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Was a Long Summer...

Well, the summer wasn't really all that long but it just seemed that way.  Managed to fit in quite a bit between flying, sailing, temple and that work thing.  Becky came out to visit in the beginning of August and was treated with a nice Duluth summer (temps in the mid-60s).  But we managed to have some fun hitting all the hot spots; the zoo, the aquarium, canal park, split rock light house and a flight with Robin (my flight instructor).

But the fun of summer wasn't to last...

At the end of August there was another round of layoffs at Cirrus, and this one I didn't survive.  Since then I have moved all of my stuff into storage (in Duluth) and completely moved out of my apartment there, mostly to save the rent money.  Dad and I drove back last weekend, so I am back at home for a little while, until I figure out what's next.  It was very hard to say goodbye to my friends and life in Duluth, met some incredible people in that community that I hope to stay in touch with over time!

Been sending out the resume and applying for jobs in my field, and also thinking about other options for the future, including law school or maybe politics or maybe something else entirely.  We'll see where the wind takes me...

Saturday

Well, it's been a long 2 weeks here.  The High Holy Days are now over, my parents were in for a few days last weekend, and work has just been busy.  Not much new news here other than making it through my first Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur in Duluth.  It is such a nice community here, everyone at temple was very welcoming and I really felt like I was a part of the temple during services.I had written a brief commentary on a torah portion from 2 weeks ago that I thought I'd share with you if you have an interest. Here's a link to it:  Parashat Nitzavim. Google Docs is great for that kind of stuff. Makes it easy to share documents and whatnot.

Also, I got some pictures last weekend when the folks were in town.  We took a drive up the North Shore on Saturday and was just gorgeous.  Take a look at them on my web gallery here.

Well that's all for now, have a good one.

L'Shana Tova

Well it's been a long couple of weeks around here. Work has been kind of slow the last week and oddly enough that seems to make the week go by slower and seem more tedious. I haven't gotten to fly much though because it seems like the weather decides not to cooperate when I have free time. Oh well, will keep trying for this week.

To all you jews out there l'shana tova and I hope you all have plans for Erev Rosh Hashanah and Rosh Hashanah. I know I plan to enjoy some apples and honey this week, it's one of my favorite things this time of year.
I think that's just about all I have got for now. The folks will be in town next weekend so I look forward to showing them around Duluth. Oh yea, I will be making a trip down to Daytona Beach at the beginning of November (5th-9th) so I hope to see some friends while I'm there.
Good night, take care.