Monthly Archives: November 2006
Sales Training’s Over, Time to Get Back Into Shape
The 6 weeks of engineering sales training are over! My final presentation was quite a success and I’m excited to get out to LA!
Unfortunately, since the start of this glorious football season, I’ve exercised about 5 times, and am now in some of the worst shape of my life. I’m still just under 200lbs, but I’ve simply turned all of my muscle into fat.
I feel like garbage and it’s time to turn this … Read the rest →
Forgive Me Buckeyes, For I Have Sinned
… or more realistically, my parents have sinned.
A few weeks ago, my mom was rummaging through some old stuff, where she happened upon an article from the News Herald. It was an article about volunteering, with my picture alongside childhood best friend Jason and our buddy Andy.
And there it is. Fifth grader Mike Roberto, wearing a MICHIGAN shirt!
I could hardly believe my eyes when I saw this! How could I wear such … Read the rest →
Book Review: The Broker, by John Grisham
Prior to this story, Joel Backman was a high rolling lawyer until he tried to broker a deal to sell software to the world’s most powerful satellite surveillance system. He got caught and put in prison and the software was hidden. However, the U.S. government wants his death or that information. After six years in solitary, the CIA director gets the lame duck President to pardon Backman, making him available with a nice target on … Read the rest →