Nov 29 2005
I’ve finally updated (and uploaded) some photos. We had a chance to see both sides of the family on Thanksgiving. The snow definitely made it a pretty way to drive from one location to the next! Benjamin was at his tip-top, too!
Nov 23 2005
So, this is the end of my first week at Wayne State. (3 day week due to Thanksgiving). So far, so good. The people seem great, and it’s nice to be in a situation that is a bit smaller than working at a gigantic company like Ford. I had great times at Ford, and met some great people who I’ll remain in contact with.
Moving over to Wayne State, it seems that I’ve got some great staff that are some serious computer ninjas. It should be good times here. The commute is definitely shorter. It never took more than 40 minutes to get to work this whole week. It even took 25 minutes to get to work yesterday from Ben’s drop-off point. That portion used to take at least 40 minutes before (it’s all highway from that point, vs. mainly surface streets from home).
Here’s two shots of my office and my lovely urban view:
Nov 17 2005
Well, today is my last day in the office. I work from home tomorrow. What a nice boss (Thanks, Jeff)!
I can’t believe I’ve worked at Ford Motor Company for over 2 1/2 years! This is the longest I’ve ever held a job, post college. I’m looking forward to working at Wayne State. I’ve heard many good things about working there and have heard even better things about working in the academic environment. Hopefully, this environment will be a nice place for me to nurture and grow my skillz and to apply my MBA and IT knowledge.
Nov 13 2005
The other morning, I was warming up my car so I could get coffee for Michelle and I from Starbie’s (thanks for the nickname, Sean). Well, I started the Focus up and brought our new jogging stroller inside so I could quickly put it together while the car got cozy. After assembling the B.O.B. stroller, I looked outside and noticed the Focus was in the middle of the street. At first, I thought it was funny, then I realized that the neighbor’s dad was over watching their young daughter (about a year old). I realized that for the Focus to be stopped in the middle of the street, that it must’ve hit something and bounced back, otherwise, it’d probably be up on the neighbor’s lawn.
Well, it did hit something. That something was the front driver side fender. It caused enough damage that the door wouldn’t open until he took it home and pried the sheet metal out a little bit. Al was very nice and non-confrontational. I called AAA last night and everything should be all set. They’ll cover his damages and I’ll just not make a claim on mine, since my bumper only has some small scuffage.
Lesson learned: Always leave your emergency brake on with a manual!
