Author Archives: Brian

I took today off from work so I could concentrate on church things.  In the morning, I helped set balloons up in the ceiling for Sunday’s “party.”  They’ll be dropped on the crowd at the end of service.  It should … Continue reading →

Good thing I’m “off” tomorrow (working at church instead of company #1).  The layout folks are going faster than the designer is right now.  We need to let him catch up! My guess is that company #1 asked me to … Continue reading →

Back at company #1 for chip #2.  Day one of this project started a bit slow, but ended well.  I feel good about my progress and I think this is going to be a good project.  It’s a “smallish” chip, … Continue reading →

I decided to spend my last day of freedom doing anything but semiconductors.  Instead, I created a quiz on Italian Renaissance Artists on Squidoo, analyzed my IRA, since I’ll be “rebalancing” it after the first of May, and I went … Continue reading →

I am suddenly feeling like all my free time is about to go away… and in fact it is.  I started feeling a window closing this morning.  After my talk with company #3 yesterday, it would appear that my work … Continue reading →

Today was a good day. (Man, I wish I could start off every blog like this!).  Breakfast with friends was great, I got some chip work done, and then I met with company #3, which mostly went well. The reason … Continue reading →

Wow, there’s a reason I do devotionals every morning – I learn more about God, and He speaks to me in the process.  He spoke to me this morning, and I got some absolutely wonderful advice.  You can find part … Continue reading →

I spent much of the day being “sad.”  After spending the weekend praying about this job offer, God has made it clear to me that I should not, at this time, take the job.  On some level, it’s scary because … Continue reading →

I met with company #3 today, and they offered me a job. I was not expecting that, and I don’t really know what to think about it either. I am, of course, flattered, but I’m not entirely sure that this … Continue reading →

I progressed on all fronts today.  I might even have that chip work ready for tomorrow’s meeting. Today, my favorite IC layout software company got back to me.  After a brief discussion, the sales guy said that he would send … Continue reading →