Brian Grey Blog

Holiday weekends are good times to test yourself. My first test was whether I could avoid any family squabbles related to the election results, economic problems and everyone’s favorite, religion.

Mission accomplished – thanks to a few cold Sierra Nevadas, a comfy chaise lounge and some lackluster football on TV.

The bigger test was could I go 48 or even 72 hours without logging on, Twittering, checking my Facebook or LinkedIn feeds, or even checking my email. I am proud to say mission “almost” accomplished. I snuck a few peeks at Facebook. Looked at email briefly Friday and
Saturday – but refrained from replying until Sunday. It kind of felt like the early 90′s – days when you were forced to spend time with people versus devices over a holiday break!

The third test was getting refocused on my fitness. I made it to the gym twice and even signed up for a membership at the local club so I can get back in to my routine. Here’s to a renewed focus on the 2-3-2 plan.

And finally, got to catch up with my old B-school roomie Jon. He just started up in BD in Amazon’s payments group. He’s a pretty sharp guy and knows a lot about the mobile world. More importantly he’s a Marine vet and served in Desert Storm version one. That’s how he got the nickname that has stuck with him since B-school: “Sarge”.