Don't get me wrong, my dad's a great guy. A bit too into curling perhaps, but still a great guy. Working with him on IGotNewsForYou (if you can call what he does "work") has been fun, interesting and challenging. Sure, I've got half his genes, but our minds work in very different ways. He's nice, pretty chill and has been a "company man" for many years (not that there's anything wrong with that). I'm much more aggressive, a bit curt, much louder and excluding the occasional summer job, I've never worked for anyone but myself (excluding partners, who you could argue one does work for). So bring those two worlds together and you get a rather interesting experience. IGotNewsForYou.com interests me on a few levels. First, I've always wanted to create new businesses (or help in that process), and so now I get to spend hours during the day sitting at a computer for my day job, come home, and spend hours at night working on this. Second, I think it's funny and fresh. Plain and simple, I think it's a good idea. Third, I think it can be successful. Lots of good ideas fail, so I'm trying to keep our ragtag team together with some string and old tape, and hoping we can pull it off. In the meantime, my goal for the blog is really to let my dad's voice come out. Personally, I think he has an interesting story to tell: worked hard all his life, lost his job, resurrected IGotNewsForYou.com, struggles to find new work, and spends plenty of time napping and curling. There aren't tons of guys out there pushing 60 that like to get their hands dirty in code, learn new technologies and spend their time taking orders from their kids. And what about my voice? I'm told I project very well...I'll be posting from time-to-time with updates on this little project, and tiny tidbits of news from around the world that I find interesting and amusing. Perhaps I'll be a refreshing break from all of my dad's talk about downsizing and career transition. We'll see...