It’s been quite a while since I’ve written anything new in this section. It’s been difficult to keep up with all that’s been going on in my life and in the world at large. Here’s a short list of things that have happened since the last time I wrote:<\/p>\n
[b]Graduation[\/b] – I graduated from [url=http:\/\/www.muhlenberg.edu\/]Muhelnberg College[\/url] on October 6th. It’s been a long time coming. I began my college career in late 1992 by taking some classes at [url=http:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/]Worcester State College[\/url] back in Massachusetts. My goal then was to get involved in the radiology program at Worcester State Hospital. Well, haven’t things changed! After I moved to NJ in 1994, I enrolled at the [url=http:\/\/www.ccm.edu\/]County College of Morris[\/url] where I took a few more general education classes with a focus on business. Shortly after that, I moved to central Jersey and enrolled at Rutgers University. It was nice to be at a nationally recognized school. I had really enjoyed a couple of Sociology classes that I had taken at CCM, so I enrolled as a Sociology major with no real idea about what I would do with that degree. After a few semesters, I started to get more into computers and technology in my work, so I began to rethink my educational goals and modified my curriculum so that I could get involved in the Information Systems program at Rutgers. After finally realizing that Rutgers was going to take me forever to finish, I learned of the Accelerated Degree Completion Program at Muhlenberg. I began that program in October, 1998 and now, a little more than 22 months later, I am done! I now have a Bacehlor of Science Degree in Information Systems. My next educational decision is whether or not to go to Graduate School….<\/p>\n
[b]The Anthrax Attacks[\/b] – Somebody has been sending anthrax-tainted letters through the mail. No one seems to know if these are related to the attacks of September 11th of not. I would imagine that they are in some way related. Could anyone have imagined something like this taking place before our world was rocked by the events of that day?<\/p>\n
[b]The War in Afghanistan[\/b] – US forces bomb the desert landscape of Afghanistan with impunity and the Taliban government continuously state that they have shot down our aircraft and killed hundreds of our soldiers. Usama bin Laden keeps making videotapes of his political and religious tirades while he hides in caves. <\/p>\n
[b]Work has been exciting[\/b] – I’ve been involved with creating a web interface for the IP Services Customer Database. I’m writing the whole thing in PHP with some cool JavaScript enhancements. The front end will interface with an updated database structure that will be hosted on a SQLServer system. It’s fun and exciting. <\/p>\n
[b]Weight Watchers[\/b] – Robyn and I joined Weight Watchers soon after I completed school. So far, I’ve lost 16 pounds. The diet has not been difficult and our leader at the meetings is doing a really great job! She’s very motivating. I really feel like I am going to lose weight and keep it off with this program. It’s really a matter of controlling my food portions and not eating when I am bored. To anyone who is seriously looking to lose weight, I would highly recommend getting involved with this program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It’s been quite a while since I’ve written anything new in this section. It’s been difficult to keep up with all that’s been going on in my life and in the world at large. Here’s a short list of things … Continue reading