Where has the summer gone?

 Where has the summer gone? I only have 2 more free Fridays before we resume regular work week hours for the start of the new academic year. Thankfully we work from home on Fridays anywhere so it won't be too hard to get re-used to.

CISSP studying continues. I think I have finally gotten flashcards done for every chapter/area. I hope so. My hand hurts. I think I ended up with about 800 cards, give or take a few. I stopped counting after 350 or so.

Might go golfing after work today. I haven't been in 4 weeks. I am not looking forward to seeing how my swing is. Will probably golf all weekend so hopefully the rust comes off quick.

Rapidly approaching the day my dad died in 2016. Really not looking forward to that. Hoping the weather is nice so I can golf. It has sort of become my annual memorial tradition to him. I'd golf on his birthday but he was born late Oct and weather in this area isn't too cooperative for golfing that late.

I've also started a tradition of watching M*A*S*H around this time of year. It was his favorite show. This year I started on my birthday and hope to make it through the entire series before next weekend. I don't watch every episode but watch more than enough. Dad lived in Atlanta for a while when i was much younger and he would record it during the day and watch it at night when he got home from work. I have a few memories of sitting there watching it with him. I don't remember which episodes we watched. I just remember the theme music and the general sets and outfits.

I really miss him. 

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