Thoughts of Isilon skyrocketing to a glorious future have turned out to be premature - but that future is still very much a possibility.

It is worth pointing out that not only is Isilon still facing a great opportunity, but so am I; it is unlikely I will have the energy, time, nor fortune to follow a company from an early-stage startup through its transition to a (prosperous) public company while being in a position of leadership - the position I will soon be given (in the next week) may be temporary or it may be permanent, but in either case it is a great opportunity.

This is an update from Jerry’s Language. These are all words that Jerry is using regulary - is pronunciation isn’t perfect, of course. =)

“i want” car truck cheese wheel daddy mama bus feet boy toy mixer fire truck backhoe phone call popcorn ambulance big small go nose “up high” down orange juice video おしまい だっこ もっと ない おもい みず とり どうぞ かく がいこつ まる ひこき 大きい バビーカー いたい あし みみ かお ぼし め て

I took the last week off from Isilon to spend it with my family. My brother-in-law and sister were in town for the week with their three boys, Andrey, Matthew, and Nathan. Katrina came in for two days, mom & dad were here for the week, and Zack took a few days off work. It was a great week of reunion and fun.

The highlight was having lots of time to spend with Jerry. Jerry has bonded strongly with me and I found myself being pulled in one direction or another - he is really beginning to assert himself and exercise his power over me. As expected, this leads to a natural clash of wills. I’ve had some great examples of that:

The quartet continues in the zany tradition!

On a whim, I upgraded to MT 4.x. It is quite a bit more spiffy but it also seems a little slower… more to come, after work. ;)

Admittedly, I haven’t done one in a while, but in retrospect these tips are very helpful.