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2002 Pontiac Grad Prix GTP FOR SALE!!

2002 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP for sale, this car has been well maintained, I'm the second owner of this car and purchased it still under warranty.  The car is loaded with Leather interior, Moon roof, supercharger with Gator belts, Heads Up Display, Tinted windows, Power seat, Power Windows, Bose Sound system with Custom 10" subwoofer in trunk to make up for the week lows in a Bose system.  Car has 116k miles and has never had a check engine light, tires have 60% treed left and always garaged. I've used this car to commute back and forth to work every day and average 26-28MPG!!  Selling due to growing family.  Car is in great condition both inside and out as you can see from the pictures.

$6000.00 OBO

A New Year

Well the new year is upon us and It's been awhile since I updated my blog and wanted to share a few things with everyone out in digital land.  January started off with a bang as Intel announced another record quarter and ended that year with the best year in company history.  This is great news on the job front and I continue to have a stable job and Thank God for that.  The Family is doing well my kids are growing and are learning as fast as they can be taught.  Shelley is enjoying being a stay @ home mom and all the kid activities keep her very busy, she makes the house a home and I'm thankful for her each day.  Shelley and I have had a few opportunities to get out of the house and enjoy some Colorado offerings.  Recently we went and saw Cirque du Soleil Alegria and it was a great show however both Shelley and I still liked the "O" better.  Maybe it's because it was Vegas and the stage was built for the show.  We also Ventured out and took in the Trans Siberian Orchestra.

This Gals voice is amazing!!

Stage with some laser light show going on.

Also in January the Church announced that the current head of the media team was stepping down and I had been selected as the new Team Lead.  I'm looking forward to my new roles and the direction that the media team is headed.  My First project as team lead has been converting over the entire media projection to a new MAC based system, and new projection software.  This transition will be major for all team members and will definitively grow the possibilities of the media ministry at N3C.

UP 3985

The TRAIN the TRAIN!!

This morning at ~8am the historic Union Pacific 3985 Steam Locomotive rolled down the tracks from Cheyenne to Denver. My wife, kids and I all stood track side and watched this historic event go down.

Here is a quote from Union Pacific about this event.
"We are proud No. 3985 will pull the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Circus train on September 28. History will be made that day when No. 3985 will pull a 65-car train that is more than 6,000 tons and nearly 6,100 feet long, the most for a steam locomotive in the 21st century," said Dick Hartman, Union Pacific's director of public affairs for Colorado and Wyoming."

Here is some facts about the train.

Union Pacific's No. 3985, an articulated locomotive with a "hinged" frame to allow it to negotiate curves, is 122 feet long. It weighs more than one million pounds, has six-foot diameter drive wheels and can reach a top speed of 70 miles per hour. No. 3985 was built in 1943 for fast freight service and was retired in 1959. In 1981, it was restored to running condition by UP employee volunteers for special service. This is the first trip for the locomotive after undergoing maintenance work during the last two years. The Challenger is based in Cheyenne, Wyo.

Our kids really like to see these big trains with the big steam trails rolling down the tracks.  They get so excited to see them.  These pictures don't do justice to the size of this locomotive, but if you look at the wheels they are just a tad big smaller then me!!  Yikes that thing is big.

KOZMO

KOZMO WE LOVE YOU!!

Today our 12 year old lab was diagnosed with Cancer, this cancer attacks his joints and will start to affect his lungs and kidneys so not sure how much time we have left.  As just a pup he learned family love by going everywhere with the family and even being kept a secret in an apartment complex that didn't allow dogs.  It wasn't long and we moved to the country Kozmo started to show his skill.  Kozmo learned to retrieve 2 birds over water before age 1, he was also diagnosed with shoulder problems shortly after that that ended his long term  hunting capabilities. Sure he's still retrieved a few birds for me but at age 5 we transitioned him into training his replacement a female lab that was gun shy.

While this was a challenge I think she learned many things from Kozmo and as a direct result is a great retriever and is very good around kids.  Kozmo is an excellent dog that still wags his tail with excitement, when the tail stops we will know he gave it his all and the end is near.

For today we focus on the joy he has brought to this family and hope for more, we know his journey is short but treasuring the moments still left.  If anyone says Todd you are soft or "It's only a dog" has never owned a lovable lab that will do anything for his owner.  And if you feel Im soft for loving a dog so be it but this dog would take a bullet for me and gladly do it even at age 12.

Here is to a great DOG!!

Company Picnic

Yesterday was our Company picnic that we have done now for 3 years I believe, and this year they had a Hawaiian theme.  The food was grilled Mahi Mahi with a pineapple glaze on a bed of rice, it was good however im not sure if it was what contributed to my being sick this am or not.  The kids really enjoyed this event and you can tell it was targeted towards the kids as most of the activities were kid related.  Seanna really enjoyed getting her face painted and she started a wave of Butterflies getting painted right after.

Dylan got some mad tribal tattoos laid down on his arm and said, next year im getting my face painted, as everyone commented on Seanna's because they could see it while Dylan's was not so visable

Of course we couldn't leave without going fishing and the kids really enjoyed catching the fish.

It's great to work for such an awesome company that does things for the employees like this, it's truly great.

Disc Golf

Been a few days since I made a post and wanted to comment about a few things.  One of the things that I really enjoy doing besides rollerblading is playing disc Golf.  Just about a month ago Intel designed and built a disc golf course right on campus.  I used to play all the time at the HP course and on occasion I make it over to EPIC to play a few round. ( I always bypass the water as my discs are attracted to it)  While this is awesome that I now can walk out the back door and play on my lunch hour or before work my shoulder has taken quite the beating from it.  I've played ~27 holes in the last 2 days and squeezed in a softball game as well.  I do recommend everyone going out and playing no matter what you think your skill level is because everyone can throw a Frisbee.  It's fun and a great source of exercise,  If you ever want to play a round let me know I now a couple of courses around the area that we could hit up and play.