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  • December 2023 wrap-up

    December was supposed to be a slow month. It felt like anything but that. Our 5k-10k-Half-Full training programs wrapped up the first weekend of the month. We were very grateful to have a nice long break in front of us after 9 months of weekend running. My office remodel project got underway. This will be […]

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  • A most unusual work trip

    In August, our organizational leadership told us to set aside November 12-17 for an important FEMA training experience. We’d been accepted for a grant-funded trip to the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, Maryland, to spend a week participating in an Integrated Emergency Management Course (IEMC). I had no idea what to expect. We flew […]

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  • November 2023 wrap-up

    Some months you’ve had enough. November was that month for me and, fortunately, it marked the beginning of a period of slowing down. Evan and I attended the TATOA Awards ceremony where we picked up three awards for his team’s work in 2023. The venue (in Deep Ellum) was wild! We had our first booth […]