Acorns From A Yankee?
Allen May 17th, 2006
As I have alluded to earlier, I have a new job and am now in Vestal, NY for training at the Lockheed-Martin site in Owego. I will be here on and off over the next 3 years. I’m here for 2 weeks, home for a weekend and again here for 2 weeks. Spend a month back in Oklahoma (generally speaking) and then do it again.
As much as I like to say that I’m an Okie, this is a very pretty section of the country. While it is a bit more cloudy that I would prefer, it has been a fairly pleasant stay. The people here are generally nice and friendly — which is probably true for most smaller cities in the United States.
After each day of training, I head to the Binghamton Y. Binghamton reminds me of an Oklahoma City that never quite grew up. It has a small downtown core that needs some revitalization. I’ve watched a Binghamton Mets baseball game and did some geocaches on weekends as well as some generic hiking.
I eat in the room and then head over to the Ale House (piggish Java applet warning) to have a few beers. I’ve signed up for the "Tour of the World" and hope to enjoy a few beers from around the world. I wish Tap Works (sadly, no link available) in OKC would offer the same tour. Free pint glass and a hoodie await those who circum-navigate the world while their hiney is parked on a bar stool.
Not much else to tell. I will be back in Norman on Friday and then have to leave again in a couple of weeks. Luckily I will have a break until September until I have to leave the family again.
I’ve had a couple of draft postings in my Moleskine that I’m hoping to flush out of hiding soon. Perhaps I can do a couple tomorrow.