I don’t often write much about things that just happen to me, this blog isn’t usually a personal diary sort of thing. Generally, I write about things that I find interesting and think others might find interesting too – regardless of agreement or not with the item in question. This entry has no point, other than just a general update on random things and events.

Over the weekend, my spouse and I had our first night away from our daughter together. We left her (and our dog) with a trusted caregiver and attended the wedding of a former colleague in Santa Cruz at the Chaminade resort (very nice,) stayed over at the Comfort Inn (not so nice,) and had a leisurely breakfast at Hoffman’s Bakery (great food) before heading home. It was a great wedding, the couple looked very happy. We spent time with friends who also attended. The groom made a speech where I was very unexpectedly mentioned – there’s a lesson in that, you never know when/how you might touch someone’s life – you may not even know it. I didn’t know it. I’m grateful to know that now.

The reality of the Montara Energy Ventures project is now sinking in. With the best will in the world, it’s going to take 5 years to develop. That’s a long time and I’m going to have to make a living in the meantime. And while it would be nice if this were the case, blogging is not the answer. So, I’m looking to pick up some extra work which could take on the form of contract assignment or full-time with some flexibility. Leads are appreciated.

Having taken the weekend off, I’ve fallen behind on some of my regular publishing activities. You can expect to see that we’ll be caught up today sometime (weekend update on sports for instance.) Now, back to our usual blogging activity, things that I find interesting that others might too…