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What Is Sum1 Up To Today?

by GrueSum1

Rated: 13+ · Book · Travel · #1779685

Being Retired now, I thought that it was time for a new name to this Blog

Talk about perks, my career had one of the best I can think of! I traveled in the course of business, delivering classes for my employer. I was a Senior Training Specialist for Motorola Solutions, and taught classes on a wide variety of subjects centered around 2-way radio communications. I knew that when the time arrived that I would retire, and I have. I've always said that if you can't stand the heat in the kitchen, get out! I can't handle the heat anymore. I was qualified to deliver approximately 32 different classes, but about half of those were 'Legacy' classes, and were not in demand anymore. My students were technicians, those who maintained, programmed, calibrated, and repaired large 2-way radio systems. Some of these systems are statewide, and use TCP-IP networking to allow sites to communicate with others. Some are small, traditional type radio sites. The size doesn't matter, in each case the systems must be kept operational at all times, since many of them are Public Safety Systems. So I traveled, sometimes frequently, 3-4 weeks in a row.... where have I been?

Some of the places I've been (I can't list them all here, the list would be too long) are pretty interesting.

1. Hawaii - Four times, Oahu, Maui (twice), and the Big Island
2. BangkokThailand, twice
3. Frankfurt Germany, twice
4. Algiers, Algeria
5. Melbourne Australia
6. Bismarck North Dakota, Summer & Winter
7. Los Angeles, Too many times to count
8. Washington DC, Too many times to count
9. Seattle three or four times
10. Texas, all over the state
11. Florida, all over the state
12. New Mexico, HOME! Several times

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

🐱 panther pwheeler

about 17 hours ago
In response to "Resting At Home"

You have a great attitude, Jim. It's hard to feel so much older than you are, but still a great blessing to be alive. So glad the cancer was caught early in your case!

Scary_Soldier_Mike

about 18 hours ago
In response to "Resting At Home"

I'm glad you got to see the balloon festival, Jim, and are now able to rest in comfortable and familiar surroundings.

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GrueSum1

a day ago
In response to "My New Mexico Activities"

Killer Quokka of County K🤦

& Waltz in the Lonesome October

- Bob, I agree about the hot air.

Steve, I was fortunate enough to be sent to Australia for a class in 2004. The class was held in Melbourne, well actually Glen Waverly. Having been there 21 years ago, I have little memory of my time there. I really wanted to visit the 12 Apostles and Uhuru, but dang it, that old schedule, and my checkbook, reared its ugly head. The week before going to Australia, I was Co-Moderating an online class, and the week after I was free of class delivery, but couldn't afford to stay on my dime. So I went downtown to a Market in Melbourne with some of the students. I also feel that your type of Tartar Sauce is much better than ours.

Killer Quokka of County K🤦

Oct 9, 2025 at 12:16am
In response to "My New Mexico Activities"

You're painting some really pleasant word pictures of these travels. It's making me feel like I know what you're going through. It's increasing my knowledge of little areas in the USA.

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Waltz in the Lonesome October

Oct 8, 2025 at 1:31pm
In response to "My New Mexico Activities"

Too bad it's not held in DC. All the free hot air!

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Giant Phantom Jelly

Oct 5, 2025 at 12:36pm
In response to "At The Balloon Fiesta"

Amazing! I went to a Balloon Fiesta here (Bristol, England) in 2022. After being cancelled due to rain and then Covid, would you believe it - those flipping balloons did not fly that day because it was "too hot"!

Too hot. In England, you cannot make it up. However, like you say it was cool to see them all floating above the ground. I live right next to a park where hot Air Balloons take off from and so I often see them in the Spring and Summer going over my house and allotment. I would love to go on one, but I have not yet...

ᗷαᛠᛠy~ᗷθθҽyҽʐ

Oct 5, 2025 at 12:14am
In response to "At The Balloon Fiesta"

Always been intrigued by these balloon festivals but not the crowds that go with them. Looks amazing.

🐱 panther pwheeler

Oct 4, 2025 at 11:08pm
In response to "At The Balloon Fiesta"

That still looks like great fun!

Amay

Oct 4, 2025 at 8:27pm
In response to "At The Balloon Fiesta"

Remember Magic Bob from POGO? He's still doing hot air balloons. He came to Statesville, NC to pick up one well before we moved to FL.

Spudy Specter👻

Oct 3, 2025 at 11:22am
In response to "Traveling To Albuquerque"

If you get the chance (and if it's still a thing) be sure to check out the Glowdeo around dusk. I only got to see it the once on Kasa Fox2 news. But the balloons all lit up inside at sunset is a sight I won't forget.

#265. Helena, Montana
ID #1000578 entered on December 20, 2020 at 7:56pm

#264. Sleepless In Seattle, Again
ID #1000322 entered on December 16, 2020 at 10:05am

#263. Another Virtual class from home
ID #1000086 entered on December 11, 2020 at 9:31pm

#262. Springfield, Missouri
ID #999764 entered on December 31, 2020 at 12:50pm

#261. Teaching from Home
ID #998986 entered on November 23, 2020 at 8:29pm

#260. Schaumburg, Illinois
ID #998423 entered on November 15, 2020 at 3:47pm

#259. Henderson, Kentucky
ID #997240 entered on October 31, 2020 at 10:49am

#258. Teaching From Home. A Habit I'm Beginning To Like
ID #997033 entered on October 28, 2020 at 7:54pm

#257. Me? Go On A Vacation? YES!
ID #996118 entered on October 17, 2020 at 4:10pm

#256. Sarpy County, Omaha Nebraska
ID #994812 entered on October 1, 2020 at 10:03pm

#255. Schaumburg w/Transportation Security Administration
ID #994393 entered on September 30, 2020 at 9:02pm

#254. Sacramento
ID #993521 entered on September 16, 2020 at 10:27pm

#253. Another Virtual Class, US Embassy, Lagos, Nigeria
ID #992510 entered on September 5, 2020 at 10:42pm

#252. A Long Trip This Time..... To My Basement.
ID #991817 entered on August 29, 2020 at 1:30pm

#251. Working From Home/Schedule Update
ID #990366 entered on August 9, 2020 at 6:50pm

#250. Bradenton, Florida
ID #989615 entered on July 31, 2020 at 8:43pm

#249. Staying Home Next Week
ID #987929 entered on July 12, 2020 at 12:23pm

#248. Washington DC
ID #987543 entered on July 8, 2020 at 7:11am

#247. Beginning To Understand This Class
ID #986161 entered on June 21, 2020 at 8:14pm

#246. Will I Ever Travel Again???
ID #985542 entered on October 17, 2020 at 4:12pm

#245. Second Time Delivering 'Fleetmapping'
ID #984125 entered on May 22, 2020 at 6:09pm

#244. Working From Home/Schedule Update
ID #983798 entered on May 17, 2020 at 2:29pm

#243. Teaching From Home
ID #982225 entered on April 27, 2020 at 7:59pm

#242. Working From Home Update
ID #981009 entered on April 13, 2020 at 7:12pm

#241. Working From Home
ID #979437 entered on March 28, 2020 at 3:18pm

#240. Winnipeg, Manitoba
ID #977015 entered on March 3, 2020 at 8:04pm

#239. Sacramento Again
ID #976107 entered on February 22, 2020 at 6:16pm

#238. Last week In Algeria, A Week At Home (Sick)
ID #975530 entered on February 14, 2020 at 6:18pm

#237. Algiers Weekend
ID #974683 entered on February 1, 2020 at 1:43pm

#236. Week 1 Algeria
ID #974329 entered on January 28, 2020 at 12:43am

#235. Travel To Algeria
ID #974056 entered on January 23, 2020 at 8:09pm

#234. Cross Training Co-Workers
ID #973061 entered on January 9, 2020 at 8:41pm

#233. Des Moines Iowa
ID #971697 entered on December 19, 2019 at 7:19am

#232. Montross, Va
ID #971262 entered on December 10, 2019 at 7:53pm

#231. Denver, Week of November 4, 2019
ID #969245 entered on November 8, 2019 at 7:26am

#230. Denver, Week of October 28, 2019
ID #968964 entered on November 4, 2019 at 8:08am

#229. Week of October 7, 2019
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#228. Week of October 7, 2019
ID #967602 entered on October 10, 2019 at 8:08pm

#227. Week of September 30, 2019
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#226. Week of September 23, 2019
ID #966966 entered on October 6, 2019 at 11:53am

#225. Week of September 9, 2019
ID #966028 entered on October 6, 2019 at 11:54am

#224. Suitland, Maryland
ID #965723 entered on September 6, 2019 at 9:33pm

#223. The Flight Home From San Diego
ID #965346 entered on August 24, 2022 at 8:25pm

#222. San Diego County
ID #965277 entered on August 30, 2019 at 10:41pm

#221. Schaumburg - The 'Teacher' Becomes The Student
ID #964673 entered on August 24, 2019 at 5:49pm

#220. Torrance, California
ID #964026 entered on August 10, 2019 at 8:32pm

#219. Still At Home
ID #963317 entered on July 28, 2019 at 1:30pm

#218. A MONTH At Home In Central Illinois? Lordie, Please Help Me!
ID #962318 entered on July 8, 2019 at 6:42pm

#217. Albuquerque, Home!
ID #961773 entered on June 29, 2019 at 9:21pm

#216. Atlanta, again!
ID #961352 entered on June 22, 2019 at 5:20pm

#215. Maricopa County, Third Time This Year!
ID #959844 entered on May 29, 2019 at 8:14pm

#214. Santa Fe, Third Time!
ID #958686 entered on May 16, 2019 at 6:52pm

#213. Montrose, Colorado
ID #958235 entered on May 4, 2019 at 7:48pm

#212. Santa Fe Again!
ID #957606 entered on April 26, 2019 at 6:19pm

#211. El Paso, Tx
ID #956304 entered on April 10, 2019 at 11:20pm

#210. Schaumburg
ID #955241 entered on March 28, 2019 at 9:24pm

#209. Austin, Texas
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#208. Quebec City, Quebec
ID #954034 entered on March 9, 2019 at 7:42pm

#207. Maricopa County, Week 2
ID #951680 entered on February 10, 2019 at 6:38pm

#206. Maricopa County Arizona, Week 1
ID #950932 entered on February 1, 2019 at 8:55pm

#205. Washington State Patrol - Yakima
ID #949993 entered on January 19, 2019 at 12:23pm

#204. At Home In Central Illinois
ID #948722 entered on January 2, 2019 at 2:13pm

#203. Schaumburg Again
ID #947759 entered on December 18, 2018 at 8:45pm

#202. Merry Ol' England!
ID #946479 entered on November 28, 2018 at 3:56pm

#201. Home for Thanksgiving....
ID #945954 entered on November 21, 2018 at 12:02am

#200. Teaching This week, Schaumburg again
ID #945571 entered on November 14, 2018 at 8:15pm

#199. Studying in Schaumburg
ID #944705 entered on November 2, 2018 at 6:40am

#198. Toronto Again
ID #943840 entered on October 20, 2018 at 5:18pm

#197. Learning in Schaumburg
ID #943166 entered on October 10, 2018 at 8:00pm

#196. Illinois State Police, Springfield Illinois
ID #942291 entered on September 30, 2018 at 8:02pm

#195. VA Hospital, Denver
ID #941977 entered on September 30, 2018 at 8:01pm

#194. A Weekend In Desert Paradise
ID #941703 entered on September 19, 2018 at 9:13pm

#193. Loveland, Colorado
ID #941702 entered on September 19, 2018 at 8:47pm

#192. Traveling to Loveland, Colorado
ID #941132 entered on September 9, 2018 at 9:39pm

#191. Amherst Massachusetts
ID #940459 entered on August 28, 2018 at 9:14pm

#190. Plantation Florida
ID #939888 entered on August 16, 2018 at 9:53pm

#189. Banging My Head Against A Wall
ID #938948 entered on August 4, 2018 at 10:38am

#188. Ca-Razy In Calgary!
ID #938114 entered on July 16, 2018 at 9:56pm

#187. July 4th, 2018 Celebration
ID #937353 entered on August 4, 2018 at 10:41am

#186. Shuffling Along In Saint John
ID #936764 entered on June 30, 2018 at 6:39pm

#185. Lansing, Fourth Time Round'!
ID #936320 entered on June 14, 2018 at 7:26pm

#184. Mosying Around McAllen
ID #935977 entered on June 7, 2018 at 10:03pm

#183. Sauntering Around Salisbury, and other places
ID #935321 entered on May 26, 2018 at 9:21pm

#182. Toasty in Tucson
ID #934559 entered on May 14, 2018 at 6:30pm

#181. Lansing, Third Time Round!
ID #933786 entered on May 1, 2018 at 9:04pm

#180. Lewis County, Washington
ID #933560 entered on May 26, 2018 at 7:19pm

#179. Pismo Beach Again!
ID #932395 entered on April 28, 2018 at 12:48am

#178. Bustin' It In The Bronx
ID #931347 entered on March 31, 2018 at 1:19pm

#177. Kickin' Back In Kingston (Ontario, not Jamaica)
ID #930872 entered on March 18, 2018 at 6:06am

#176. Houston, We Ain't Got A Problem
ID #930370 entered on March 10, 2018 at 7:21pm

#175. Bizzy All Week In Bismarckj
ID #929455 entered on February 25, 2018 at 1:58pm

#174. I Spent A Week In Albany One Day....
ID #928703 entered on February 10, 2018 at 5:35pm

#173. Bumming Around The Bronx
ID #927891 entered on January 27, 2018 at 5:35pm

#172. One Night In Bangkok
ID #927519 entered on January 21, 2018 at 8:49pm

#171. A Visit To Frankenstein's Castle!
ID #925711 entered on December 26, 2017 at 8:39pm

#170. Frankfurt, First Full Day
ID #925455 entered on December 18, 2017 at 2:09pm

#169. Puddling Around Pismo Beach
ID #925413 entered on December 17, 2017 at 11:14am

#168. An Eternity in Edmonton
ID #924908 entered on December 4, 2017 at 9:14am

#167. Brief Visit to Woodbridge, New Jersey
ID #924320 entered on November 24, 2017 at 8:09pm

#166. NYC, Final Time..... For now
ID #922897 entered on October 29, 2017 at 11:02pm

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