Moving to Corporate Office

Since my last post was more SIDEARM related and for those that don't regularly read the blog or have been in a daze since springs sports have started (what is usually crammed into what seems like a three-week timeframe), my family and I are moving back to Syracuse.

Yes, I am one of the few people crazy enough (most actually say stupid enough) to move from the warm and always sunny weather of Florida to the tropical paradise called Central NY. Just ask Chris K and his wife, they did that a number of years ago from Miami and have no regrets especially when walking up the hill from the parking garage in Antarctic gear in mid-December. It's really not that bad and I can say this having lived in Upstate NY for most of my childhood and adult life.

The move will provide the opportunity to contribute more extensively to the ICS mission and of course be able to spend quality time with all of the ICS team members. Of course it will also provide our family the opportunity for spending time with my family and friends, most of which still reside in the Rochester/Syracuse area.

I am sure I will be greeted with the customary Chewbacca apparel, figurines, photos all over my desk when I arrive. I have already begun construction on a retractable "Deflector Shield" staying with the Star Wars theme and expect to have that completed at least in the first week to protect myself and the rest of the customer support members from the stray Nerf gun or wild slapballs.

It's an exciting time for Jodi and I, along with our sons Jansen and Jace (yes , Jodi and I had another baby) and two Great Danes Kramer and Newman who will probably enjoy it the most having a yard to run around in instead of the postage stamp sized brittle St. Augustine-grassed area they call a yard here in Florida.

We begin our trek on April 29th and depart for Charlotte, NC for leg 1. Then leave next day for Harrisburg, PA for leg 2 and then the 4-plus hour drive from Harrisburg to Syracuse. I will try to provide a blog entry for anyone who cares about the trip.

Chris provided a snapshot of my new office home (left), pre-clean and setup.

If you need to get in touch with me office is same as our main corporate office # 315-443-1872 and I will get my extension when I arrive (new extensions and phones will arrive this week) and my new local cell phone is 315-935-6601.

Can't wait to talk to all of you from my new digs, I plan on being the eco-friendly employee on days when weather permits by riding my bicycle into the office (just a short 10.6 mile trek from Liverpool to the Hill, which is 10 miles fewer than my old bike ride into the office when I last worked into college athletics).

Take care, JJ