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Dec 15 2008

I wonder if Doogie Howser…

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Old Doogie and his Mac invented blogs I think.  His computer was pretty cool with the instant boot and he kept his diary on it, typing something profound at the end of every show.  I bet if you looked at what he typed on it’s own, it just looks like a bunch of stupid one liners.  Not much different than this and most blogs I guess!
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Oct 25 2008

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Sep 26 2008

All over now!

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After 17 years and some-odd months, my career at Nortel is over.  Okay, it was probably over several years ago but I kept trying to find that “spot” where I fit and could make a difference and get rewarded for it.  It hasn’t been the place to have that happen for me, too many criteria I don’t fit in and the place has been going downhill for a long long time.

 

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Sep 17 2008

Looking beyond Nortel

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Hey!  Since few read this blog it gives me more freedom to write what I want!  I started a new category called “Personal” which is intended for non-music or studio related stuff.  Amazingly, every now and then that side is interesting enough to write about.

 

To those who know me personally, I’ve been working for the last 17 years at a company named Nortel Networks based out of Canada.  It’s been an interesting ride to be sure, and overall I’d call it a successful Career 1.0 journey.  Most of the bad stuff is my fault in the end simply because I always had the option to leave, but let loyalty and friendship get the best of me.  Until they laid me off in January 2008, and well, those things didn’t matter so much any more!

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Sep 05 2008

The end of the beginning

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Blogs are about what you are doing, thinking, feeling right now.  I can’t let this one out to the public, but it’s a point in time I want to capture regardless.  If you are seeing this it’s because you are logged in and thus get special access that others won’t see.

 

It’s Friday night, 5 Sep 08.  There are 2 sides to every story.  I’m still sought out by people who lived these events with me and reminded about them.  References provided upon request! ;)

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