This isn’t a post I expected to be writing.

On August 24th, I was laid off from my position at Lulu.  I can’t say I saw it coming, but it is what it is.  In the words of Kurt Vonnegut: “So it goes.”

I’m sorting through the pieces of this sudden change, but my wife and I are in a good position to handle this; we’ll be all right.  In the short term, it means I have more time on my hands, but that isn’t a bad thing.  I have more time to spend with my wife and more time to play with my cat.  I also have more time to read what I want and more time to catch up on tech topics that I’ve fallen behind in.  In many ways, it is a blessing in disguise.

I’d like to thank Lulu.  They hired me directly out of school over two years ago and gave me my start in software development.  It has been a fun ride.  I’ll miss my now former colleagues.  I’m sure they’ll manage without me though, as they’re quite capable.

Now it’s time to move on to something else.  I don’t know what that something else is, but there are always opportunities.  I look forward to discovering what they are.