Monday, March 24, 2008
Congrats to Ryan & Autumn
A special congrats goes out to Ryan & Autumn, who look to be getting married summer of 2009. I'm super psyched for both you.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
The New Job
So it has taken me a bit over a week to catch my breath from the big move and the start of a new job. Two weekends ago, my parents and I loaded up another truck full of essential stuff and headed to Sheboygan for my move. We had great weather for travel and were able to enjoy a few days together before they headed on to visit my family out in the Minneapolis area.
So far I have been crazy busy on the job. While I am doing much of the same type of activity as my previous job, I am also a part of the management strategy team. This is pretty cool experience and it kind of makes me yearn a bit for the MBA that I never got.
The engineering building that we work in is pretty neat. While you can never get away from the cubicle in an office setting, the cubicles we have just seem cooler than normal. I also like the fact that there are kitchenettes in each group area that are available. They include fridges, microwaves, sinks, pizza cookers, and just about whatever you want to bring in. The heated toilet seats were also a pleasant surprise.
As for our after work activities.......we have been keeping busy in a scaled down fashion. One of the highlights of this past weekend was trying out a new restaurant with one of Joe's co-workers and his wife. The food was really good, atmosphere great, and prices fair--what more could you ask for. See site below if you want to check it out.
http://www.birointernationale.com/o/
Last night Joe and I visited the Kohler Art Center to watch and indy film called King Corn. It was a fairly well done documentary on the life of corn. Sounds kind of bland, but it was actually quite thought provoking. It will be shown on PBS in the coming weeks. I would recommend that you check it out. Here is a link to the site.
http://www.kingcorn.net/
Well it is getting to be that time. Hope you have a great Easter weekend!
So far I have been crazy busy on the job. While I am doing much of the same type of activity as my previous job, I am also a part of the management strategy team. This is pretty cool experience and it kind of makes me yearn a bit for the MBA that I never got.
The engineering building that we work in is pretty neat. While you can never get away from the cubicle in an office setting, the cubicles we have just seem cooler than normal. I also like the fact that there are kitchenettes in each group area that are available. They include fridges, microwaves, sinks, pizza cookers, and just about whatever you want to bring in. The heated toilet seats were also a pleasant surprise.
As for our after work activities.......we have been keeping busy in a scaled down fashion. One of the highlights of this past weekend was trying out a new restaurant with one of Joe's co-workers and his wife. The food was really good, atmosphere great, and prices fair--what more could you ask for. See site below if you want to check it out.
http://www.birointernationale.com/o/
Last night Joe and I visited the Kohler Art Center to watch and indy film called King Corn. It was a fairly well done documentary on the life of corn. Sounds kind of bland, but it was actually quite thought provoking. It will be shown on PBS in the coming weeks. I would recommend that you check it out. Here is a link to the site.
http://www.kingcorn.net/
Well it is getting to be that time. Hope you have a great Easter weekend!
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Wisconsin State Taxes Voluntary Donations
I was finishing my taxes today, and as I was completing my Wisconsin State Taxes, I came across this interesting screen:
Notice at the top of the voluntary donation list, it's not Breast Cancer Research, Firefighters Memorial, or even Prostrate Cancer Research. It's the Packers Football Stadium. Amazing.
Notice at the top of the voluntary donation list, it's not Breast Cancer Research, Firefighters Memorial, or even Prostrate Cancer Research. It's the Packers Football Stadium. Amazing.
Monday, March 10, 2008
The Memo
Quick post tonight. Today was Allison's first day at Kohler. She said it was a little overwhelming, but that isn't surprising.
Jamaica pictures are up on Flickr for anyone interested.
Funny store from Jamaica #2 - Dan, Brian and I are hanging out one night, checking out the pajama party at Grand Lido de Braco. Brian, donning his boxers and a t-shirt, realizes that 75% of the guys at the pajama party are wearing the hotel bathrobes. At this point he says, 'I didn't get the *^&%$#& memo about the bathrobes. Joe, did you get the &*^%#$& memo?'
Jamaica pictures are up on Flickr for anyone interested.
Funny store from Jamaica #2 - Dan, Brian and I are hanging out one night, checking out the pajama party at Grand Lido de Braco. Brian, donning his boxers and a t-shirt, realizes that 75% of the guys at the pajama party are wearing the hotel bathrobes. At this point he says, 'I didn't get the *^&%$#& memo about the bathrobes. Joe, did you get the &*^%#$& memo?'
Monday, March 3, 2008
Back From Jamaica
Ah, well this morning my plane landed in Milwaukee around 6:45am CST, and vacation was finally over. We had a blast, but I'm sad to say that I forgot my camera back in Auburn Hills this morning. BUUUUT, Allison will be here this week (WOOHOO!) and hopefully I'll get my pictures up on Flickr. First story of vacation: I spent 7 days in Jamaica, and while I was there, I happened to develop a cold. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I got a cold at freaking 18.5 latitude. It only was a sore throat the last 2 days of the trip, but today has been the worst thus far. I'm going to suck down some Nyquil and get some sleep. Stay tuned for more fun stories.
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