Bizarre Bradyisms

Unplanned Changes

This may sound a little odd to those who actually read this here blog of mine and I’ll try and keep it as un-cryptic as possible, but please realize that I am trying to keep a certain sense of privacy during this time and don’t want it publicly available to everyone who should ever come in contact with me in the future.

I was recently on the job in Oakland, California when I ended up in the hospital for a unplanned event.  I’m doing okay and can still think, walk, talk, and etc.  I have however, flown back to Colorado to be with my family and will be here for a least the next few weeks.  I’m still trying to figure out the logistics of what is to happen next but I’m very optimistic about the future outcome.

I’m not seeking for pity, but if you want to know the more specific details of what I am talking about, you should know how to get a hold of me and I’d be willing to share them with you via email.  I appreciate all of the thoughts and concerns that have already been and will be given in my behalf.  I am also grateful for the many friendships I have developed over the years, even though I may not have been as diligent as I could have been in maintaining them as each of us have moved on with our individual lives.

Thank you all, and I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas.

Offer Letter

Almost a full 7 days after hearing that I’d been offered a job, this afternoon I finally received an actual offer letter.  The company name is Xirrus and basically what they do is develop and sell what are called wireless arrays.  In non-techno speak, that means they make products which allow large business to have a wireless computer network similar to those you have in your home but much, much bigger.  The great part about what they do is that by having many radios combined (up to 16) into one physical device, the management of the network and overall coverage is a lot easier for the businesses.  This is similar to what you see on cell phone towers with many different radios.  Granted, I’m just speaking from what I’ve learned during the interview process and I still have a lot left to learn in the days, weeks, months, and years (hopefully) to come.

My job title is “Wi-Fi Application Engineer” and that basically boils down to me performing site-surveys on location at customer’s buildings and business campuses.  What is really exciting about the job is that this will involve about 50% – 75% domestic and international travel.  I will still be based here in SLC and work out of my home when I’m not on location, but traveling all over the country and even world just sounds fantastic right now.  I don’t have a family to worry about nor anything else that would be inconvenienced by this type of lifestyle, so I’m all for it.  Plus, it sounds like if things work out in the next couple of years, I may be able to move up in position and not have to travel as much making family life (should that happen) a little easier.

I won’t be starting until November 23rd which is still 2 weeks away.  I would have like to be starting earlier, but I’m not complaining at all.  This will give me time to get a few other things in my life in order (such as another Cisco test, my Christmas lights, etc). 

Finally, without getting too personal, I want to express my gratitude to my Heavenly Father with whom I have been able to have a closer relationship during the past 2 months.  Also, I’m grateful for the prayers and thoughts expressed by friends and family during this time.  Additionally, I want to make mention of the fact that this job came as a referral by an old and almost lost aquaintance who I worked with while at BYU; to him I also say, ”Thank you.”

Five

 People use big events that occur in their lives as a way to measure how quickly years pass without drawing attention to their own age.  For example, adults will use when they graduated from college.  Others will use the days they were married or when their children were born.  Not being able to use any of those events yet, I still relly on something else until one of others takes place.

Today marks the 5th year of having returned from my mission in Uruguay.  I can’t say things have turned out even remotely close to how I imagined they would have, but it’s okay.  I’m happy and I’m doing the best I know how.  A few months ago, I decided to stop comparing myself and my accomplishments to others around me.  Life is not a competition against one another, but against who you were yesterday.  All it takes is to try to be better than you were the day before and not get too upset when that doesn’t happen all the time.

Here’s hoping that the next five years turn out as well as the past five have.

More Details Please?

For those of you who are wondering why I didn’t and still haven’t specified the details about my new job, let me explain.  I have indeed received a verbal confirmation that the job is mine, but before I announce the company name and other specifics about what I’ll be doing, I want to have a written offer letter in my hands.  I’m not expecting anything bad to happen, but I’m just taking certain precautions so as to not have to eat my words should the worst happen (knock on wood). 

I was expecting the letter early this morning, but after having not received it, I contacted the person I’ve been interviewing with and he stated that there were some “back office delays” and that it should happen soon.  When that occurs, I’ll let you all know (who haven’t already been informed via phone).