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Monday, March 8, 2010

Intro

Hi! If you are reading this you have apparently accessed the introduction of "the wonderful thing about tiggers is..." the one and only Robert Allen *taggarooski" Atkins!?! And aren't you just thrilled!?!
But seriously folks, this is the blogspot and introduction of the individual named above for the BU 2010 Spring 02 Met AD648 Intro to ECommerce & Web Design.
I know you are dying to find out who I am so, allow me to tell you; most-famously I am the grandfather of Luke, Kayla, Leif, and either Owen or Miles (I think that is how it is spelled but, the final decision of naming is yet to be determined). In addition, there is potentially another in the oven and our eldest children are working diligently at starting their family.
Please indulge me in introducing the parents; Springfield, TN's own Luke Allen Atkins' (8 months) mommy and daddy are Amber Dawne Hickman-Atkins & Shane Aaron Atkins.
From Missoula, MT, Kayla Lynn Wallaces' (6 yrs) Mommy is Shawna Lee Olson and her Daddy is T.J. Wallace.
Leif Husemoller (8 yrs) of Great Falls, MT's proud Mommy and Daddy are Wava Husemoller and Dustin Ray Olson. They are the parents who are expecting another little one in June. Wava, Dusty, Leif, and the baby need your prayers.

I mentioned, our eldest children; Austin Jay & Sarah Cook-Olson reside in gloomy and dismal San Diego, CA. Now that Sarah has completed her Masters' they are working to start expansion of their little family (GO SARAH GO!-we need a reason to visit SD!).
Our family also consists of Mason-orange kitty, Rickey-black 'labruspitheelpoo' (ie. mutt), Tiki-tiger-striped kitty, her sister Ronde-gray kitty, Griz-chow-mix, Josiah Belle-gorgeous, superior, specimen of the species, yellow lab, and Koko Tamar-our extremely personable & charming (just ask her) chocolate lab.
My wife, Laurie, and I live in rural gracious & growing Ashland City, Tennessee. A suburb of Nashville, situated some 35 miles to the west and slightly northwest of the famous city.
I work in Music City for the electric power distributor, the Nashville Electric Service (NES), to Davidson County and Greater Metro Nashville as a Senior Associate Engineer in the New Business Group of Customer Engineering. I have been with NES for 18 years last January and in engineering for 13 of those years.
My online educational journey began in January 2006 at Colorado Technical University - Online. Peculiarily (say that three times fast-or even once normally), my first class was Introduction to E-Commerce. Now, here at the end of the journey, this is my final class in obtaining my MSPM, again I find myself in Intro to E-Commerce & Web Design. I wonder if there is some profound meaning to that?
I will be posting photos of our grandchildren as my wife provides. Stay tuned!

5 comments:

  1. Hello Robert!
    How I miss the great city of Nashville! We recently moved from Music city.
    Congrats to almost finishing your MSPM degree. I too am right there with you! My journey took a "little" longer (started in 2004!). I was afraid that they would kick me out before I finished.
    Looking forward to working with you and reading your adventures as the your family grows!

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  2. Hello, Robert-

    Welcome to the course, and congratulations in advance. I completed the MSPM program last fall and plan to attend commencement in May. Hope to see you there.

    -Scott

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  3. Hi Robert,

    I love Nashville. We have family there and it is such a fun city to visit.

    Congratulations on nearing completion of the MSPM. I finish up in August and I can't wait to get my life back. ;)

    I can't wait to see the photos of the grandchildren!

    Mary

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  4. Hi Robert!
    I have never been to Nashville. I would love to see some pictures!

    Do you like studying online?

    If you dont mind me asking, why is it your nick name tagger?
    Mine is willy E. It comes from the Coyote from the Road Runner. You can imagine why....

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  5. Hi Robert! My boyfriend is from Clarksville, TN. We visit there every summer. I love Tennessee.

    Thanks for the entertaining blog. It made me smile.

    Nikki

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