Ah! At long last, my first blog post. I set this up several weeks ago, but haven't done anything with it. Things are so chaotic with work and home that I have not had time to ponder what to put up. I have been making many trips down to Chattanooga, TN where one division is (for a few months longer) to get them ready for ISO 9000:2001 registration in November. I enjoy the occasional business trip, as it gives me a chance to get out and be somewhere different for a while. The timing, however, is not necessarily the best.

My son, Ian, is almost 15 months old now and is awaiting a liver transplant for biliary atresia, which can be found at webMD.com, for those interested. A group of friends has pulled together for us and been raising money for Ian to pay for medical bills and other associated expenses. Ian is listed for transplant at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA), and has now been listed for nearly a year. His condition with his current liver is stable, and he is the happiest little boy, which helps my wife, Elaine, and I cope better. I intend to post details here when we do finally get the call to go for the transplant regarding progress, Ian's status, etc.

In the meantime, the band who has caught my attention most lately is Shinedown. They have triggered my thought to ponder for this post: Why is the hardest question to answer why?