Milestones

Not a lot going on at SEM Street, but we thought we would report on a few milestones of recent weeks.

On July 20th, I celebrated 30 years with Travelers (actually Premier, which is part of the Saint Paul Travelers Company). Not a bad run since I originally thought that when I started this job back in 1976, that this job was going to be a 1 year gig! A genuine plastic desk decoration and a certificate was my reward (sarcasm emphasized). A week after that event, and much to my surprise, I was promoted to Claim Manager. While not the president of the company - a position which is not near or dear to me – I was pleased with the recognition and ready to take on the new role. For those that know me, I have this penchant for changing jobs every 22 months (yes, I do track it), so it was time anyway.

Grace and I just celebrated 20 years in Douglas! Wow, time flies and with Patrick and Kristen off doing there things, this has become a very big house. No plans to change, we are just figuring out what we need to do around here to spruce the place up… besides buying more Harley’s!

While not as significant as the above, my Beetle
just passed 150,000 miles. I have never been
an advocate of buying a car every three years or so. First, I could never afford it and second, we have enough vehicles around here so I have a choice to swap around in the event that I get bored with the Bug. Even so, I am thinking that as long as I continue to get almost 50 miles per gallon with this little diesel, I may see if I can get to 300,000 miles. Oh, and I did pull over to take this photo (for Patrick).

Finally a Rain Free Weekend!

For what seems to be the first time in months, we are having great weather at SEM Street. Grace and I took full advantage of it, too. She spent the better part of the morning and early afternoon on Chico rustling around in the woods. She came home with a bouquet of horse scent and with lots of bug bites. I equate this to the bug hits I get while riding the Harley - it is all part of the charm of riding.

I spent the morning doing some errands, hair cut and then the gym. After Grace's rendezvous with her steed, we took of on the 'barc-o-bike' for a few hour ride and then stopped for a late afternoon lunch. All-in-all, I can’t think of a better way to spend the day. Now, for some yard work.