Dear Tamara
Hi there, [Tamara].
Nice to receive your email.
Oh, all Is well at this end.
Looks like Ron and Matt will be able to join in on the ham radio fun next year at camp, now that they have their tickets. That’s wonderful.
Rick is making some headway with getting the Beacon Lodge Amateur Radio Enthusiasts (BLARE) club up and running. He has filed the necessary paperwork with the FCC. Next year, potential hams at camp will be able to operate 3rd party, using the club’s call, which I believe is going to be W3BLC (for Beacon Lodge Camp) or something like that. It’s very exciting.
On to Microsoft: No, I haven’t finished those courses. I’m not sure now if I’ll get to them or not. My job responsibilities have changed considerably since January. And I have to begin working with a new system in the next few weeks. Learning all that is required to do that, will be most challenging, and will not leave much time for the Microsoft studies. And it appears as though things will continue to be busy for the rest of the year. So, as fate would have it, I may not get to complete ALL the certification courses. But I did enjoy studying them. We’ll just have to see how it goes.
Best wishes on quickly finding other work, once you get laid off. You’re bright, and will probably have little difficulty.
I’ll mention to Rick that you’ve been trying to raise him tomorrow night, when we dine together at the Broadway.
Give TK my congratulations on passing his general. He’ll be and extra before he knows it if he keeps going at this rate. When are you going to get your general?
Carl sent me a tape the other day. He’s back to work and water skiing, and is doing well. He can never stay away from the water for very long.
Well, time for me to run as well. Thanks for the line. And take care.