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My name is Mike Hillwig and I live in Salem, MA with my pug, Reggie. I'm a DBA (database administrator) with a high tech company. Originally from the Pittsburgh area, I moved to Providence in December 2004 and then to Boston in November 2005. March of 2008 brought me to Salem on the Massachusetts north shore.

What else do you want to know? I'm an aviation geek, a foodie, have some tattoos and live with Multiple Sclerosis. This year, I'm in my first season singing Baritone with the Boston Gay Men's Chorus. If there is anything else you'd like to know, just ask. I'm hardly shy.

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Parasurfing

It’s been a rough week, personally and professionally. My head just wasn’t in the game today at work, and my boss had the day off. At noon, I decided it was time to take a few hours of personal time. First, I went to get my hair cut and beard trimmed. I’m now sporting a thin little urban beard. It probably won’t last long because he trimmed it too short. But it’s kind of cool. After that, I didn’t really do anything other than go home, let Reggie out for a bit, and then jump back into my car. I went to the beach to take some airplane pictures. Instead, I found some guys doing what I believe is called parasurfing.

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I have a bunch more pictures to post, but I’ll have to sift through them over the weekend. I was able to snap off a few plane pictures, but most of them are crap because the planes were going the opposite direction I needed them to be. As I was wrapping up, I missed out on my money shot. There was a Lufthansa A340 taking off, and that would have been some amazing photography. Unfortunately, I was already in the car by the time it took off.

Afterwards, I grabbed Reggie, and we headed up to spend the evening with Beth, Paul, and the boys. Beth made her Tequila Lime Chicken again. It gets better every time she makes it.  I had some fun pitting and scooping the avocados. I almost hurt myself in the process, but it was fun watching her knife go right through the pit of the avacado. You’ve got to love a good knife.

It was a nice evening, even though I was wiped out. Like I said, it’s been a really rough week for me, and I’m glad it’s over. I can’t think of a better way to wrap it up.

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Posted by Mike on 03/31 at 11:44 PM
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