Gimme a W!
I’m two weeks into my new career at Wal-Mart ISD (Information Systems Division). So far it has been pretty intense; there is a lot of information to learn/assimilate all at once. Thankfully it has been an enjoyable process so far and things are going well. I’m on a team with some really smart people, and my boss is a really cool guy. In fact, my boss reminds me a LOT of Heathe’s dad, if his dad was bald and a little bigger. It’s uncanny. Sometimes I want to call him Dave instead of Max. Seriously.
I guess I shouldn’t be, but I’m really surprised by the level of professionalism that exists at Wal-Mart. Things that need to be done get done, and without much delay. There is an aura of pride that permeates the very air. The work process just screams “quality”. It makes me pretty happy to finally be in a place like this.
Enough about Wal-Mart. 
Today Lori and I took our dogs Chloe and Butter to a local park so they could burn off some energy. It was a nice day: 70 degrees and clear skies. The park itself has a small trail following a stream leading to the Pillars of Strength II Geocache, one that Lori and I found early last year.
The dogs did good, although they were very excited about getting out of the house to explore. I was leading Butter on her leash, and Lori led Chloe. Chloe seemed a little nervous about things and started barking when we get to the park, but she calmed down after a few minutes and started taking things in stride.
We ran around some of the trails, explored, and finally made our way to the stream down a pretty big slope. Thankfully there are some concrete steps to make it easier, and the dogs had no problems navigating them.
There is a bridge that goes across the stream to the other side, but it is a metal bridge with a rectangular mesh formation, so it isn’t solid. Butter got on the bridge and I guess she didn’t like how it felt on her feet so she quickly turned around. So all 4 of us decided to follow the side of the stream a little bit, and the dogs really enjoyed it. Butter really wanted to get to the other side so she even hopped in the water, being the silly water dog she is.
After that we ran back up he hill to the main park area and ran around a bit more. I was starting to get pretty tired and I’m sure Lori was, so we went back to the car and went home. I think I’ll start using the dogs to help me get my cardiovascular exercise in instead of going to the gym; it’s a lot more fun this way and afterward the dogs are tired enough to sleep the rest of the afternoon. Woohoo for peace and quiet!