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Home is currently Hartland, Wisconsin, just northwest of Milwaukee and I am working for Power Test, Inc. Feel free to contact me if you are in the area and would like to visit. Chicago is only a couple hours away and Milwaukee is just down the road. There is lots to see and do here and I always enjoy having guests.
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As I sit here and type this I am also reflecting on 2010. It must have been a busy year because we are only a few short days away from the end of it. Winter came early and cold! The Mustang is once again in deep hibernation awaiting the spring thaw and dreaming of a new set of shoes it will badly need once it awakes (not sure how that happened!). Overall 2010 was a good year; here are the highlights from it.
At Power Test, we were busy, busy, BUSY!. I had trips around the US and several overseas to set up and commission equipment. We released some new products and have continued to make some of the best Engine Dynos, Transmission Dynos and Hydraulic Test Centers in the Industry. Our continued product development, drive to make our products better and having the best customer service in the industry has definitely helped keep us on top. 2011 is already shaping up to be an incredible year and I will be having a busy travel schedule. We have a great team of people and our continued success is a reflection of that.
I finished up my term as President of Waukesha Toastmasters in July. What a great year we had. A highlight of my term was our District Conference held in Brookfield. We were honored to have the International President Gary Schmidt in attendance. Our Waukesha club was asked to put on a surprise for him at the Friday Fun night. We found out he was a huge Star Wars fan; we came up with the idea of a Star Wars Jeopardy skit, where he would be an unknowing contestant. We had costumes, a virtual game board via a projector and sound clips on cue from Star Wars itself. The whole thing was a great hit and Gary liked it so much we even got mentioned at the International Convention in August. For this year I volunteered to be VP of Public Relations.
I have continued to be active with Big Brothers Big Sister and am still mentoring David from Waukesha. He tuned 12 this year and grew about 6 inches (maybe more). He is a great kid and we always have fun when we get together. I think the highlight from the summer was taking him up to the annual EAA Fly In in Oshkosh WI. It is the largest experimental aircraft show in the world and they always have a huge collection of planes from WWI, WWII and the 60's and 70's that fly in and put on a spectacular air show complete with pyrotechnics. They did not disappoint and David got a real kick out of it.
My first full year as a homeowner kept me busy. We had nearly weekly rainfall all summer, which made for ideal grass growing conditions and ideal mosquito conditions. Sometimes with work trips it felt like all did was cut the lawn and fight off the mosquitoes doing so. I did spend a lot of time in my 24 x 30 detached garage rewiring, adding lights, plumbing gas lines, insulating walls and the ceiling, running Ethernet and cable lines, adding storage shelves, adding a floor to the attic space and putting up OSB on the walls and ceiling. I got a furnace installed and a propane tank dropped off just as it got cold so this year all I have to do is go out 20 minutes ahead of time, turn the heat on and by the time I am ready to work, I have a 68 degree shop. It is so nice compared to working out there last winter when it was 6 degrees F. Inside or out that is cold. Next spring I am hoping to add on another 24 x 45, so I have plenty of room for projects and my extra vehicles.
When I do travel for work I usually read or listen to music on the long plane rides. Musically I have been listening to a lot of Audiolave, Black Label Society and Pro-pain lately. Obviously not everyone's cup of tea, but if you like rock or metal, definitely some great stuff there. Book wise I have been working on getting through a book on the secret history of NASA as well as a couple of books on Remote Viewing. Never be afraid to pick up a book and learn something new. This is a big crazy world we live in and it's always good to learn as much as you can about it.
Thanks for visiting my little corner of the web. These pages are updated on a somewhat reguar basis. Browsing, content and links should be much improved. The links for "Local Pages" are pages I have created. They contain all things about or related to me. Items like my resume, my interests, projects I have been involved, places I have visited, automobiles I have owned and my small consulting LLC. "Linked Pages" are a list of links I like to visit regularly. Feel free to browse them, as you may find out something new. 
