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About Dave Oney

Dave Oney was born mid last century in Middlebury, Vermont. He received his BS in Chemistry and worked as a polymer chemist in Massachusetts and New Jersey. He became a microscopist (someone who studies little bitty things using a microscope) and photomicrographer (someone who photographs little bitty things) before settling into a 35-year career in technical sales of scientific imaging equipment (the science of digitally recording itty bitty things, sending the image to a computer for analysis.) He designed and created a number of products contributing to this field. He is (was) proficient in several computer languages and is currently working on mastering English. After making a few more paradigm shift career changes Dave and his wife, Fran, retired and moved closer to their children and granddaughters and now live in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas.

Now For A Little R&R

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Can you take a vacation when you are fully retired? Well, I looked up the definition:

“An extended period of leisure and recreation, especially one spent away from home or in traveling. They took a vacation in Hawaii.“

QC and I are, by definition, on “vacation” as we traveled away from home for some rest, relaxation and recreation as opposed to being at home, resting, relaxing and recreating.

This morning QC reserved a poolside cabana and I am playing golf at a nice course about 2 miles from our hotel. Puakea is the same course I played twice in 2019. When I called to check availability I was told the course was sold and upgraded since my last visit. (Check back for my impressions of the “new” course.) The person in the pro-shop whom I spoke with advised me to book online and save 20%.

We sat by the beach, had dinner by the beach and drinks by the beach. There is a common thread in there somewhere. Let me know if you find it.