oh, how true this is …

warning

Every time you vote for a Democrat, Bush will eat a KITTEN!

don’t see this at christmas

Guess what time it is … Halloween! Pretty sure we don’t see these kinds of decorations around Christmas.

your materialism is showing

I have to say, this whole setup is gorgeous!  I mean come on … you have to admit, this thing LOOKS COOL!  New Macbook + new Cinema Display Monitor = Bryan’s mouth watering.  Don’t worry folks … I’m all set on the mac homefront, but if you’re not, you might want to pick one up, I highly recommend it.

columbus day

I always heard about the stories of Christopher Columbus sailing across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492 and finding a new world in the process and I always thought that was such a cool story.  Turns out there’s more to the story than we all realize.  Reading the Wikipedia Article, I read about the opposition to Columbus Day and how people have reason to believe that Columbus was responsible for all kinds of horrendous treatment of Native Americans.

The arrival of the Europeans indirectly caused the decline in population of many indigenous peoples by introducing diseases previously unknown in the New World. An estimated 85% of the Native American population was wiped out within 150 years of Columbus’ arrival in America, due largely to diseases such as smallpox that spread among Native populations

Apparently many of the natives ended up dying from starvation, disease, or simply being overworked.  So, I feel it is my civic responsibility to, in remembrance of those overworked Native Americans, take the day off of work!

Also, I need to clean out my garage and other chores I’ve been puttin off for a while.  Oh … and Sharilyn’s off, so that’s a plus too.

money

catfish hunter

Here’s a 2 year old boy named Catfish Hunter (I know … strange name).  Isn’t he a cute kid!  He’s available from AZBR.

Back From Boston

today

I had a blast today.  Without going into details about the training we’re undergoing here in Boston, we’re getting to meet and interact with an amazing semiconductor startup.  The company is small, agile and a very honest group of people.  It’s refreshing to get a chance to work with a group of people who are passionate about what they do and who are free from the cares of getting bogged down in beurocracy.  I could see myself moving to Boston to work with a company like this.  I was constantly amazed about the level of knowlegde and understanding that everyone had about their product and how willing everyone was to recognize their shortcomings and areas of improvement.  It makes me think about how much better work would be if there was that sense among every employee, being excited and passionate about your product while being able to admit that you’re not perfect and that you rely on the feedback and input of others to make your product better.

I’m learning so much, not only about things I already understand to a degree, but also about new conecepts and areas of design and development that I never knew before.  Also, it’s nice to get a chance to spend some time with people here that I work with and see them outside of the work environment.

It’s raining off and on here in Boston and I couldn’t be happier to be away from the scaulding heat and horrible traffic.  I do miss Sharilyn and my pups, but I will see them again soon.  For now, I’m having a great day!

apple store

Tonight we ate at an amazing seafood place called legal seafood in Burlington. It was amazing, as I’m sure you saw, I had lobster. Coincidentally, before we left phoenix, I had made an appointment at the apple store in Burlington due to the untimely death of my MacBook’s battery. I didn’t realize that the place we were eating at was so close to the apple store. I literally walked across the hallway in the mall and there was the beacon of hope where I had made my appointment. They replaced my battery and I was quickly on my merry way, fat and happy!