[ale] How Do I Get Involved?

[Jim Kinney]

Simple (HA!). Just as I make commitments to my family, I also make
commitments to my professional and social life. So I meet friends for a beer
and conversation or ALE meetings. I also have rejoined a wind orchestra to
get some music performance back in my life.

My wife does similar (except she does pottery instead of ALE meetings - go
figure....)

My kids are a tad older, but this has been a good thing for them. They see
Mom and Dad as people not just care-givers for them.

2008/12/17 Marc Ferguson <marcferguson at gmail.com>

> Hi,
>
> I have a silly LIFE question and hopefully someone with the a similar
> scenario can help me out.  I'm going to kind of open myself up - so be kind
> in your responses.
>
> I am a web developer with an extreme love or linux and FOSS.  I have three
> young kids all under the age of 4 and I'm married.  I want to get involved
> in our user group and in the linux community.  At some point I plan to learn
> Python so I can contribute to a project, but I need to figure out how can I
> get involved with our user group.  I have all the meetings scheduled in
> Google Calendar, but I haven't been able to pull away from the family to
> attend one.  I guess at some point I'll have to put my foot down, but I'm
> kind of a dedicated father/husband so my family's needs trump my own.
>
> So far I blog about my own linux adventures (www.fergytech.com) and I
> listen to tons of linux podcasts (to keep myself in the loop).  Thanks for
> any suggestions and I look forward to hearing your responses.
>
> ---
> Marc F.
>
> "Powered by Fedora, Driven by the Internet" -Marc F
> "..Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come.."
> -Rev1:4
>
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