I'm Baaaaaaaack!

It's been awhile, (cue Aerosmith) but I'm baaaaaaaack! I previously posted at thekaostheory.blogspot.com but I accidently deleted the blog and couldn't get back in. Therefore I decide to pickup my own domain and start from scratch. It's been some time since I did this blogging thing but I feel charged up and ready to rant and rave. In the past I dabbled in some politics, news of the weird and personal stuff. This won't change. One thing changed since I had the old blog is the lack of work. Back in May the company I worked for outsourced the IT functions to India. It's not as bad as it sounds because I got to take sometime off (decent severance package) and spend some QT with the family. I picked up road bike riding, lost 2 inches around the gut and recharged the batteries. I had some interviews and opened up new contacts but no concrete hits until yesterday when my old boss asked me to come back. Evidently when management let us all go they had not considered the brain drain attached to losing so many experienced people. Not that the Indians couldn't do the technical work, it was the knowledge of the business they lacked. Looks like I'll be starting around the first of November with about the same pay, slightly different position, all my previous seniority and the benefits that go with 7 + years experience. Don't talk to me about private healthcare insurance, you don't know how expensive it is until you have to go get it. Update: From the when it rains, it pours file. I couldn't get a job offer for the life of me but all of a sudden I'm a hot commodity. I received a nice call from a company offering me a position. Two opportunities within 2 days. It's decision time in the Kaos household. I'll post something more about this when I make my choice. Life is looking good.