tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96403122011-05-20T13:32:40.458-06:00A small place for me to keep posted the goings on of my existence.Druidpeakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240257098334199748noreply@blogger.comBlogger281100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9640312.post-34750798386873888562009-02-18T22:56:00.002-07:002009-02-18T23:00:37.875-07:00

Here I am holed up in Montana again for the winter. Had a fantastic time in Yellowstone last summer doing backcountry work in the south district.Currently working on my private pilots license and studying for my EMT re-certification. Lots of good stories from the summer, but i don't feel like typing them all out right now. I'm returning to the same position for this coming summer and it will

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The uhaul is reserved for Tuesday, the apartment is full of boxes. Back to Montana it is.I accepted a backcountry ranger position at Yellowstone National Park. My past 2 seasons at Mt Rainier have been excellent, and I'm going to miss the place. Most of all though, I'll miss my fellow NPS employees there. Some great people there, and I had an excellent time being around some amazing

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Yup, still in the Park. Mount Rainier that is. Filling in every now and then here in the Dispatch center. I've found that I enjoy working out in the field as Law Enforcement much more than working in Dispatch. There's a possibility of some staff shortages on the East side, so maybe I can start early over there for my summer seasonal.Amber is kicking butt at school. Our situation isn't perfect,

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Things are slowing down. The last busy weekend of the summer is upon us already. In about 2 weeks time I'll be packing up my goodies and moving down the hill, closer to highway 410.I have very few negative things to say about this summer thus far. I have a supervisor who treats me very well, and I couldn't ask for better coworkers(law enforcement, and the folks I work with at Sunrise and

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Whoa! Been doing the law enforcement thing at Mt Rainier for about 3 weeks now. It's been a ride so far. My first week was fairly uneventful, but for one old fella who took a tumble and fell down an embankment. He had neck pain, so we sent him out by ambulance. Then the weekend started, and it stayed pretty quiet, which is somewhat surprising for a weekend. Then on Sunday at about 4:00 PM,

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To infinity and beyond.Sorry buzz, I screwed it up.

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Thanks Buzz.I'm sitting along at night, playing this magical keyboard. The music that pours from it's soulful taps streams across the room as little 1's and 0's. Work is soon to come, and the timer has already started ticking. 10 days of work 14 days total. After today it will only be 8 more trucks that need to be unloaded by my hands. They've already buttered me up, trying to get me to come

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Target can suck my *%$&*^%, because I'm outta here in a month or so. Retail has been one of my most horrid job experiences to date. The only thing that makes it even slightly bearable is the people. There are some awesome people working minimum wage jobs like Target's. It seems like they're just kinda stuck in life, and are lacking the motivation to get started back up and moving on toward

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Alright, take two. Just chatted with the hiring official for a job in Rainier National Park. This one sounds very promising. It's a front country position, but beggers can't be choosers. Crossing the old fingers again.

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I stopped chewing tobacco yesterday. Next few weeks ought to be interesting.

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Alaska was a no-go. Bummer, it sounded like a sweet position. Being flown into the backcountry and living out of a tent for 10 days at a time, patrolling the wilderness. I was ranked as the 7th in line for 7 positions, which means that I would be in...right? Nope, you have to factor in the folks from last season who all have rehire status. There was an outside chance, didn't work though.In

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I love how seven just rolls off of the tongue. So sweet, so supple. Why, you might ask?7th is the position that I quite possibly am in, being there 6 before me. 7 is the magical number. With one hand open, and fingers crossed on the other, I count 7. It is destiny...................riiiiiiiiiiiiiight.I'll just keep my fingers crossed.

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Received a letter from the National Park Service yesterday. It just told me that I was still in the running for a law enforcement job at Katmai National Park in Alaska.That'd be pretty damn cool.

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Ahhhhhhh, Target. Yes, that is my current employer. I took the dive and walked into a big box store before the christmas season looking for a job. I was hired on as seasonal, but my seasonal 90 days are pretty much up, so I think they're going to keep me around for a while. Which is good, because I don't think that I've ever had a bad job performance rating in my life. Things have been a

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Losing the will to game. Slowly but surely. I definitely have put in a marathon session on GTA SA though. I'm starting to get the feeling that I'm going to be refocusing my hobbies here very soon. Flying is still something very interesting to me and I really love to do that. Apparently one of the most affordable ways to fly is to buy your own aircraft. So, if I really want to be serious about

Druidpeakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240257098334199748noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9640312.post-1118052070988333382005-06-06T03:30:00.000-06:002005-06-06T04:01:32.196-06:00

Finding the women of my dreams has satisfied me to untold bounds. Having found this women 7 years ago when I was only 16 still mesmerizes me. Marrying her just about 2 years ago solidified our affections for each other.7 years has created a very comfortable relationship. So comfortable in fact that I have to be careful that I don't find myself slacking. Our normal routine(probably influenced

Druidpeakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240257098334199748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9640312.post-1117756280951571252005-06-02T17:44:00.000-06:002005-06-02T17:51:20.956-06:00

Let the Eaaaaaagles soar!!!!Yup, on Memorial day I took to the skies above my hometown of Plains, MT. My father in-law set up a flight for me with a local farmer. It was only about a 30 minute ride, but it felt like I was up there forever, but it also felt like it was over too quickly. You know that feeling, you keep thinking back on it, and it seemed so short.The great thing was flying around

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Drunk by 3:15 PM, not bad.Hurray for Molson.

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Ah hell, I might as well say it. I'm a gaming addict. No denying it. That said, it's not such an awful thing really.I've made some good friends playing games online in the past few years, and yes, I've met some of them in person. Good people. I can not say enough good things about the forum over at Gamers With Jobs where people have listened to me rabble on and on about the goings on of my

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Really, I haven't done shit in the past few weeks. I survived my law enforcement academy with a 91% average, but have not been able to score a LE ranger job yet.Poor poor me, so what have I been doing since I got back to Bozeman......?Nothing, just sitting on my butt, and kicking around the internet and playing some games occasionally. Not too exciting, but I'm enjoying the relaxation portion of

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Never, ever do a report on mushrooms. You will regret it for the rest of your life. Too much giggling and glee. It's awful. It's almost like having too much fun. Shrooms... hehe he

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Not exactly.I created this title for this blog because I knew that I would be doing a lot of moving around in the next few years, hopefully to lots of different places around the country. I really don't feel like it's very appropiate right now especially.I've been in Flagstaff since mid January, and I haven't gotten out much at all. Lots of neat stuff around here, but there's very little time

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Sound the alarms, looming deadline spotted. Ok, it's not exactly looming, but a week and a half is a long time to think about doing a project. Procrastination ain't easy you know.In fear of revealing the identities of my two partners(forgive me) for this project, I'll just name them Blondie1, and Blondie2. I'm clever. For a social flunky like me, it's quite the experience working on a project

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F-I-R-E-A-R-M-SWhat a kick. Fun only begins to describe things. Last weekend our class went down to Sedona Arizona to utilize the SPD shooting range. We were each issued a Sig Sauer 9mm P229, and under the watchful eye of the instructors we began decimating the targets. Everyone seemed to shoot well, and we had no major safety issues to speak of. It made for a great base for the weekend.Seeing

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Yeeeeeehaw! I've been in Flagstaff, Arizona for almost a month now. And to be honest, my hopes of leaving the winter behind in Montana were fruitless. There's more snow on the ground here, than there is in Montana. I can't believe it. "Believe it" I have to tell myself. Oh well, nothing I can do but shake my fist at mother nature. Or give her the bird, but I suspect she enjoys that sort of

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Well, it started as a lackadaisical friday morning. Enjoy some breakfast, surf the net, watch some TV. You know, a slippers pajamas and sweatshirt kind of morning. Then the phone rings. "Get your ass over here." It's moving day for my brother, and if there's anything in the world I love more than moving it's helping others pack their stuff. So I threw on some clothes and headed on over to the "

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Went out and had a few beers with my brother and his fiance. It was a good time, and since it was Thursday at Old Chicago, we got to keep our pint glasses! Definite plus. Tomorrow is my last full day in town, time to finish up the christmas shopping, and get rid of some furniture. Then it's off to mom and dad's for christmas. I'm gettin pretty excited already. It's always fun to find out

Druidpeakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240257098334199748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9640312.post-1103186113643702672004-12-16T02:31:00.000-07:002004-12-16T01:35:13.643-07:00

Interesting title, but I'm not really wandering around yet. In under a month, I'm off to a Law Enforcement Ranger Training program. And from there, it's time to find a job. One of the wonders of finding a job with the gov't is that there are jobs EVERYWHERE! My options will range from Florida to Alaska to Arizona to the Statue of Liberty. I'm pretty excited. For now, I'm just taking

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