The year of the "I"s

I have two major trips planned for this year.  The first is a work related excursion to Italy near the end of May.  I’ll be away from home five days and four nights but will have only 2 ½ days in Verona.  This is a trip I’ve been told to expect 3 or 4 different times over the last 12 years but this time I really think I’ll get to go.  This is intended to be a collaborative effort with the Operations team in our sister company.

 

The second, and bigger deal, trip is to India at the end of the year.  We’ve already secured tickets to fly to Mumbai Dec 17 and return on Jan 2.  All four of us will get to go on this one (which is why Sid isn’t joining me in Italy).  We will also be travelling with Sushama, Seema and Nita.  As an aside both Sunil and Nita were able to fly for discounted rates but Seema and Sheela had to pay the adult price.  This has made them slightly obnoxious.  This is the trip that we started planning before we had kids and couldn’t get done.  Then we had to wait until the kids were old enough not to be whiners (and to remember it when we are done).   What we’ll do and where we go changes every few minutes so I’m not even going to speculate right now – but I’m sure it will an experience.

Golf Tourney

With my new shoes which are mighty comfy and just Sheela's size.

Pics from the first photo safari

When I first brought the camera home we went crusing around the neighborhood getting a feel for it. This was back when the sun would shine even on a weekend. Ah, the good ol' days.


Sunil immediately took possession of my old camera. Unfortunately even though it always says it's charging it never gets a full charge. I'll have to buy him a new battery.

Fort Worth Zoo Pics

This was my favorite shot of the day. I love the lions and am thrilled that Dallas will soon host a whole pride.



This was Sheela's best lion shot.



The rest of these are all Sheela's pictures - at least I'm pretty sure. She rarely let me have my camera back.



I love the expression on this guy.


It was a pretty quiet day at the zoo with rain keeping the crowds down but the new "Museum of Living Art" was packed. This is essentially the reptile house and it is gorgeous.


The coyotes and the ocelots are neighbors in the Wilds of Texas. You can't tell by looking at Mr. Relaxed here but there is apparently some tension between the two groups. If either moved fast the others would startle and run, which would make the first one startle and run.

Landscaping in Lewisville

Sheela and Hunter came with me to check out the landscaping progress at our new building.



They are standing close to "my" window.



This is the formal entrance.



This is the training suite.



This let's you see how big it really is... 150K sqft.



The sign facing the road.



The visitor's parking by the front entrance.


This is the view from the street as you first turn in. My cubical space will be on the first floor at the edge of the picture on the left.

Yucca

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After the rain

Darn the rain

Sheela, Hunter and I are at the Fort Worth Zoo today in the rain. 
There really aren't many animals out but it is still beautiful. It 
could be worse; Sid and Sunil are camping and canoeing.

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New courthouse

First time Ive been here-it's pretty

Spring Photos are here

AME Reunion

It was a pretty good group that showed up to celebrate their memories of American Medical Electronics coming from as far away as Africa.  The founder of the company now runs a missionary school in Ghana.  That’s him in the center of the picture next to me.  I’d never met him before but he was quite charming.  We also toasted the memories of the friends we’ve lost through the years and there were more of those than I liked including my former boss, Dr. Nama Doddi.  We drank a little, talked a lot, ate some barbeque, went for a hayride and fed the animals: Long horns, goats and sheep.  A very nice time indeed.

Texas country

I'm off to Celina, TX to a reunion for the company that hired me when I first moved to TX 15 years ago.  I still think I work there but really they were purchased and bunch of folks have gone on.

iPhone count down

My iPhone is due to be delivered on Monday - I'm pretty excited.

Progress

It's not carpet but at least the warehouse racking is looking good.

FYI

We still don’t have carpet in the new building.

Lunch

This is my "typical" Texas lunch - half a pound of chopped BBQ beef on a loaded baked potato.  This could feed me for three meals easily.

Eye Exam

Sheela went in for an eye exam today.  It's time for some new lenses and new frames.  The prescription changed and the frames broke.