Groovin’ on my VPS – moved 2 websites
So, after a brief support interaction with my new hosting company, A Small Orange hosting is who I went with, and I haven’t been disappointed, I am up and life is good. I have learned how to use...
View ArticleBig Changes in 2014 for Casa Gander
In 2012, I joined a great company, a cool place to work, and a true leader in Scientific instrumentation. Not quite a dream come true but a good move, particularly at this stage of my career. Things...
View ArticleRelocating back to Silicon Valley – The Good
Hell has frozen over, and it looks like I am going to be relocating back to the Silicon Valley. I left there in 2003 to take a job in Tucson that I liked, and came to enjoy much of what Arizona offers....
View ArticleNotes from House Hunting in San Jose Area
This week I am in San Jose/South Bay to “preview” prior to deciding to relocate. Since I spent the first 38 years of my life here, I don’t need much pre-viewing, so we are hitting likely locations to...
View ArticleMoving Travails
Moving from Phoenix to San Jose is going to be an eye opener. We currently have almost 2,400 sqft of house, not counting the garage. We will be lucky to have half that here (for 2.5x the price). I am...
View Article“Silly”con Valley Neighborhoods
More on the saga so far. This week we spent three days crawling around neighborhoods looking for places that fit the criteria: They are livable – as in, we can walk our dogs in the evening without fear...
View ArticleSelling your house sucks
There are many reasons to hate the process of selling. The last time I had to relocate, we moved up front, and left an empty house. Get it cleaned, and let the agents have free reign. This time, we...
View ArticleWelcome to California
Well, it is technically a “welcome back”, as I grew up here in Silicon Valley. My job relocated us to Santa Clara, and over the last week, we made the “move“. The positive is that the movers rocked,...
View ArticleRelocation Saga, Part 97
Our timing was impeccable. All through the last year, the housing market in Phoenix was literally on fire. Values were rising, houses were flying off the shelf, and we saw that our home had some...
View ArticleHouse Hunting Journal – looking forward to moving
We have found a home we liked, placed an offer, and to our surprise, won the bidding. Woot. Now closing day is 10 days away, and it is time to reflect on how nice it will be to have a house again. Some...
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