Category Archives: Reminiscence

Now comes one of harder decisions I’ve made in my career

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Paul Tomblin

I’ve been here at Kodak for over 6 years as an hourly wage contractor. No benefits, no vacation, and no 401(K). And while I’ve bitched about it here many times, overall it’s been a damn good job. Good money, the … Continue reading →

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That’s pretty cool

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Paul Tomblin

A couple of old friends from my time in the Army Reserve found my picture and post at Rants and Revelations » Lorne Scots SRTP 1979 and have left some comments. It’s great, especially Alex McKelvey’s precis of what happened … Continue reading →

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Lorne Scots SRTP 1979

Posted on December 16, 2007 by Paul Tomblin

In the summer of 1979, I did the Summer Recruit Training Program with my unit of the Canadian Forces Reserve, the Lorne Scots, Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment. Back then we called it “the militia”, but living in the US … Continue reading →

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Break in

Posted on August 14, 2006 by Paul Tomblin

While I was mowing the grass on Saturday, I managed to notice that both the passenger side doors on Laura’s car were unlocked, and the front one was actually ajar. Since both Laura and Stevie were known to not lock … Continue reading →

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I miss it so much

Posted on February 19, 2006 by Paul Tomblin

This morning I watched NBC’s “The Great Race”, a recap of the men’s 4x10km relay at the Lillihammer Olympics. (It’s available on Google Video if you didn’t catch it, but it costs money and requires Windows to do so. It … Continue reading →

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