For everything else...

1 Culture, Blood $226
Chest, 2 Views $352
1 emergency room treatment for pneumonia -- priceless.

However, in this case priceless comes in at just under $2200. In other words, they found me...

Last week, we decided to take a workday diversion and go to La Jolla to eat lunch, at the beach. The quality of these photos isn't great because I didn't have the SLR, but this is what my phone could do. For your viewing pleasure I've also included a photo of my car parked in front of my friend's house, my current domicile.

It's a Beautiful Place

So, I live in San Diego now. I see the Pacific Ocean every day on my way to work and I love my job. Oh, and now I have Internet at home. Life is treating me well.

Some things don't change: I've worked every day since the first day I first arrived. At this rate, I'll burn out, freak out, quit my job and then take a year off working for a non-profit in about seven years.

I know that's not true. I have too many friends now that keep me entertained and since I now live in such a wonderful locale, I'll be anxious to get out and explore my new surroundings.

My New Home

I arrived in San Diego on Saturday and I feel much better -- thank you for asking. I appreciate the comments and emails about my health -- and yes, I do realize that smoking does not seem to lessen the effects of pneumonia. I also realize that it may have been a contributor to my poor health.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, no one has ever considered me the wisest person they've ever met.

Regardless, I made it unscathed. well, except for the pneumonia thing. But that's so last week.

So, I'm nearing the end of my second day of work -- and I'm really enjoying it. Once I have a better grasp of things here, I'll let you know what I'm doing at my new job.

'anyway' was to be a blog about one person's efforts to help in the gulf region and possibly the story of a life that went from engineering to a life of service. It was intended to have a definite perspective. Well, while I digest the effects of the last year on my psyche -- I'd be interested to know your opinion on this blog, and what I should do with it. The only reason I attempted blogging is that I thought I had a unique POV. I don't know if I have that anymore. Your comments or emails are welcome.

Phase II

So, it appears some time has passed since my last post. In that time, I've turned down two jobs with Habitat for Humanity and I said goodbye to my former employer, ArgonST. At this moment, I am heading west to San Diego where I'll be working with a friend I've made in the last year. Although I've visited the West Coast several times, I've never lived there -- so this is an exciting time for me.

What's makes it more exciting is that yesterday when I stopped at an Emergency Room in Deming, New Mexico, the doctor informed me the reason I'm having chills, fever and coughing is because I have pneumonia. Based on yesterday's temperature, and the degree of the chills I was having -- I extrapolate that the fever I was running on Tuesday was at least 159 degrees.

Now, several shots and a few antibiotics later, I don't cough every 30 seconds and I generally feel much better.

Because I am currently unemployed, I have no health coverage. Let's just say in the 21 months leading up to the presidential election, I will support those candidates that promise to provide some type of universal health coverage.