Life in the Fast Lane – BLAST Inland Empire
Since we have moved to California life has been much busier for us. 
We don’t really like it, but there are good things that come with it. For one we are slowly meeting people. This definitely takes longer it seems in So Cal, but it is happening.
We are starting a Meetup BLAST Group which should be good for making some good friends. We hope to make this group a group that is truly a community. A community that helps, loves, and is happy for each other as well as helping the world around us.
Work has been fast paces from Texas to Los Angeles as well as some time in Louisiana and Denver. I work for a great company that takes very good care of their employees. I am really loving the company, although I miss running my own small engineering firm with my dad. Read more
Boise State Climbs into the Top 5
Boise State Football has climbed into the Top 5 in the college rankings for the first time ever! 
Sure is exciting. I do wish they could get tougher teams to play them but of course what does a team like the Texas Longhorns or Ohio State have to gain from this? Let’s say USC played them, what would they gain? If they beat BSU nobody cares, and if they lose they look really bad.
No one traditionally in the Top 10 has a reason to play Boise State, so BSU is destined to have a weaker schedule. As Boise continues winning a tougher schedule will slowing come, but it will take time unless they jump out of the WAC and into the Mountain West or Pac 10.
I am a big supporter of moving to the Mountain West Conference and developing that into a powerhouse. Immediately it would be a pretty dominant conference and with a good focus on recruiting the conference would be as competitive as any conference out there with a very good regional flair. The Pac 10 would be Read more
ABC’s – Another Baby Coming
The past few months have been very busy. I have been developing business in Texas while doing a lot of work in California. It has been fun and time is flying by!
On the home front the family is doing well. I do have some very exciting news! The Rinard Family is growing! We are expecting another baby! It is still very early as my wife is 9 weeks pregnant and will be due at the end of April. We are very excited!
I have added the Twitter to JakeRinard.com as well as a link to Facebook. I update these more often and this way you can stay up to date.
