2010 in Review

It was an interesting year.

I started a new job in January. I'm building interfaces for the Wayne State University Physician Group in Detroit, MI. They have existing interfaces that were built by a person that is no longer there, so my first task was to redirect those interfaces to "pass through" the Rhapsody interface engine so that I could actually see the messages. I started planning for redirecting those interfaces when we replace our practice management system. The PM migration has taken longer than any of us expected.

I finished my Masters Degree in Medical Informatics in June. I went to Evanston for the graduation ceremony with my parents. I had family and friends over to my house to celebrate!

I spent another week camping "up north" with my dog, Sonny, in August. That helped me to recharge my batteries.

The lease on my Volvo S60 ended in December. I picked up a new Lincoln MKZ. I had three S60s and an S40, but, as Ford no longer owns Volvo, I decided to change. I also considered changing to a color other than black, but ended up with another black car.

I continue to play hockey. This time of year, I am playing three and sometimes four nights a week.

I was too busy to play much music while I was working on the Masters degree. Now that that is complete, I have been able to play my Chapman Stick more.

The holidays were nice. I had family over for both Thanksgiving and Christmas this year.

It was a pretty good year.

Red Wings Early Season

I've watched most of the Wings games so far this season. They have not looked very good. They are clearly not as good as they were last year, and that wasn't good enough.

They have some potential, if some of the kids play well, however, they lost a lot of talent over the off season, and that is a large gap to fill. Also, the injury to Franzen will not help.

Many of the teams in the Western Conference are improved this year. Edmonton will be fun to watch. The Kings are much better than they have been for a while. Colorado is also better. The Blues should be tough to play.

It is especially sad to see empty seats in the Joe and to hear the commercials during the telecast for tickets. This team used to have a waiting list for season tickets. It is in large part due to the poor economy in Michigan that the Wings are having such a hard time selling tickets.

They lost on Saturday to the Avs in a shootout. The Wings blew a two goal lead in the third period.

I think it will be a tough year for the Wings. I wouldn't be surprised if they do not make the playoffs.