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Today is Father’s Day, so I wanted to take a moment and wish all the Father’s out there, a great day. I know if many of you were like me growing up, one day isn’t enough to say thanks. Sometimes my dad probably needed a Father’s year to recover from some of the trouble and mischief I was always in. It doesn’t do justice to have one day, but dad, you were the best father any son could ever ask for.

I hope you all have a safe and Happy Father’s day.

Seems a million things are happening around me right now. Some are good and some well, not so good. I’ve spent the last few days basking in the glory and now I plan on spending the next few days weeding through the mire. Seems about right. I’m hoping to get back to posting daily with all the normal mind-numbing, repetitive info you’ve seen and read elsewhere. See, I knew you’d miss it.

For all the engineering types in the crowd, The New York Times has an article posted today listing some of the biggest engineering disasters in history. Some of the disasters include: the levees bursting from Hurricane Katrina, the Space Shuttle Columbia and the failure of the Teton Dam in 1976.

While all these items seem to have a negative impact on society and the engineers who were involved, they have also lead to improvements in the way engineers design, build and work on many of the modern advancements we have today.

It’s never easy to lose a loved one. It only seems to make it tougher when you’re 600 miles from home and you get the call, after it’s too late. No time to say goodbye or have a laugh with that loved one. It makes me realize that I don’t visit home enough. I don’t call family and friends as often as I should. I’m sure we’re all like that at times.

I think memories make life easier. In times like these, you always seem to remember the good, funny, family moments that make you realize how blessed you were to have known a honest, hard-working person. I’ll always have the memories and that brings me a little closer to home.