Dog trip, certs, vball

by Duf Anything and Everything

This upcoming weekend I am playing in another volleyball tournament. This time it is at Singer Island on the east coast. This trip will be a a first for a couple reasons. I never played at this location before so that is new. But we are also going to be taking Nicki with. Evidently the beach where the tournament is being played is pet friendly. I found a hotel that accepts pets as well. It should be interesting. She is fine in the car and basically sleeps most of the time. Hopefully it doesn’t turn out to be a disaster. Of course Alison is thrilled about the idea of bringing her “baby” along.

Today will be spent basically studying all day. Tomorrow I am taking the first of 2 tests required to upgrade my MCSE to the Windows 2003 server designation. It is really cool that I have the ability to prepare for these certs at work, it is a luxury I was never afforded at any of my other IT jobs. There is no real need for me to get the cert other than my desire to keep my skillset somewhat current and to always keep myself marketable in the job market. Although I feel very secure in my job I would hate to get caught with my pants down. I’ve seen it happen enough in my industry where people get secure in their jobs and decide to not learn anything new. If for some reason the rug gets pulled out from under them they wind up being in a world of hurt.

Last night I played vball at the indoor 6’s gym. I really enjoy going there even though you wouldn’t always know it by watching me there. I let a lot more expletives than normal fly last night. I was embarrassed by some of them. I couldn’t pass to save my life however I had a few hits that made me feel like I could actually still play a little bit so that evened things out for me. The day after aches and pains aren’t so bad either. I think I have broken down whatever adhesions in my shoulder that were causing such stabbing pain. It still hurts but it is much more manageable. I hope it will be good prep for this weekend. I’d like to at least make the playoffs this time.