Hi,

It's been about a month since I blogged. I just read on /. that active bloggers would be the first to get a crack at Gmail, google's new e-mail with 1 gig of storage. I don't have a good backup plan so storing useful stuff on Google is a good way to do it. I just zip it all up and ship it off. Unfortuantely, I just logged in and didn't get the announcement. The other reason to do Gmail early is to get a reasonable name. I have a hard time remembering names like PhilpxRg%hJ*hH45@mail.com. So anyhow, that's the only reason I'm blogging now. By the way, since the last blog I haven't made any money at my company. I've got a logo and I've got a web site (www.innovaSyn.com). Well, later!

Well, a month has passed. Today was my last day at work. I have worked for Eli Lilly for the last 13 years. It was good for most of that time. However, dark clouds overshadowed it about 2 years ago and now it's over. Or at least the part that I occupied has gone away. We were told that our jobs had gone to China.

I've started a company to sell some of the technology I've developed over the last 10 years for high throughput organic synthesis. I think we've got the best approach in the world. It's a bit of a niche game but it's important in the world of Drug Discovery. The company is called InnovaSyn LLC, because we have developed Innovation in Synthesis. My next step is to get some of my products manufactured for sale and to put up a web site describing just how wonderful it all is. Why is it wonderful? Because it's simple and functional. A lot of companies got into this business and made machines that were beautiful but were neither simple nor functional. They're all out of business or at least out of that business. So now I have the audacity to arrive on the scene. Well, we'll see. Later!!

Hi, this is my first post. It's snowing outside so it's not clear whether we'll have work or school tomorrow. I'm starting a new company, maybe. I just sent off my business plan to the local SBTDC office for some consultation. Maybe I'll use this blog to document how things are going with starting a business. I've never done it before and I'm a little mature to be doing it but I'm kind of tired of working for idiots. Now I get to see if I become the idiot myself. Hope not. more later.....

Well!!! I tried publishing this posts and it doesn't show up. Maybe it takes a day or two. I'll try it again and wait till tomorrow and see if it works.