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So this past week on March 3rd was Jen and mine’s (I’s? that didn’t sound right) 16th wedding anniversary. I was lucky enough (thanks!!! you know who you are!) to have a free night to the Westin on Hilton Head Island.  I took it a step further and made reservations to Robert Irvine’s Eat! restaurant on the island also! More after the break.

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It never ceases to amaze me where good ideas come from. It also never stops surprising me where an overall sense of well being will light a fire under me. I wanted a night with my daughter, since it’s been a while since I did that. So, tonight, we saw “Up”; a cute, sometimes sad, sometimes funny, Disney movie. What I wasn’t expecting was the sense of well being it brought me.

It’s felt for a long time now like I have been dragging my feet, not really sure where things were going. The economy sucks, I fear for my career and livelihood on a daily basis, etc etc and so on.  Several things hit me tonight like a ton of bricks. Maybe the stars aligned, maybe it’s because I am about to be 36, who knows how these things happen.

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There was a time in my life, when I was assigned to a “short timer” Sgt. that could care less if I made it as an Air Traffic Controller or not; he was on his way to Japan for 3 years. I was already signed-off on PAR Final control, and flight data, but arrival control I NEEDED to remain a Marine and in ATC. Read on for the story of my best supervisor ever. (still.)
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