Tom, thanks for all you are and all you do.   Sorry for the unexpected
turn of events. Danny

On 5/1/10, Steve Forst <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Tom,
>
> Sorry to hear that things have taken such a turn.  I'm sure that something
> better is  waiting for you down the road.
>
> 73, Steve KW3A
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 5:43 PM
> Subject: Message From Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
>
>> Hello, everyone.
>>
>> I have been debating when to write the following e-mail to the list, but
>> perhaps the time has now come.
>>
>> As all of you know, I took a job last Summer out here at the National
>> Center
>> For Atmospheric Research in Boulder, CO.  The main focus of the job was
>> for
>> me to run and hopefully expand a long-standing program they had in place
>> called Weather And Society Integrated Studies.
>>
>> I have absolutely loved this job, and, in a real sense, it has been a
>> dream
>> come true for me, both personally and professionally.
>>
>> However, to make a long story very short, NCAR has suffered a major
>> cutback
>> in National Science Foundation funding, which has deeply affected both my
>> division and my program.  In fact, things are now so bad that my
>> supervisor
>> cannot fund my position beyond July 31 of this year.
>>
>> Fortunately, for me, I do have my Michigan Sociology teaching job to go
>> back
>> to in the Fall, although it is not at all what the wife and I would
>> prefer.
>> Therefore, both my wife and I are currently pursuing other employment
>> options in the Denver/Boulder  area, just to see if anything can emerge to
>> allow us to stay.  We do not have much time to do this, though, so I am
>> not
>> very optimistic that something new will turn up quickly enough.
>>
>> In short, I guess what I'm telling everyone here is that there is a strong
>> likelyhood that we will be moving back to Michigan this Summer.
>>
>> Due to this fact, the fact that I am still busy in my current job, and the
>> fact that the wife and I are searching for possible new Colorado jobs, my
>> life is going to become quite chaotic for a while.  This means, of course,
>> that my involvements on the list, and in our Sunday afternoon
>> Cross-Country
>> Blind Ops net, may be quite limited.
>>
>> This is one reason why I recently have been emphasizing the need for
>> alternate net controls for our Sunday afternoon net.  I simply am not
>> going
>> to be able to guarantee my availability on a regular basis, at least  for
>> the immediate future.
>>
>> I hope all of this makes sense, and I truly appreciate everyone's
>> understanding and support through this difficult and challenging time.
>>
>> You guys are a great group of people.  There is not a day that goes by
>> where
>> I don't appreciate this list and the friendships I have made here over the
>> past number of years.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>
>