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So today I start blogging on this site.  There are a few things that you should know when you are reading my blog.  I will be passionate when writing about topics.  I will not be speaking on behalf of my employer.  Any technical comments made here will be strictly my opinion (and will not be a bashing of a technology or any one company).  There may be some posts that are rants...for those I will apologize in advance; I sometimes wear my heart on my sleeve, while it doesn't make me a bad person, some of you just might not understand it.

Today is Giovanni's first day back to school.  Myself and the wife watched him interact with his friends at the bus stop and get on the bus (with the 13 other kids at our bus stop).  The kids from our stop filled half the bus.  Giovanni was really excited to get back to school.  I hope that attitude lasts though college.

On the career front, things look good.  I have several prospects that i'm interviewing with.  I'm in the process of finalizing two consulting jobs (after hours work which leaves me plenty of time during the day for interviewing and networking). These are mainly virtualization administration gigs where companies want to have someone cleanup their virtual environments ( getting rid of old vm's that are not in use, cleaning up the active directory for user who are no longer with the company...etc).

I'll cut this post short for now.  Looking to get a couple of things off the "honey do list".  So for now, be well, hug your children when you see them and tell your wife (or husband) you love them. Stay tuned ...more posts to follow....

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