishing our dining room table, pictures to come later, I'm done some kayaking, pictures to come later, and soon I will start packing and getting ready for the move, probably won't take pictures of that though. So I guess the bottom line is that I'm doing pretty well. I can't believe how fast time goes by when you're having fun though, it really is rather depressing in that regard.
Well I will hopefully get a couple more posts up soon, I have some trips and events that I want to share with all of you and I guess this is the best medium for mass distribution.
You've all be drinking your milk right?
monte
Friday, March 14, 2008
Deja Brew
March 8th brought the joy of beer. I headed out to a place called Deja Brew in Shrewsbury MA with some of my best friends. Deja Brew provides a facility to brew and bottle your own beer, with knowledgeable staff to assist with any questions along the way. They really are wonderful people and anyone that is interested in learning the brewing process, this is a great way to get started. In addition, you get to drink while you work.
In any case, we headed down to bottle our first two batches of beer; 6 of us, each ended up with two cases of twelve 22oz bottles.
Check out pictures
Good times were had by all,
Monte
In any case, we headed down to bottle our first two batches of beer; 6 of us, each ended up with two cases of twelve 22oz bottles.
Check out pictures
Good times were had by all,
Monte
Friday, January 25, 2008
It's been a while
You'd think that after not write for such a long time, I'd actually have things to write about. The truth is that when you've been away for so long, you have so much to write and you don't know where to start. Well I guess I'll start by saying, "The Pat's are kickin' it again!!!!!!!!!!" Very excited about the Super Bowl, and I wish that everyone that reads this could be together to watch the game, I'd love to be able to see all of you together again. I think I've said it before, growing up really sucks.
So I finished out the semester strong. Everyone said that senior year was supposed to be easier than the rest, they were wrong. Well, at least for last semester.....I'm expecting this coming semester to be better since I only have 12 credits remaining and only one of the classes is related to engineering. I'm on the home stretch with mixed feelings. I took a job in Nashua, NH, and I'm very excited about it. What a change it's going to be. I've been in school for the past 5 years, yes I took the long route, and starting the routine of going to work every day is going to be very different. Anyway, I'm excited about the change, and my wife is talking about going back to school; I think it is a wonderful idea. Of course this could mean great things for all of my readers, I'll have much more to write about other than my seemingly insignificant life.
I performed one of my major tasks as president of the electrical and computer engineering honors society last night for the first time, I inducted new members. I find it interesting to see how times have changed so much, but how some things still stay the same. The induction ritual was probably written back in the 40's or so, the society has been in existence since 1904, and although it's gone through many revisions the main concepts are still there. Things such as being an honorable professional, standing up for what is right, always looking out for your fellow men and women, etc. These sort of morals still are as applicable today as they were back then although some may say harder to come by. But the writing style and some of the word usage just didn't apply at all, and brought on some laughs from those getting inducted, "Well Groomed" to give you an idea. The whole thing went well except for a couple screw ups on my part, but I guess I'm allowed that.
This is Monte signing out, and wishing you all a Super Sunday......Time to wipe the field with some Giants......
So I finished out the semester strong. Everyone said that senior year was supposed to be easier than the rest, they were wrong. Well, at least for last semester.....I'm expecting this coming semester to be better since I only have 12 credits remaining and only one of the classes is related to engineering. I'm on the home stretch with mixed feelings. I took a job in Nashua, NH, and I'm very excited about it. What a change it's going to be. I've been in school for the past 5 years, yes I took the long route, and starting the routine of going to work every day is going to be very different. Anyway, I'm excited about the change, and my wife is talking about going back to school; I think it is a wonderful idea. Of course this could mean great things for all of my readers, I'll have much more to write about other than my seemingly insignificant life.
I performed one of my major tasks as president of the electrical and computer engineering honors society last night for the first time, I inducted new members. I find it interesting to see how times have changed so much, but how some things still stay the same. The induction ritual was probably written back in the 40's or so, the society has been in existence since 1904, and although it's gone through many revisions the main concepts are still there. Things such as being an honorable professional, standing up for what is right, always looking out for your fellow men and women, etc. These sort of morals still are as applicable today as they were back then although some may say harder to come by. But the writing style and some of the word usage just didn't apply at all, and brought on some laughs from those getting inducted, "Well Groomed" to give you an idea. The whole thing went well except for a couple screw ups on my part, but I guess I'm allowed that.
This is Monte signing out, and wishing you all a Super Sunday......Time to wipe the field with some Giants......
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