Archive for April, 2010

Mari and Andrew’s wedding at Nestldown in Los Gatos

Our good friend Mari was recently married in a beautiful wedding at Nestldown in Los Gatos, CA.

Doing it wrong: hunting wild pigs at the Geysers

I guess I have the pig hunting sickness. What started as a fun hobby almost killed me and two friends this past weekend. What sucks is that I’m not deterred. If anything I am more determined to stalk and kill a wild pig on public land.

Hunting wild pigs on public land: published in the Sacramento Bee!

Greetings, Sac Bee newspaper readers. Yes, I am the famous “young electrical engineer” who is ready to assist you with your wild pig infestation. Me and my merry cohort of cow-orkers and friends are ready to rid you of your porcine problems.

Wild pig recipes: Spicy Boar Chili, Wild Pig Meatloaf, Boaring Lasagna, and Honey-mustard Smoked Ham

A colleague and good friend from work, Jeff Meyer, made me a bet that I wouldn’t actually find and kill a pig. The terms of the bet were that he would cook the pig and provide the beer for everyone at Centellax to enjoy. I’m not sure what I was supposed to do if I [...]

Hunting wild pigs on public land: East Cow Mountain

I’m determined to stalk and kill a wild pig on public land. Judging by the pig tag return data, I’m probably not going to be successful. Too bad I’m stubborn. The 2006-07 data shows that only 8% of returned tags were connected to pigs taken on public land, and that includes military bases. The Hog [...]

1/2 done! My sixth quarter at UC Davis’ Bay Area Working Professional MBA Program

Halfway there. A year and a half down, a year and a half to go. How do I feel about it? Mixed emotions. Business school is challenging, and attending part-time while working full-time is even tougher. Don’t get me wrong, each assignment is reasonable and the tests and exams aren’t too difficult, it’s the cumulative [...]

UC Davis MBA course review: MGB290 Executive Leadership Seminar with Jim Wunderman

UC Davis Working Professional (Bay Area) MBA course review MGB 290: Executive Leadership Seminar with Jim Wunderman