Entries from November 2007

November 28, 2007

The Wild And The Young

The wild and the young
They all have their dreams
The wild and the young
They’ve got to be free
The sun never sets
For souls on the run
The wild and the young
- “The Wild and the Young” by Quiet Riot
Yesterday it was reported that Kevin Dubrow, lead singer of Quiet Riot, was found [...]

November 15, 2007

Done and done

I accepted the new company offer this AM.  So sometime between today and tomorrow I will give my notice.
It’s been a long time since I recall being this excited.  When I signed the papers this AM, they new company was very happy to see.  They told me how excited they are for my arrival.  I [...]

November 13, 2007

Recommendations

Just a few things I’ve seen/heard recently that I enjoyed:
Knocked Up – very, very funny movie.  Sort of the new version of She’s Having a Baby and Nine Months.  Very funny.  Very crude at times.
Blades of Glory – alright I admit I’m finding Will Ferrel to be extremely funny and this movie is no exception.
Foo [...]

November 13, 2007

Interview follow up

Well that interview went extremely well and we’re working together on terms of an offer.  It looks like this will be it, after nearly a decade, 15 layoffs and two mergers I’ll be departing.  I’m real interested to see how the new management will handle my departure.  Will they kick me out the door with [...]

November 9, 2007

Interview

Well I met with a small local company yesterday that seemed like a real good fit for me.  Spent about 3-4 hours in the interview, met abut 8 people.  The position really matches my background well and I’ve never met such positive enthusiastic people in my life (or maybe it’s just that I’ve spent alot [...]

November 8, 2007

Courage to be happy

I’ve taken on a new mantra, Find the courage to be happy. Can’t say I came up with it, I heard it on the HBO series “Tell me you love me”.
I’ve internalized it to mean that I need to find a way to remove distractions in my life and make myself happy, thereby making [...]

November 1, 2007

Red Sox Win!!!

Twice in my life time, who would have thunk?!  Definitely not me, but I’m totally enjoying it.
Very happy to see Mike Lowell as MVP, though I think the whole team could have been considered.
What a great end to a fantastic season.