I live in Boulder! Ahh.... that feels nice! I love it here.The air is clean, the sunshine is abundant, the mountains are gorgeous, and the people are intelligent, and all seem to be up to something.

So What Am I Doing?

Well, in short, three things (not necessarily in this or any order):

• The House
• The Career
• The Kids

The House

We moved back into the same house we'd been living in before we left for Prague. We'd just been renting it out the whole time, and the lease was up just about the time we wanted to move back to Boulder, so that worked. We seriously considered buying another house in Boulder, moving into that, and keeping the old house as a rental, but a little house shopping in Boulder quickly disabused us of entertaining that notion. The property prices here are just stupid, and the financial sacrifice we'd have to make just too great. So, back into the old place.

Now, have you ever moved back into a house that's been rented for the last 5 years? Not a pretty sight, let me assure you. Seems the last tenants turned our master bedroom into a grow lab for pot or something. Evidently, they'd duct-taped plastic over all the windows, including the skylight in the master bath, installed a weatherstrip on the bottom of the bedroom door, and so on. There were also major chemical stains that destroyed the bathroom countertop. I could go on. In addition, of course, most of the carpets needed replacing, the wood floor in the kitchen was trashed, new paint needed everywhere. *Sigh*...

So, we ripped out all the carpet on the first floor and replaced it with wood flooring, resurfacing the kitchen at the same time, so the entire first floor is wood. Cool. Looks great! :) Then, we recarpeted the upstairs stairs, hall, and bedrooms, and we repainted all the walls. Lots of color/style choices to make! Next is revamping the bathrooms--tile, colors, at least one new countertop.

That's the house. More to come.

The Career

I've done a lot of things in my career, from computer operator to President/CEO. I'm currently creating what is going to be a hugely impactful program at a company called Medtronic, best known for their pacemakers and other implantable devices. Never fear, though: the next Big Thing lies right around the corner. Just gotta get this done first, is all :)

The Kids

Of course. There's always the kids. Love 'em, but, damn, they are challenging. Raiza is a senior at New Vista High School, and is a licensed esthetician, and Nik is finishing up his final year at Southern Hills Mid School. Events and drama and ... well... let's just say many stories are there to be told that shan't be here.