Timeline
Below is a summary of many of the major events in my life. I've done my best to remember everything I can. This is kinda like a blog summary of major life event up to the present.
| Year | Date | Event | Category |
| 1976 | June | My earliest memory. My parents brought my baby brother home from the hospital. I remember being in the den with my grandparents (on my mothers side) when they arrived. I ran outside to the passenger side of the car, crawled in over my mom, and kissed him on the head. | General |
| 1978 | Fall | Started Kindergarten in Magnolia Elementary | Education |
| 1983 | Summer | Parents divorce | General |
| 1983 | Fall | Moved to a trailer at Sportsman Lake with my mom and brother | General |
| 1983 | Fall | Started 5th grade at Hodgenville Elementary School where my Dad taught | Education |
| 1984 | Summer | Moved to Elizabethtown, KY | General |
| 1984 | Summer | Mom remarried | Relationship |
| 1984 | Fall | Started 6th grade at Helmwood Heights Elementary | Education |
| 1985 | Fall | Started junior high school at T. K. Stone Middle School | Education |
| 1985 | Fall | Started playing the Trumpet, a beginners model made by Bach | Music |
| 1986 | Summer | My Dad's mother died | Bad |
| 1986 | Fall | Started playing the Baritone, an old Besson model | Music |
| 1987 | Summer | Joined the EHS marching band and made some great friends including Kevin Colon and Nathan Hibbs among many others. | Music |
| 1987 | Summer | I started high school and Elizabethtown High School | Education |
| 1988 | Spring | Started playing a Yamaha YEP 321 Euphonium | Music |
| 1989 | Spring | Played my first solo in concert band. I believe the name of song was Malaguania, but maybe not. I still remember the melody. | Music |
| 1989 | Summer | I received my first car, a used 1985 Merkur XR4Ti, from my mom | Automotive |
| 1990 | Spring | I made fourth chair in the all district band | Music |
| 1990 | Fall | I had a solo in Marching band, the beginning of the song 'Round Midnight | Music |
| 1991 | Spring | I made first chair in the all district band | Music |
| 1991 | Spring | I made second chair in the all state band, in the bigger of the two bands | Music |
| 1991 | Fall | Started school at the University of Louisville Speed Scientific School | Education |
| 1991 | Fall | Moved to Louisville. My roommate in Unitas towers was Troy Allen. I epoxied a Sprite can outside of our dorm room window — it was still there when I drove by 7 years later. Finally it was removed during building renovation. | Location |
| 1991 | Fall | Joined the University of Louisville Symphonic Band on a partial scholarship | Music |
| 1991 | Spring | Graduated from Elizabethtown High School | Education |
| 1991 | Fall | Both of my mom's parents became very sick within the same week and nearly died (unrelated). | Bad |
| 1992 | Spring | Both of my mom's parents were moved to nursing home and I was given power of attorney and took care of all of their financials. | Bad |
| 1992 | Spring | My mom's mother died | Bad |
| 1992 | Summer | My mom's father died | Bad |
| 1992 | Fall | Moved off of campus and got an apartment at Fountain Square. My roommates were Troy Allen, Bryan Willett, and Nathan Hibbs. | Location |
| 1992 | Summer | Stayed on campus but moved to a 4-person dorm/apartment in University Towers Apartments. My roommates were Troy Allen, Bryan Willett, and Robert Tool. An issue arose with toilet paper flying off of the 11th floor balcony. Bottle rockets were never confirmed. (Again, why?) | Location |
| 1992 | Fall | Auditioned for the Cavaliers Drum & Bugle corps. | Music |
| 1993 | Summer | Marched for the Cavaliers Drum & Bugle corps. Toured the entire US in an old bus and slept on a lot of different gym floors. | Music |
| 1993 | Fall | Moved back to Louisville to the same apartment at Fountain Square. My roommates were Troy Allen, Nathan Hibbs, David Phy (fall) | Location |
| 1993 | Fall | My friend and former roommate Troy Allen was married | Relationship |
| 1994 | Spring | Moved to Mt. Vernon, IN for my first co-op at GE Plastics in the Lexan Maintenance group, there was no one else in my group | Location Employment |
| 1994 | Summer | Moved back to Fountain Square apartments in Louisville with roommates Rodney ???, Anthony Erwin, and Doug Childs | Location |
| 1994 | Fall | Moved back to Mt. Vernon, GE Plastics to work in CPP Finishing with Peter Mercure, Henry Teller, and Chad ???. Lived in the multi-level apartment/house above Posey County Reality with 4 other roommates. It started with my roommates being myself, Jason, Alex, Trisha Robinson, and Cathy Charles. Trisha and Cathy moved out and parted ways and Mike Brickner moved in, making him the final roommate. | Location Employment |
| 1995 | Spring | Back to Louisville, North of campus at 529 Denmark Street. My roommates were Nathan Hibbs and Jason ??? | Location |
| 1995 | Spring | Played the euphonium for the last time. Played with the Symphony Band for the last time. My last concert. | Music |
| 1995 | Summer | Back to Mt Vernon to work in Environmental Engineering with Amber Cissell and Matt ???. My roommate was Peter Mercure. | Location Employment |
| 1995 | Summer | I purchased my second car, a used 1990 Acura Integra GS | Automotive |
| 1995 | Fall | Moved back to Louisville to the Overlook Apartments, 3021 Running Deere Circle. My roommate was Don Scott Carpenter. | Location |
| 1995 | Fall | I started working at the RL Craig Company doing HVAC job bid specifications | Employment |
| 1996 | Spring | Started SAE Mini-Baja: Kelley Brooks, Rodney Ewing, Jerry, Mike Ekbundit, Mike ???. | Baja |
| 1996 | Spring | Graduated from University of Louisville with a BS in Mechanical Engineering, started MS degree. | Education |
| 1996 | Fall | Became the graduate research assistant at University of Louisville for the Columbus Gas Boring Tool project | Employment |
| 1996 | Fall | Moved to a house south of campus located at 529 Denmark Street. My roommate was Chad Pruitt. | Location |
| 1996 | Fall | DMB concert in Lexington, KY with Doug Childs: December 7, 1996 | DMB |
| 1997 | Spring | Became the Mechanical Engineering Lab computer system administrator | Employment |
| 1997? | Spring | My Dad's father died | Bad |
| 1997 | Spring | SAE mini-baja: Jeff Schutte, Jerry Elderidge, Brian Fields, Charles Haskins, Paul Newsom | Baja |
| 1997 | Spring | Baja the cat found me | Relationship |
| 1997 | Spring | Graduated with my MS in Mechanical Engineering | Education |
| 1997 | Summer | Missed DMB concert at DeerCreek; had tickets: June 28, 1997 | DMB |
| 1997 | Summer | Finished up all of my employment in Louisville | Employment |
| 1997 | August 1 | Started work at Cummins in the Alternative Fuels Service Engineering group | Employment |
| 1997 | Summer | Moved to Briarwood apartment in Columbus, IN. Roommate: Jeff Schutte | Location |
| 1997 | Summer | My longtime friend Kevin Colon married | Relationship |
| 1997 | Summer | Dad remarried to Delores Crump | Relationship |
| 1998 | Spring | SAE mini-baja: Ken Sanders, Steven Muncie, Kevin Crabtree | Baja |
| 1998 | Spring | Purchased my first house in Columbus, Indiana. My roommates were Jeff Schutte and Chris Harlow | Location |
| 1998 | Summer | Purchased my third car, a new Porsche Boxster | Automotive |
| 1998 | Summer | Met my wife-to-be Nicole Harter at a Joe Guitarskie party in Columbus, Indiana | Relationship |
| 1998 | Summer | Friend and former roommate Chad Pruitt married | Relationship |
| 1998 | Summer | DMB at DeerCreek w/ Brandon - August 8, 1998 | DMB |
| 1998 | Summer | DMB at DeerCreek w/ Chris Harlow: August 9, 1998 | DMB |
| 1999 | Spring | SAE mini-baja: Ken Sanders, Chris Harlow | Baja |
| 1999 | Spring | Dave and Tim at Palace Theater in Louisville. Attended with Chris Harlow. Surreal February 19, 1999 | DMB |
| 1999 | Summer | DMB at Deer Creek - June 23, 1999 with NJE | DMB |
| 1999 | Summer | DMB at Deer Creek - June 24, 1999 with CBH | DMB |
| 1999 | June 1 | Moved to the Future Product development engineering group at Cummins | Employment |
| 1999 | Fall | First started dating my wife-to-be Nicole | Relationship |
| 2000 | Spring | SAE mini-baja: Ken Sanders, Jared Walters | Baja |
| 2000 | Spring | My longtime friend and former roommate Bryan Willett was married | Relationship |
| 2000 | Summer | My dad moved from the house in which I had know him to live all of my life. | Location |
| 2000 | Summer | DMB at DeerCreek - June 23, 2000 with KNH | DMB |
| 2000 | Summer | Last 2 nights of DMB at DeerCreek - June 24, 2000 with group including KNH and CBH | DMB |
| 2000 | Spring | Purchased a Sigma DR35 Acoustic Guitar to learn how to play a new instrument | Music |
| 2001 | Spring | SAE mini-baja: Ken Sanders, Jared, Robbie | Baja |
| 2001 | June 15 | Moved to the B-Engine future product service engineering group at Cummins | Employment |
| 2001 | Fall | I got married to my perfect match, Nicole Harter | Relationship |
| 2001 | Fall | DM solo - Farm Aid September 29, 2001 | DMB |
| 2001 | Fall | Nicole sold her house and moved in with me | Location |
| 2002 | Spring | No more mini-baja | Baja |
| 2002 | Spring | Jeff Schutte was married | Relationship |
| 2002 | Summer | New baja team from the FSAE team. No involvement from me at all. | Baja |
| 2002 | Summer | Nicole and I attended concert in Cincinnati, didn't like the venue | DMB |
| 2002 | Summer | Nicole and I attended concert in Indianapolis, much better. | DMB |
| 2002 | Summer | I started MBA at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business | Education |
| 2002 | Aug 1 | Moved to the Aftermarket Engineering group at Cummins | Employment |
| 2003 | Spring | My longtime friend and former roommate Chris Harlow marries my wife's sister Wendy Harter | Relationship |
| 2003 | Spring | Front row seats, center section at the Dave and Tim concert. Wow! Best show I've attended. | DMB |
| 2003 | Summer | Attended concert with Nicole and the Willetts. I had a little too much to drink before the show. First time ever at a concert. | DMB |
| 2003 | Fall | Purchased my forth car, a new Infiniti G35 Sedan | Automotive |
| 2003 | Entire Year | Nothing much to report except tons of studying and work. How unfortunate it was such an uneventful year. | Education |
| 2004 | March | Nicole and I sold our house in Columbus and moved in with her parents because the offer on the downtown condo we had hoped to move into fell through. | Location |
| 2004 | June | Nicole and I purchased our house in Indianapolis and moved in. | Location |
| 2004 | June | Concert at Verizon Wireless Deere Creek with KNH. Best show since June 23, 2000. I was beginning have doubts but I was wrong. | DMB |
| 2004 | July | I traveled to China as part of a MBA consulting program | Education |
| 2005 | May | I finished my MBA | Education |
| 2005 | August | I've started a new job within the Cummins Distributor Performance group | Employment |
| 2007 | February | I sold my 1990 Acura Integra to long-time friend Jacob Rudge | Automotive |
| 2007 | February 14 | My step-father, Harold Parkison, passed away. | Bad |
| 2007 | August | My daughter Ainsley Elaine was born | Relationship |
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