Author Archives: Brian

Yeah!  I’m feeling much better! Today I made several phone calls, cleaned my home office, and began the work of unpacking 10 boxes (8 accumulated years!) of stuff from my now former corporate window office.  I’m really going to miss … Continue reading →

Day 11 did not start well.  For the second day in a row, I had a very upset stomach.  Yesterday I could explain:  I had eaten very spicy Thai Food the day before, and my body had protested.  I blame … Continue reading →

I must say that I really look forward to my Wednesday breakfasts with Bery and Culley; now more than ever.  Now that I don’t have daily office companionship, it’s good to hang out with some like-minded guys and hear what’s … Continue reading →

So far, so good. Yesterday I reduced my monthly costs by $1104. – not a bad start!  I still have more to cut as my current “burn-rate” (budget deficit) is around $3000 a month even after yesterday’s cuts.  My goal … Continue reading →

After being sick all last week, I targeted Monday (today) as the start of my new non-working schedule.  I would attempt to follow the schedule I had put together last week and see if it worked.  Well, I did great … Continue reading →

The week has gone by really fast. I had a cold the entire week, and on Tuesday morning, I lost all access to my home computer (thanks to my former employer who removed anything that belonged to them… which also … Continue reading →

I got let go at work today.  I wasn’t fired, and I wasn’t layed-off.  It was simply a “business decision” that I should be replaced by someone who is more in-line with the current administration.  And rather than simply demote … Continue reading →

On January 3rd, 2011, a day like any other day, I was let go from my 7 to 5 job.  My flexible, “let’s try this” style of team management did not work well with middle management’s “you must conform or … Continue reading →