Catch-up Time

I suppose it's been a while since I've done this and a lot has happened since the last time. First of all there's this:
John Duggan Mayhoffer, age 82, of eastern Boulder County, Colo., died March 6, 2008, on the family farm.He was born on June 21, 1925, to J. David Mayhoffer and Isabella (Duggan) Mayhoffer.John grew up on the family farm and attended schools in Louisville, Colo., graduating in 1943. He immediately went into Naval officer training at the University of Colorado and Colorado College in Colorado Springs. He served on a destroyer in China until the end of the war. At that time, he joined the Naval Reserves for the next 20 years.He returned to the University of Colorado and graduated with a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering in 1954.John married Kathleen Weckmueller in December of 1950, and to this union were born three children. Kathleen was a former Army nurse in the South Pacific. She passed away in 1960. He married Jeane Haynes on Oct. 20, 1962, in San Pedro, Calif.John worked for Public Service Company and Sundstrand, before going to Adolph Coors Company in 1958. He worked in the engineering department for the next 25 years.After retirement, he returned to the family farm and participated in the operation of the farm until the time of his death.John was a life member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, the Instrumentation Systems and Automation Society, the U.S. Naval Institute, and the Tri-City Elks.He was a member and served as President for several years of the Goodhue Ditch Company, was a member of the Davidson Ditch Company, and served as a board member of District 6 Water.He had a private pilot’s license and enjoyed flying for many years. Later, he and Jeane enjoyed several trips on Cruise Ships.John is survived by three children: Leannah Frances and husband Rick Baron, David John and wife Tami, and Robert Patrick and wife Jane; eight grandchildren: Kathleen and husband Ryan Norris, John, Jeane, David and Frances Baron, Edward, Michael and Philip Mayhoffer; and four great-grandchildren: Michael, Christi, James and William Norris.Services were held in Louisville on March 15. Interment took place at Green Mountain Cemetery in Boulder with military honors.
Now I'm not posting this to ask for any sympathy from anybody. I found out about my grandfather's passing the day it happened and was a paul bearer at the funeral and didn't shed a single tear (not necessarily something of which I'm proud). I just felt like I should pay tribute to a great man who has had a rather profound influence on my life. I never was quite sure how to feel about his passing (something that's still a bit of a puzzle for me). He's not a man that I particularly loved while he was alive but I like to think that I always had a bit of respect for him. After all, were it not for him, I certainly wouldn't be who I am today... and not just because I have his DNA in my cells. I did feel a measure of sorrow for my grandmother's sake. She's a sweet old lady who is now a widow. She loved him very much and misses him dearly.

My time as an undergrad is coming to a close. I have only two semesters remaining and as of right now, I'm unsure as to what I want to do with my life. There are many possibilities and I'm not sure how much I like any of them... I think I'm just a bit scared of what might come next.

That'll be all for now.