Category Archives: Journal

Back on the Job

After a few delays, I’m back on the job.  Today was my first day at a securities regulator in Rockville, MD.  Philadelphia just couldn’t deliver the goods, so it was time for another away mission.  While DC isn’t on my list of must-work/live places, I do have a half-dozen friends in the immediate area and [...]

Another Conference I Won’t Attend

EMC World is in Las Vegas this year, and once again I won’t be going.  When will this conference come to the Northeast?  I’ve been on a plane three times in the last eight years, and I’d be perfectly happy if I never got on a plane–or set shoeless foot in an airport–again.  The whole [...]

Job Hunting

My first month of job hunting hasn’t flushed out anything great. I’m trying to stay local, but the market in Philly is a little stranger than usual. Philly itself isn’t a hotbed of high tech, and some of my former clients in the burbs are downsizing. I have some leads out of [...]