- For the last few months I had been in a kind of strange situation where I was employed but didn't have a job. I got caught in the middle of a reorganization by my employer that directly conflicted with a major project that I was involved with and that mixture of circumstances put me in a position where I had to compete for the privilege to keep my position. I am pleased to report that I was successful and, as of November 1st 2009, am officially Manager of Grants and Compliance Systems at Georgia State University with copious amounts of privileges and headaches to compliment the new title.

In competing for the job I had a number of things going for me but anything can happen - especially in a job market where there is 10 percent unemployment. Fortunately I was blessed with the opportunity to continue my work at the University and finish implementing the vision I've been fleshing out for years. Even better, I get to do it with a group of very talented and experienced individuals on my team.

- I've been spending a lot of years waxing eloquent online and off about my feelings for Downtown Atlanta and its development. As of late, I have decided to take a more pro-active role in affecting the destiny of my neighborhood. Today I'm up for election to the board of directors for the Atlanta Downtown Neighborhood Association. This represents the second time I've been up for an election of any sort but definitely the first one of any real consequence.

- Given these developments I guess I might need to be a little more judgmental in what I write on these pages - or at least what I expose publicly. Honestly, after reading the last couple years of posts I feel like I can stand behind pretty much everything I've written here though I think my style of delivery can rub people the wrong way or, even worse, leave way too much room for misinterpretation. I'll be a little more careful going forward, but if I just have to get it out I'll put it behind the curtains.

I will not hide my old posts though. They are me - or at least they were me at some point - and as such are an important part of my evolution as a human being. They are what they are, I was what I was, I am what I am. I have no problem sharing portions of my personal development with the world.