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Normally, I consider political or world news type issues taboo on my developer blog. There are, in my opinion, more than enough blogs out there to pander to that, and I don’t want Ironwood, or our products, associated with any political ideals. However, something monumental has happened in the world and it is ridiculous to think that with a change like this no one can continue without saying at least a few words about it. So in keeping with the concept of showing no allegiance I offer this statement.

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It has been a good week. A really good week. I still have been charging through DPnP and come closer to seeing it all come together. It is an odd feeling, having come from not knowing if I could do this, to seeing development coming closer to completion. It is a heady feeling, bewildering, and exciting.

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Content creation has become almost a full time job for me lately. Working on current projects has superseded me even getting a normal 9-5 job since I got laid off about 3 months ago. This is not a devious plan to avoid full time work, it is actually just a product of some current life issues that my family have to hash out before I start work again. The good news is that it allows me more time to work. However, the load is getting pretty heavy and I am only one guy at the moment.

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In my last blog entry I spoke about plans to enlist in the armed services. I have been extremely busy pursuing that path. As it stands, I am set to ship out for training in 4 days. It is coming to a close, but unfortunately it seems the road I thought I could take is a road I cannot choose.

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So I’ve been quiet. As some may know, I was laid off of work about two months ago. Ironwood and E-RPG have never been on a scale large enough to provide me with enough income to not work full time. Furthermore, my full time job paid very well. It had to. I am, or was, the primary income for my family. In fact, my wife working part time is only to bring down some debt we accumulated largely through the medical hardships placed on us by my youngest daughter’s spina bifida. So it is safe to say my income provided solely for the entirety of our 4 person household, not to mention a sizable child support payment for my son. Getting laid off hit us hard. However, it did open our eyes. The my success in my industry was largely dependant on the housing market. I didn’t realize until the current market how badly that could shape things. Personally, I didn’t like my work enough to continue on for much longer, and definitely not another 15 years starting at about 2/3 the pay I had worked so hard to get to. Truth is, I want something different. And with no jobs available for any more pay than 2/3 of what I was making, I think it is a good time for a change. However, change isn’t easy, and some sacrifices must be made to do it.

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Its the Fourth of July. Its a holiday for the United States, and a proud one. It is a day of barbecue and fireworks. For me, it is still a work day. And I have a lot of catching up to do.

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Its been a month in the making. At my day job we got notice that our contract has been cancelled. One of the biggest problems was placing my staff. I was blessed with a fantastic staff that I will miss fondly. Luckily, all of them were relocated within the company for the same pay, or slightly less. We knew, however, that the biggest challenge was going to place me. (more…)

A few weeks back IronwoodNexus.com has a “More in May” banner that is actually still up. It promised a few new things coming up this month. With less than three days left to go, I can only hope that I can meet that deadline. (more…)

Well, it has been extremely busy. I have spent the past two weeks packing. The family and I are taking advantage of the current housing market. We will be moving into a smaller apartment for 7 months while building up some assets for the purchase of a new home. Our move is happening next weekend. We have therefore been spending most of our free time packing things into boxes based on what we will need for the 7 months and what we won’t need. This means that the packing process is taking twice as much time now, to save us a huge amount of effort in the future. (more…)

This has been a difficult week for me. My Grandfather passed on Thursday morning. While for myself I see this as the end of a long, good life, full of compassion, love, and dedication to his family, for my family, particularly my father with whom I am very close, this has been a tremendous blow. I have, as the eldest son, made every effort I can to help my family through this. I spent the past days almost completely employed in being there for my father. I have been working to keep him busy and occupied. We spend hours talking, mostly about his father and mother, about what it was like to grow up with such a man as a family patriarch. For my father and I, this has strengthened our relationship as well. Still it is a time of long thoughts, and togetherness for us. In this, I have been almost completely engaged. (more…)