Life is Good

Yes indeed, I am alive, so life is good.

Life is good for a few reasons. They are (not necessarily in any order of importance):

- Work is good. I have been transferred to the Human Resources department at work. One of my friends, Big Guy, said "well, that makes you one of the few people actually qualified to work in that department!" I'm not quite as sure of that as he is, but there is a new Veep in there and there's a definite new direction in the place. I have a major new project to follow on the much-delayed launch of the learning management system. So, that's good.

- Sports are (mostly) good. With the exception of the game I played on Thursday, hockey has been pretty good. The Leafs, bah, well, the less said about that the better. The Argonauts, on the other hand, just clinched first place in the East and they host the East final. Toronto also hosts the Grey Cup this year, so that's gonna be great, cuz Penny and I are going. Hopefully the Argos will be there too. (BTW, Jones...yon erstwhile Michael Bishop is 10-1 in his last 11 games as the starter. Passed for 328 yards today and really, really looked good. He's finally matured as a QB. Penny hasn't felt the need this season to do her "Bull Durham" call, screaming as he dances in the pocket, "Don't think, Meat! Just THROW!!!") So, that's good.

- School is good. I am sporting a 4.04 GPA and I'm on my second-last course of my MA. The last course finishes in Feb and I have only my major project to do, which is due in the middle of June. I can't believe the program is almost done, but I gotta say I'm looking forward to having it all finished and reclaiming some much-neglected parts of my life. So, that's good.

- Life elsewhere is good. I retained some of my Army-honed skills in time management and I have listened to my Darling Wife's reminders about remembering to take time for me in the midst of school deadlines and work madness. I would also say that my sense of timing is damn near impeccable.

Why, I hear Jones asking?

My MA project is due June 13.

Ten days after that, so is Penny.

Life, as they say, is good.