I wish it was a simple as a C&C character. I have a specific set of qualifications. That specific set is a little different from the requirements most employers have. Vax FORTRAN jobs are few and far between these days. That is what I have been doing for the last 12 years, so that is my area of comfort. I know I can do a good job at that, only nobody cares. I love messing with web pages and all, I can hold my own with Java, Python, PHP, MySQL, etc. I have little work experience with those languages, so I do not feel qualified to answer those ads.
I am doing some homework to address this. I am going through a Java applications book from school to get my feet wet. After that I plan to do some J2EE work. There are some things I just did not get when I was exposed to it on the job. No one really had time to work with me, answering my inane questions, so I have to just do it at home.
My wife is going away for a few weeks to take care of some out of town issues. Sounds like time for a programming party.
The last six weeks have been nice and relaxing, but I need to get serious and disciplined, both with job related and health related things. I have been doing some working out and swimming, battling kidney pain and sciatica. I nned to schedule the next 3 weeks to exercise every day, spend time working on learning skills and some time doing job search stuff. Yeah, discipline, that is my middle name. I get into something and lose track of time. "Thursday? I thought it was still Tuesday!!"
We will see how this works out.
