Closing the Week with a Bang

Yesterday was another day in the city, so no blog entry. It seems like too much goes on the days I'm in the city and when I get back home, it's time for dinner, getting the kids ready for bed, and then spending an hour with my wife before it's lights out time.

I was in the city to meet a friend of a b-school friend/colleague. This was a 'let's meet for coffee and chat' discussion that might turn out to have some legs. At least that's what I'm hoping. The woman I met with is in a different department of the organization where I have applied for a couple of positions. However, she has worked with the department that has posted a few of the jobs, so she agreed to speak with the hiring manger for me. I'm optimistic something will come from these steps, as being a hiring manager I recognize the impact it can have when someone internally passes along a resume for an open position. Wish me luck!

Also, when coming home from my mountain bike ride today (more on that below), I received a call from one of the staff augmentation firms I'm working with for contractor positions. It seems like one of the SF companies I am targeting has a position that seems like a good fit. So, I spent some time updating my resume to better fit the specific position description - nothing major, just some tweaks here and there.

I also spent some time starting the process to certify for my PMP (Project Management Professional). If anyone knows of a good SF-based or online company for the education credits, please let me know!

So....my ride. I like about 3 miles from China Camp State Park. The mountain biking trails are pretty sweet. A quick fire-road ride up leads to the old Nike Missile site (check out the view).

From the Missile site, it's a short ride to some pretty cool single-track (of course, most of the really good stuff isn't mapped yet). Along the way, there is a winding trail up a steep ravine - it's pretty darn steep, as you can see this old Studebaker (I think) came crashing down 50+ years ago (again, I think).













Anyway, this was a quick 90 minute ride in the 70 degree and sunny weather here in NorCal - a great way to relieve the stress of the job search.



Cool site of the day: Streaming video of March Madness (you'll need to click "Watch Now" under a specific game)