For those that wish to pay attention, here’s the month’s wrap-up.

Enjoying the new job at a local government agency (which is the same type of place I used to work at in California). I work as one of the Web Applications Specialists, so I take care of web applications (like their Content Management System) and other servers. Similar to what I used to do, so there’s a good fit. It’s a part-time gig at the moment, which is nice. And it’s full benefits, which is saving a lot of money on my medical costs. Since I retired out of state, I used COBRA as the medical benefit, and that can get quite expensive (more than $1K/month). My medical benefits cost at the new job is under $500/month.

And the job will go full-time in 2-3 weeks, since the other part-time person (the other “half” of my position) is leaving in two weeks. That was expected, and was part of the job deal. So, full-time for me, which is nice. It keeps me busy (and out of the house, which is an advantage my wife Pam is enjoying). The commute is not bad: a bit farther than in CA, but less congested. Commuting in a snowstorm will be a new adventure, though.

I’ve been keeping busy rebuilding a web site (see the previous post). It’s a database-driven site, so lots of PHP programming with a bit of Javascript thrown in. It’s been a big project the last 6-8 weeks (less the two-week ‘appendix vacation’), but it’s now only a few days from going ‘live’. I enjoy the web site programming, which I do in my comfortable recliner, often while watching TV.

The weather here in Utah has been cold lately, with a few snowstorms thrown in the mix. I am still enjoying the snowfall; the Wasatch mountains always look nice with a white covering. Although parts of the area, especially closer to the mountains, get a lot more snow than we do, the last storm just deposited a couple of inches in my front yard. And the neighbor snuck over with his snowblower and took care of the driveway, so that was nice.

Family is fine; Stacy (youngest) is expecting in April, and the other grandkids are as cute as usual.

And I am getting addicted to “Angry Birds” on the Droid.