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223396 Jim Esten <jim.esten@g...> 2011‑11‑16 Tis that time of year.. time for a bio update
Well we've again come upon Galootaclus season and I best practice what
I preach, so a bit of an update....

Pushing 50, married with now 8 children ranging from a steadily
improving crawler to hopefully a steadily maturing college freshman.
I remain self employed doing techie type things - mainly web stuff in
the open source world. I also took my coaching (soccer) to the next
level and launched some year round training programs to address a
curious phenomenon I've observed in youth athletics in the past few
years.  I am finishing up the coursework for my masters in Lay
Ministry this fall and will take my comprehensive exams in March. It
has been a very rewarding few years back in school... food for the
soul....

Shop time .. hmmmm.. well, I still HAVE a shop .. but time this past
year has been really scarce (I know, go figure .. I mean really, how
busy could eight kids really keep you, right? )I still do get a little
shop time from time to time, though mostly accompanied by my two
youngest walkers, Jasper and Jenna (now 4 and 3) .. curious little
shop rats they be!!  A little turning, a little carving, but mostly
just spend the time hanging out down there enjoying the company and
the ambiance. I am a curbside scavenger and my home sports an always
growing number of treasures hauled home in or on top of the station
wagon.  My wife, ten years my junior, to say nothing for my kids STILL
don't quite understand that brand of frugal but I grew up where we had
to catch it, shoot it, trap it, or grow it if we planned on eating,
and it still comes pretty natural to me...

No change here.... I said a couple years ago I was gonna build a real
bench ... yeah right. Maybe after all the kids are gone ... nah, I
probably won't last that long!!

As always, enjoying Galootaclaus ...I guess it is now a lifetime
assignment!!! Couldn't be doin' it for a better collection of folks...

peace all,

Jim E #2 in Wisconsin
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