Day 075 of 2026 – Our World

Ended up with a busy day today, started off first thing this morning while I was getting up, getting the dogs out, and trying to grab a first cup of coffee. It turns out that the someone in our IT department released an update for the app that our field technicians use before the official release date, about a week early and it was not ready. What can you do? For some reason it has worked for me perfectly all the way though the testing cycle, including in the field. So, they are going to have to try and fix the issues.

I finally got out for a quick walk someplace around mid-day and got about 2 miles into my 4 mile loop when I got a message from my manager asking me to take a trip to Tampa, FL this afternoon through Wed. Well, all things are possible so I double checked on budget, got my flight booked and hurried back to the house to get packed. Sent my manager the new budget numbers and he bounced it by the client, nope, they may not need an inspection after all. I guess the Spring Break travel costs may have made them think twice. That’s OK.

Didn’t get my whole workout in today. I need to get back into the pool, but my shoulder is still bothering me a bit. But, maybe tomorrow will be the day.

Total distance: 3.37 mi
Max elevation: 5614 ft
Min elevation: 5517 ft
Total climbing: 211 ft
Total descent: -206 ft
Average speed: 3.99 mi/h
Average cadence:
Average heart rate: 105
Average temperature: 20.7
Total time: 00:51:44

Spent the rest of the afternoon working on work stuff and then also spent some time finally getting the APRS weather uploads to work properly. Yes!

https://aprs.to/station/KO4YAW/weather/current

Finally, after evening walks and dinner I had to do my recertification for the National Weather Service SkyWarn Spotters program. That was a two hour training course that I think is well worth it. It’s a good reminder of what to report, what not to report, and how. Safety matters.