About ten years after I have graduated from High School, I have finally finished my associates degree. I will take two more classes and get my second associates degree. After that I will focus solely on getting at least one of my Bachelors degree. I am trying to get my BS in Intelligence Studies, which is probably the easiest one for me to get. I am also trying to get a BS in computer science, which is more or less what I want to do when I separate from the military.
It is somewhat of an amazing feeling just knowing that I have a college degree. I know it is just an associates degree but I am proud of myself.
Posted in Announcements, Education.
By Kevin
– April 25, 2009
The other day at work I fixed a shredder which has been broken for months. Initially, someone took a look at it and deemed it irreparable so it just sat there with a nice red “Broken” sign on it. Piles and piles of paper was stacked up in the corner until it was of toppling height and we would take all of the paper to a mulching facility. We tried to purchase a new shredder but the new ones which were of the quality we need are around $20,000 and that was just not in our budget.
The other day I decided to just take the thing apart and see what I could do. Ended up that someone put a nice wad of duct tape down there which made the cross blades stuck and would just not turn anymore. After about an hour or so of cleaning all this goo from the blades, I plugged it back up and away it went.
So yeah, I just saved tax payers about 20,000.
You’re welcome.
Posted in Military.
By Kevin
– April 22, 2009
Posted in Berlyn.
Tagged with Berlyn, drawings.
By Kevin
– April 11, 2009
So the saying “terrible twos” never really meant anything to me. My daughter was a perfect angel except for when she got sleepy. It seems as though right around her third birthday things changed. She still knows that she’s daddy’s little girl and that I am wrapped around her finger, however my attitude towards her is changing. I don’t know if it is the awe wearing off of me being a father or the stress and pain developed from cleaning up after her and telling her “no” to almost everything. I know she is just testing the boundaries and exploring to see what all this world is about. It always seems like the little things to me when I just about snap and turn into the disciplining father role. So what makes for good discipline?
I have been using the time out method for some time now and that doesn’t really seem to prevent repetitive behavior. I have been bare butt spanked her a few times which turned out to hurt me more than it did her. I have put her in her room in some kind of solitary confinement. I’ve taken away privileges and incentives All to no avail.
When she knows that she is about to get into trouble from disciplining dad she will throw herself onto the floor and hit things with her open palm in order to bring pain to herself. I am not sure what to make of this behavior except that she might be trying to hurt herself to gain back her loving caring dad who will soothe her.
I don’t know if I just need to be persistent with my methods or if I might need so switch things up a bit to get a more disciplined child. I will say that she is good about 80% of the time but it’s the other 20% which seems to stick out in my mind more than the rest.
Posted in Berlyn.
By Kevin
– April 5, 2009
I have recently decided to spend yet another four years serving in the United States Air Force. Given that I originally signed up for six years and I extended for one year and just reenlisted for another four, which puts me at serving for a total of 11 years. That is a pretty big decision for me and my family. However, over all the gripes that I have had since I enlisted, overall it has been one of the best decisions of my life. Today we are a nation at war, believe it or not. I have a pretty high chance of deploying again during the remainder of my enlistment at least twice.
I am glad I am serving in the military because of a few things. First, I have been able to do some really amazing things while serving. I have been able to sit inside some of the world’s greatest fighter aircraft, I have traveled through countries I have never been to before, I have met some pretty amazing people who have had a major impact on who I am today. I had the privilege of working with some people on major collaboration programs for the government, to conclude I now get to teach the same school that I had to graduate from before being able to do all of those things. Second, I am filled with a sense of pride everyday I get to put on my uniform. Yes, there were days which I probably didn’t look as sharp as I could have and my uniform was not as pressed as it should have, but I always feel as though I walk a little bit taller when I wear my uniform. Lastly, the military, overall, has been really good to me and my family. The military has supported me though my marriage, the birth of our daughter, and the purchase of our first house. I don’t think I would of had the support I received from any other job. The people I get to work with are a very dynamic bunch from all over the world with a vast amount of experiences and personalities but all with one common goal. We are airman, we are warriors, we are one big family.
So what is next? Do I serve 11 years and call it quits or do I put in 20+ and retire?
We’ll see.
Posted in Military.
Tagged with Military.
By Kevin
– January 31, 2009
After almost a year of a hiatus, I’m back. I’ve decided to bring back my journal and start writing again. It seemed to be a good release for me to get things off of my chest and shoulders before and I haven’t had that release in a while. There were a few reasons for me to take it down a while ago but those reasons do not seem to apply anymore to me so we’re back.
If you are wondering what has been going on since last March, I’ll sum it up for you really quickly. I received military orders to go back to my tech school that I attended back in 2003 but this time as an instructor. So yes, we are back in good old Texas. I have re-enlisted for another four more years into the Air Force and I really love my job as an instructor. We purchased our first house and we love it dearly. Berlyn is getting so big now, it’s almost absurd that she’s only two years old. I see her playing with four year old kids and she is so much bigger than they are. I am so proud of her and she is daddy’s little girl. I don’t spend nearly as much time on the computer as I did before so I probably won’t be doing too much to my site. I will try to post as my free time permits. I am also thinking about doing another April Showers of Love again this year. Keep checking back and feel free to leave a comment.
Posted in Announcements.
By Kevin
– January 19, 2009
Last Christmas, Melissa bought me a nike + ipod thing to use since I do a decent amount of running while in the military. I started to use it since the beginning of this year and so far I love it! Not only will it track all of my run and I can set goals, but it’ll talk to me while I am running to give me updates on distance, time, and even the pace I’m running at. I have never really been a fan of running but having this makes it just a little more bearable to push myself a little further and try to beat my record. I am anxious to see what progress I’ve made over this year while using the nike + ipod. I have also added a widget on my blog that will show the total distance that I’ve run if you want to check up on me.
Posted in Enjoying.
Tagged with iPod, nike, running.
By Kevin
– January 15, 2009
I have decided I will start blogging again. More to come later.
Posted in Announcements.
By Kevin
– January 12, 2009
I have been thinking a lot lately about my website. It just doesn’t mean the same to me as it did years ago. I am going through this mind state of how I don’t want to be located on the internet anymore. I don’t want people to read about me, if they know me personally or not. I have really enjoyed being able to write out the majority of my feelings and get things off my chest that would have just been lingering around for a long time. It’s been a great tool for me to archive the last 6 years of my life.
But at what expense?
We’ve had crazy stalkers that found us through this site. I can’t even begin to count the many sleepless nights I’ve spend designing and coding everything. I’m sure that I’ve spend a pretty hefty percent of my life working on this site. Although, I can’t say that has been a waste because I have learned so much throughout the years. But what is left? What have I to show for all of it? What else could I have done with all of that time?
I just feel like living my life. I don’t want to have an online journal. I don’t want to have any social networking accounts, like myspace or facebook. I don’t want anyone to google me anymore. I just want to unplug myself from the internet. I mean I would still use the internet, but just not really partake in the social events.
I haven’t officially decided to do anything yet, I’m just testing the waters. I don’t know what I would do to this site if I was to take it down either. Maybe I could turn it into a book or something so I could have it printed for my daughter to read when she gets older.
Posted in Announcements, My Website, Rants.
Tagged with facebook, goodbye, internet, myspace, website.
By Kevin
– March 22, 2008
