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I thought I might catch everyone up on what is new this year in my life without giving too much away. I became President of the HOA where I live as the other President stepped down. This is both good and bad. The bad comes from being the figure head of what everyone hates about an HOA. The good is that I take an active part in the welfare and wellbeing of my community.

National Guard wise, I have been made the Commander’s Gunner. Good position to be in. If you are not following, I am mechanized infantry (all the way through) and we operate Bradleys. There are various simulators used for training and more recently, the CO (Commander) and I were in the UCOFT, an older simulator. We shot all T’s for our engagements. From best to worst the training skill at this stage in the game is T, P, and U. T meaning Trained. So I was happy about that. We have a military ball next month so I am still deciding on whether I should shell out some dough and get a new dress uniform or not.

Additionally, I received my formal letter of acceptance into the Honors Program. I like tooting my own horn about this because it is solely my achievement and I deserve it. There are perks with Honors. For example, I will be attending the Symphony tomorrow night courtesy of the Honors Program. Life is good and it is important to stop and enjoy it from time to time.

Last but not least, I have a new writing gig. I will be doing reviews for PocketNow.com, They have been well established in the Pocket PC world for many years now, and provide many great reviews on everything from PDAs and software to the accessories that make them so great. I will get to review many of these as time goes by. Needless to say, I am very excited about this opportunity and my first review will be live in the next few weeks. I will keep you posted about the reviews by linking to them on their site, so stay tuned.

Taking everything into perspective, life is off to a great start this year. Gratitude.

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