Jake Rinard - We Don't Need Politicians We need Public Servants http://jakerinard.com Ontario's Change Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:03:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Changes http://jakerinard.com/changes http://jakerinard.com/changes#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:03:26 +0000 Jake Rinard http://jakerinard.com/?p=284 Making some changes to the way Jake Rinard.com operates.

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]]> http://jakerinard.com/changes/feed 0 The Stars are Bright http://jakerinard.com/stars-are-bright http://jakerinard.com/stars-are-bright#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:44:02 +0000 Jake Rinard http://jakerinard.com/?p=277 I am back in the good state of Texas tonight after a short trip to New York and So Cal. I will be here for a few days and then back to California. It was raining pretty hard in California, which as we all know is needed. I love the rain, but a clear beautiful 70 degree day in California is hard to beat. I hope this weekend is those days we are so fond of comes back!

Busy and big day tomorrow. Some really high level meetings to bring together a good partnership for some international work. Should go well.

Catch you soon.

]]> http://jakerinard.com/stars-are-bright/feed 1 Hopping the World http://jakerinard.com/hopping-the-world http://jakerinard.com/hopping-the-world#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:07:56 +0000 Jake Rinard http://jakerinard.com/?p=275 I have been told that I am not updating enough. Of course it has been well over a month since my last update. Time is going so fast and I have been traveling a bunch these days. This month I believe I will be on the road over 23 days.

I have spent most of the time in Houston, a bit of time in Dallas / Fort Worth, and will also do a week or so in Libya/ London/ Spain for some international work I am doing. Life moves quickly when you are traveling, but it is also gets pretty old.

Big things happening as always~!

]]> http://jakerinard.com/hopping-the-world/feed 3 Another Birthday http://jakerinard.com/another-birthday http://jakerinard.com/another-birthday#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:57:43 +0000 Jake Rinard http://jakerinard.com/another-birthday Today was my birthday and it was a pretty fun one. My brother and his wife and their new baby are here from Idaho. Also my sister from San Diego drove up. We hung out most of the day and played some cornhole! We went to Lamppost Pizza in Corona for some pizza and trivia!

My wife made a wonderful pumpkin cheesecake! It was delicious. Tomorrow or should I say in 4 minutes is Thanksgiving.

I am thankful for another year of growth, not as thankful for the physical growth, but the growth towards one another.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

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Emma took top prize for the best costume in our neighborhood this Halloween. They really liked her face makeup.

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]]> http://jakerinard.com/best-costume/feed 0 Galveston AAPA http://jakerinard.com/galveston-aapa http://jakerinard.com/galveston-aapa#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:14:29 +0000 Jake Rinard http://jakerinard.com/?p=264 This year’s AAPA conference was in Galveston. Galveston did an excellent job of hosting the conference and I have a great time marketing with the Ports around the America’s. Lots of people from the USA, Canada, as well as places like Columbia were in attendance.

It is nice to be home and I have a lot to do to get ready for my parents tomorrow! We are all excited and can’t wait for them to get here! I need to head to Home Depot to get on with the honey-do list!

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]]> http://jakerinard.com/galveston-aapa/feed 0 End of Week and Travel to Texas http://jakerinard.com/end-of-week-and-travel-to-texas http://jakerinard.com/end-of-week-and-travel-to-texas#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:12:11 +0000 Jake Rinard http://jakerinard.com/?p=260 This week was pretty busy. I was able to accomplish a lot of things at work which of course is food. Unfortunately I have a short weekend and leave for a business Development trip on Sunday. I love working in Los Angeles. The atmosphere is definitely different than a small privately owned company where I was the vice president, but it is a good place.

I really like the work and the team we have in place is an excellent team.

On a side note my wife is 13 weeks pregnant. Time is flying by. I was informed today that they baby is already the size of a peach and all organs are fully functioning. Crazy that this is only 11 weeks past conception and it if a real life human being. Life is a miracle.

Tomorrow should be a relaxed day. I will pack my bags for Galveston, and finish a few things around the house. Other than that, I will watch some college football Go Boise State and USC!!

]]> http://jakerinard.com/end-of-week-and-travel-to-texas/feed 3 nothing http://jakerinard.com/nothing http://jakerinard.com/nothing#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:30:35 +0000 Jake Rinard http://jakerinard.com/?p=258 I don’t have anything to say. It has been a tiring week. I can’t wait for the weekend. Although it is a short weekend as I fly out Sunday at noon.
I am really excited about next week. It should be an awesome week of business in Galveston and Houston. Something in you always misses Texas.

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]]> http://jakerinard.com/nothing/feed 1 Life is Up and Down http://jakerinard.com/life-is-up-and-down http://jakerinard.com/life-is-up-and-down#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:30:04 +0000 Jake Rinard http://jakerinard.com/?p=256 Is life more up or more down? When you look back at your life does it seem that life is more down these days, when compared to how it was back 10 or 20 years ago?

I am not sure what it is, I tend to blame it on technology but I have no idea. Life does seem to go much faster and be much more of a downer than what I remember.

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]]> http://jakerinard.com/life-is-up-and-down/feed 1 Entertaining Guests from Libya http://jakerinard.com/entertaining-guests-from-libya http://jakerinard.com/entertaining-guests-from-libya#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:54:03 +0000 Jake Rinard http://jakerinard.com/?p=254 Today my wife and I will be meeting up with some Libyan guests. It will be a good time of getting to know each other as well as hearing about the daily life in Libya. Many of you know that I have family living in Libya, and so it will be great to hear more about the country.

The guests we will be meeting come from a very important family. In fact his Uncle works directly for the President Muammar al-Gaddafi, and has also been in the past, the representative to the U.N., as well as many other important jobs.

This will be a time to hear about their life. Libya is going through many changes that I am sure are exciting to the Libyans. This will very interesting and the friendship will be good.

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]]> http://jakerinard.com/entertaining-guests-from-libya/feed 0 I Learned to Zip My Lips http://jakerinard.com/i-learned-to-zip-my-lips http://jakerinard.com/i-learned-to-zip-my-lips#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:28:01 +0000 Jake Rinard http://jakerinard.com/?p=251 I remember a story that my parents told me about my older sister. One day coming home from church they asked her what she learned in Sunday School? She replied with hand motions as well, “I learned to zip my lip.”

Wow, what a great thing to learn. There are times we just need to shut up! Your family and best of friends may be ok with hearing your gripes and complaints sometimes, but your normal friends and coworkers don’t want to hear it.

This is a tough one for some of us to learn!

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]]> http://jakerinard.com/i-learned-to-zip-my-lips/feed 1 Good Company and Great People http://jakerinard.com/good-company-and-great-people http://jakerinard.com/good-company-and-great-people#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:57:31 +0000 Jake Rinard http://jakerinard.com/?p=245 I haven’t had a lot to say lately so I have been updating mainly through Twitter which you can see to the side. I have been extremely busy at work. Some pretty long days, trying to get things done. Things are moving along pretty well, and I really like working for my company. They are a good company, with some great people.

Tonight Boise State beat Tulsa to remain undefeated! It is a good win, and a win is a win, but they didn’t win HUGE! they need a HUGE win for the rankings. So I expect them to drop this week in the rankings.

My dad is still in Libya and he is doing some awesome stuff. It is hard to manage million dollar contracts, and he is managing Billion dollar contracts! In fact try 40 of them. So as the COO, you can believe he is busy. He is putting an awesome team together. By the way, if you are a college graduate and looking for work you can send my your resume. If you are able to go to Libya that is even better! Try it for a year, and at the same time get paid really well.

If you are an engineer or can be a contracts administrator send your resume to me. I can’t guarantee anything but if you are a hard working person that is willing to try a new place for a year, I will see what I can do.

Tomorrow is Thursday! Hanging out with some guys from work after we leave the office, then Friday is my day off! So that makes Thursday a great day! Also today I met with the district manager here in Southern California and things are sounding pretty good. Exciting times!

Hey if you get some time I want to introduce you to a friend of mine. He is doing great losing weight and is one creative guy with a lot of talent! Stop by his site, you will love to read his stuff. Big Simon.

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]]> http://jakerinard.com/good-company-and-great-people/feed 0 Pagan Christianity – Book Forum http://jakerinard.com/pagan-christianity-book-forum http://jakerinard.com/pagan-christianity-book-forum#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:36:43 +0000 Jake Rinard http://jakerinard.com/?p=235 Have you read Pagan Christianity Book Info and Forum
Pagan Christianity By: Frank Viola, George Barna?
 If so I would love to begin a dialog here. What do you think of it? What stuck out to you?

My father took it from my counter a year or so ago and read through it in a day or so. He bookmarked tons of pages, where he wanted to discuss further. We have yet to get to that point, since he is in Libya now!

What is your take on
Pagan Christianity By: Frank Viola, George Barna?

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]]> http://jakerinard.com/pagan-christianity-book-forum/feed 0 Big Bear – A Day Short http://jakerinard.com/big-bear-a-day-short http://jakerinard.com/big-bear-a-day-short#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:42:08 +0000 Jake Rinard http://jakerinard.com/?p=233 Got home from Big Bear today. Wonderful time this weekend at the lake. It is always great to get away from the city even if it is short lived. Another day would have been good, but isn’t that life? Always a day short?

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We are all tired.
Off to the Mountains we go!

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