Squire Holiday Times - Volume III

It's Christmas Eve and we finally got our family newsletter out. Most of you probably received this over the e-mail, but if you didn't, click on the photo below to be taken to an online version (use the Forward to a Friend button at the top to send yourself a copy. It will automatically subscribe you to our future mailings). We hope that everybody has a safe, healthy and happy Christmas!

Christmas Kate

We took Kate to get some Christmas Photos taken a couple of weeks ago and I don't think either Alison or I posted these. She's a cutie!

Bowl Season

Have I mentioned that it's a good year to be a Ute fan lately? Nope. Apparently I haven't mentioned anything lately... Sometimes I decide to not be a blogger anymore, but don't worry, I'll always come back.

Anyways, back onto topic. I love bowl season. I look forward to catching a few minutes of every game that I can. There are always a few that are can't miss games. This year the games to watch are the following:

1. Allstate Sugar Bowl - Utah vs. Alabama, January 2, 2009

I won't go so far as to say that I think Utah will win this game, but I don't think they'll get blown out. I think that there is a good chance that Alabama overlooks the Utes and the Utes are able to surprise them in the first half. By the second half, it will be anyone's game.

2. San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl - Boise State vs. TCU, December 23

This game is being billed as one of the best matchups of the bowl season. Two stingy defenses meetup in the clash of the Mountain West and the WAC. If I were a San Diego State fan wanting to see a good football game (a rarity in San Diego) I would already have my tickets. I'll be pulling for the Horned Frogs in this one.

3. FedEX BCS National Championship Game - Florida vs. Oklahoma, January 8, 2009

I was disappointed to see that Oklahoma's star runningback is hurt. Regardless, I still think that this will be a better title game than any in the last few years involving Ohio State.

4. Rose Bowl Presented by Citi - USC vs. Penn State, January 1, 2009

This should be (and probably will be) an easy win for USC. On the odd chance that this game is competitive, it could be a good one to watch.

5. Las Vegas Bowl (two relative unknowns), December 20, 2008

I was surprised to see that BYU isn't favored in this game. While they struggled against every good team they faced (including a strong Washington team that almost won a game) I expect them to beat Arizona easily. The odds makers obviously see something in Arizona that I don't. I expect the Mountain West to continue this year's domination of the PAC-10 in this game.

As an added bonus (because I like you) I'm linking to a bowl schedule similar to the one that I posted at the beginning of the football season. I've got mine all printed out in color 11x17 and hanging on the wall of my office and at home. You can thank me by making a donation to the Crimson Club. Download the schedule here (or click on the picture below to make it bigger).

Almost Famous?

In the October 2008 issue of EC&M magazine, my company (Spectrum Engineers) was featured in a cover story about mentors and mentoring programs. Because I’m the best mentee they’ve got, they interviewed my boss and I for their story. Holding true to form (and always quotable) I made it into the article a bunch of different times both in picture and print. The article is available online here or a pdf copy of the actual article can be downloaded here (ok, my host isn't cooperating. I'll post links later, and yes, I do have a stupid smirk on my face in most of the pictures...).