This lifetime and one more just like it

[basil]

Haven't been much on the board recently - busy as hell. Exciting news all around though. After much thought, prayer, and soul-searching, I've decided to change careers. After some 14 years in the counseling business, I'm going (back) to the oil patch except this time as a safety manager rather than a field worker. It's for substantially more pay than at my former work and they're issuing me a vehicle, laptop, and card. I'm pretty damned excited.

Some of you know my daughter is an athlete. She had a verbal comittment to go to Texas Tech on a generous soccer scholarship until recently when the coach there took a job in CA. This opened her options again. This week she was offered a full ride at University of Maryland as well as a very attractive deal at U of Texas in Austin, so we have some more thinking and deciding to do - probably go to each of these campuses in the near future to take a look. She's finishing up her Junior year and being a single parent of a 17-year-old comes with lots of new challenges, believe fucking me. I wouldn't trade this kid for anything though - she's awesome.

Some of you also know that I'm nearly two years out of my marriage. I'm dating again and that is some crazy shit.

A constant I go back to in my daily life is the enjoyment of a cigar. I don't have to tell you about the pleasure of reviewing these changes in my life while finally relaxing at the end of a day with a cigar and maybe some conversation with the kid or a close friend. Life is an adventure.

[Newfie]

Congrats on the great news, all the way around. New job, daughter with a full ride, dating again, etc.

Looks like someone's gonna have a busy summer!!!!

[slcraiders]

Awesome, Ted. Good on you. That is a lot of positive energy going your way. I have always been a firm believer that good things happen to good people!!!

[nhcigarfan]

That's great Bro. Good to hear.

Remember - Dartmouth is only a couple hours from where I'm sitting.

[Shagaroo]

Congrats...

[guado]

Awesome! It's great to make a big move and not be a total wreck about it.

[SandPiper]

I'm going (back) to the oil patch except this time as a safety manager rather than a field worker. It's for substantially more pay than at my former work and they're issuing me a vehicle, laptop, and card. I'm pretty damned excited.

Me, too! Well, not in the "oil patch." I am a Safety & Environmental Science Manager, though. Just for the company that manages the prison industries for the state of Florida. I get to spend my days in and out of various prisons around the state. It can be exciting work...just keep that in mind all the times that the harassment seems to outweigh it

Congratulations on all the changes...I hope they all turn out for the better (and, it sounds like they will).

[CgarDan]

Ted, Congrats on all the great news and I hope it just gets better for you

[cigar no baka]

Congrats on the move, hope it works out well for you. I also hope you can make it to the Texas herf currently being orgganized so we can meet. Good luck in work, love and life in general, and keep enjoying those cigars, I know I do!!!

[Ginseng]

Good to hear you're back and kicking. Looks like life is giving you the thumbs up. If you make it up to MD, let me know. I'm just over the border in Delaware.

Wilkey

[597]

Nice to hear Basil. Let me know if you make it up to the Maryland area to visit the campus and maybe we can get Herf going if you like.

[Lopaka]

Congrats on the move!!

[cigarsarge]

Sounds like things are falling into place for you. Congrats...

[cinda]

Good to hear from ya sexy..all my best

[WOXOF]

What a refreshing post to read. That could have easily come out of the "When you've made it" thread. It sounds like you have a lot to be thankful for right now. Conrats on everything, I know your daughter's success is icing on the cake.

[mills]

Congrats, and maybe this is suspicion from being military, but get any offers from those schools for your daughter in writing. I've talked to some people at my school this year and some of the gray area stuff can be a little deceiving. Sorry if I'm preaching, I just want the best for your family.

[JFellows]

Apologies.

[mills]

Hey...your daughter isn't that much younger than I am! She single?

(Please don't kill me).

Oh geez, this ice is getting pretty thin... I think I'm getting back on the shore.

[JFellows]

Apologies.

[basil]

Thanks for all the well wishes. Life is indeed good.

JFellows, your remarks here are in poor taste. Kindly take them down and we'll just chalk this up to you being a dumbass newbie. Thanks.