Tony Rich
B.S. Computer ScienceNetwork Engineer at Thompson Coburn
More updates - 2008-04-17 04:09:34
It turns out I'm really bad at keeping this thing up to date. Lots has happened since my last post relating to my career path. I left Thompson Coburn in January to pursue a career in non profit management; I am now the Executive Director of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. You can find more information about it at SaintLouisChessClub.org. The club is located at Euclid and Maryland and will open this June. The Scholastic portion of the club entails an outreach into the school system to promote chess in the schools. Many details are still to be worked out, but suffice it to say, this club will be visually the most stunning in the country.
Otherwise, things are pretty normal. Anna is still loving her job and doing very well at it. We picked up another dog - Polo is a Standard Poodle (like Lucy), but was rescued from the pound. He's a very good dog and makes a great playmate for Lucy. Finally, we're working to get our house on the market so we can move closer to both of our jobs. I'm anticipating finalizing everything this weekend - wish us luck on a speedy (and profitable) sale!
random updates - 2007-06-29 04:57:14
Hi everyone. I've been busy (in a good way) lately... I've been doing lots of rock climbing, road biking, and even the occasional racquetball game. Work has been hectic; we are merging with a law firm in the Chicago area, and this weekend is the official cut-over. Everyone has been keeping busy getting all of the systems integrated, and that leaves little time for all of the other work-related stuff. Heck, even the vendor lunches have had to be curtailed to make time for other work :-)
Anyway, other than that stuff, life is pretty normal. Anna is doing well and still loving her job at LDA. She and I went to the Ben Folds/John Mayer concert at the Verizon Amphitheater and I was surprised at the demographics of the crowd. I expected to see people like us and older, but it was almost exclusively high school aged kids. Even the boys (14-18 years old) were yelling things like "We love you, John!" Very surprising!
I am going to be working most of this weekend, but I intend to go on the FBC's full moon bike ride. We'll start at 11pm at Turtle Park and go from there. I don't really know the itinerary, but if it is anything like the last ride we did, it'll be a blast. If you like drinking beer and riding bicycles, this may be the trip for you. Just let met know and we can meet up!
Artsy Fartsy - 2007-03-27 08:30:49
Every once in a while I get on a kick to do artsy stuff. Anna and I went to a KDHX fund raiser at Yemanja Brazil (see my restaurant review). Interestingly enough, the performer was a great Brazilian band called Samba Bom. They play a mixture of cool beats and upbeat dance music. We really enjoyed ourselves! We also had tickets to go the symphony tonight, but Anna has to work... There are a couple of musicals and performances in April that we're all lined up to enjoy. Billy Joel is coming to town on April 13th or 14th and we're going to see Chicago (the musical) at the Fox on April 25th.
I've decided that the only downside to all of this frivolity is that I can't do multi-day weekend camping trips :-) I've been itching to get out on some backpacking, hiking, caving, canoing, etc trips, but just haven't had a clear weekend yet. Hopefully I can get some of that stuff lined up soon and get out while the gettin's good.
