Out of work... but not for long.

Yes it's true. After 15 years of work in Novell Technical Services I was laid off as a Field Primary Support Engineer at Novell on September 21, 2005.. But it appears that this was just the tip of the iceberg!

See eWeek Article: Novell Expected to Lay Off Up to 20 Percent

This is sad news. Novell has excellent networking software in areas such as Identity Management, and Network Management. Novell is so much more than just NetWare or Linux.

As for me... I loved working at Novell. That's why I stayed on for so long.. it was fun, exciting and they treated their employess very well. Well.. it's time for me to move on, but I'll still be working with Novell and Linux technology. I'm out of work today, but it's not going to be for long.

Stay tuned... to the Novell saga as well as what happens to this Network Engineer.
- Bill

My Father has passed on.

My Dad, Jack, has passed away peacefully in his sleep with my mom at his side at St Joseph Hospital at 7:30a Sunday Morning. 10/16/05. He was 73. He died of Congestive Heart Failure.

Dad had 5 heart attacks since 1983 and had a very severe heart attack 2 1/2 years ago. He was living on Oxygen and getting around in his weelchair or sometimes could walk from chair to chair.

Last week Dad and I went up to Dillon and spent three days at my brother's Condo and watched the sunset and the lake and had some good conversations. We also went for a couple of drives.

However Last Tuesday morning at 1:30am I brought him and my mom to St Joseph Hospital because my dad was having a hard time breathing. We almost lost him on the way there. Since then he has been mostly sleeping and had heavy doses of morphine. The family was able to gather from Utah and Colorado and say goodbye.

My Dad died with lots of loving family near him. One word to describe my dad - Gentle. He was a very gentle man. My gave me something that money can't buy. His name! I will always live to honor him.