Today was my last working day at Scott & White. It hasn’t sunk in yet nor has that enormous weight been lifted. I find solace in knowing that I will be happier and more fruitful in the coming weeks.
It’s funny to go back and read previous posts on this site. Man, was [...]

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Alas, Christmas is over. All of the presents have been unwrapped and the traveling is done.
As part of our premarital planning, Elise and I decided that we would spend every other Christmas is Des Moines with her family and the other Christmases with my family in Cat Spring. This was our first Christmas [...]

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Note to self:
Do not blare through downtown Ft. Worth at 85 mph. You will get a ticket.
 

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On Monday, I sat to the right of my father, fought back tears and listened to a very strong man speak.
I fought back tears because I was trying to be as strong as Clay. I fought back tears because I didn’t want to think about standing at that church podium myself. I fought [...]

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I’m really excited about leaving Temple and moving back to Austin. As I was walking in to work this morning, I saw something that made me think about how there are some things that I’m going to miss. I currently work at a rather large hospital. Hospitals tend to employ physicians. [...]

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After ten hard months, I have decided to leave Scott & White and take on a position with another company in Austin. You can’t begin to imagine how excited I am.
Though Scott & White is a great place, it’s not the place for me. I’m happy to say that I learned a lot during my [...]

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As I was walking to work this morning I caught the smell of donuts being fried. There’s a Shipley’s Donuts store on the corner of 31st Street and Hwy 36, close to where I cross the street before I get to work.
I’m not a big breakfast food person. I think that’s the proverbial [...]

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Elise’s photograph made the front page of both the print version and the online version of the Temple Daily Telegram today. I think that calls for a celebration.

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One of Elise’s photos made the front page of the Sports section this morning. The caption reads: “Tem-Cats’ LaTanya Felder dribbles upcourt during Temple’s 67-37 victory over Killeen on Tuesday (Photo by Elise Janicek)”. A smaller, cropped version of the same photo highlighting the sports section was used on the front page of [...]

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You might have a picture in your office or stuck to your refrigerator - one of a purple giraffe or a red and green Santa Claus. I have my wife’s first newspaper-published photograph hanging in my office.
My wife, Mrs. Elise Janicek had her first photograph printed in the Temple Daily Telegram this morning. [...]

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