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  • The Ever-Evolving Job

    As many of you know, my day job is with a large, multinational company. I didn’t know how things would progress whe I started in early 1999, but it has been quite an adventure that has stretched my capabilities and even my endurance. Having a family to support (hopefully) increases your constitution for dealing with…

  • Walk The Line

    I finally got a chance to watch the movie about the life of Johnny Cash. I personally liked the movie. Maybe I enjoy seeing a bit of the “reality” of a famous person, which isn’t always pretty. I also didn’t mind the music either, which this movie had a lot of. I don’t usually listen…

  • The Electric Company

    Up until a few years ago, there was this huge hole in my memory. There was this Nike commercial on that played a very familiar sounding song. It has two heads saying B, OING, BOING over and over. I knew that looked very familiar, but damn it I couldn’t remember what show even though it…

  • Something About Live Music

    This evening, I was looking around on my hard drive for things to cleanout. A while ago, I had downloaded video of the four songs Pink Floyd played at the Live 8 concert in London. And when I say Pink Floyd, I mean Pink Floyd with Roger Waters too! Watching that video reminded me of…

  • Too Close To Home

    A co-worker in my team was handed a layoff notice this past week. Considering the layoffs I have seen there over the years, this is one is as close as it’s come home in several years. There were plenty of signs this was going to happen if you add them up, but then again hindsight…

  • PhoneBoy The Product Manager?

    Having just spent the past two days in a class about the basics of Product Management, I know the answer to this question: yes, but not inthe next few years. Is it what I expected? Somewhat, having spentyears dealing with them. There is more to the job than I knew, of course, but none of…

  • It’s Not Working

    That’s what my wife said to me this evening: about our marriage. This is a very difficult thing to write about, mainly because I really don’t know how I feel about this. For the sake of my son and the child-to-come, things have to work somehow. I’d rather it work well and stay married rather…

  • When Will The Snow End and the Art of STFU

    They say tomorrow, but it certainly dumped a good amount today. Where we live, at least 6 inches. More in some other places in Seattle. Lots of schools and such announced closures last night due to the impending storm. Snow was supposed to turn into rain by now, but hasn’t yet. The latest reports suggest…