The very first post...

Well, I have finally broken down and jumped into the "blogosphere". I'm starting to see a lot more blogs on the internet written by some interesting people in the business world (i.e. Mark Cuban and Jonathan Schwartz). In some cases (as is the case with Jonathan Schwartz at Sun Microsystems), these people are using blogs as a very effective tool to publish their ideas on their organizations. In the case of Sun, Mr. Schwartz also uses other blogs published by Sun employees to gauge exactly what they are thinking about at any given time. It's becoming apparent that blogs are a good way for the leadership of an organization to quickly communicate thoughts and ideas as well as gain information on what their people are excited about. In short, blogs are a great business tool that will only get more popular. Having noticed this, I can no longer ignore blogs. In fact, I'm looking forward to being able to put my thoughts out there for all to read and comment on. Here we go...

I suppose I should start with a little bit of information about me. I am a 28 year old guy living in the Central Valley of Calfornia. Specifically, I live in Visalia with my wife, Marjean. Marjean and I have been married for 7 1/2 months, and it has been quite literally the best 7 1/2 months of my life.
I have also had quite an active professional life. I have been a Network Adminisrator at various companies, both large and small, for 7 years. Two years ago I went to work for a large, privately held agricultural company as a Network Admin. In March 2006, I made the leap from a technology role within the company to one that had more of a bearing on the division P&L. I became involved with agricultural commodities and the financial aspects that come with them. I also got involved in some production processes. In August of 2006, the company went through a restructuring and I was asked to leave. At the time, I was working on my MBA at Fresno State. Since then, I have decided to work full time on my MBA. I have 3 semesters left (including this summer), so the countdown is on!

I think I'm really going to enjoy this blog. I'm excited about the whole idea and I'm looking forward to having a journal that lets others read what I am thinking about. Expect this blog to be very business oriented. You'll get a glimpse of me and my life, but I'm hoping this is also a forum where a dialogue on the business world will occur. I believe that I have an interesting perspective on business, given where I live and what I have experienced (I already have tomorrow's post floating around in my head). Nonetheless, it should be an interesting ride...