I'm Moving Again

After a six-month blogging drought, it's hard to decide what event in life is worthy of breaking the silence. That is, of course, until you realize that simply breaking the silence is the most important thing; the content of the post is secondary.

We've enjoyed our first nine months in western Washington. We couldn't have asked for a better neighborhood, or ward at our church. We're still getting used to living a little farther away from civilization than we were used to in Cache Valley. Although, I love the combination of a quiet living situation for my family and a fun work environment in downtown Seattle.

Taking the bus to and from work each day has allowed me to read more books than I ever have - voluntarily - in my life.

Just as I was getting settled in at ATG, last fall it was announced that the company was going to be purchased by Oracle. To give you an idea of the difference in companies, ATG had roughly 600 employees, while Oracle employees over 100,000. I suspect the cultural differences between the two will not be few. Although, I'm looking forward to the challenge.

The official change happened this last week. On Friday we were told that our office at Westlake Center in downtown Seattle would be consolidating to the Oracle office already in operation in downtown Bellevue. Apparently, that office had an entire floor available.

The new location is a bit closer to home - six miles to be exact. The commute via bus takes about the exact same amount of time. So, it looks like I'll still be able to keep my reading time each day.

Anyone have any good suggestions for books to read?