tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5389966179476875862011-04-21T20:39:48.578-06:00An employee at Simon Solutions...Kyle Mincklerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00606339050329140995noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538996617947687586.post-10897887998119662232007-04-10T14:54:00.000-06:002007-04-10T15:42:38.929-06:00Rub a dub dub, three Jews in a tub.<br /><br />I found out this weekend that I am part Jewish. I guess I always thought that I may have had some of that heritage on my father's side but never knew for sure.<br /><br />The story is that my grandfather was brought up a foster child in upstate Vermont and was never adopted. There wasn't any paperwork available to him that said the names of his parents and he was told it was "closed" information- he was bitter and, frankly, I don't think he ever cared to know.<br /><br />The state dug up a copy of his birth certificate for me and I received it just days ago. It states that the name of his mother was Hilda E C Foersburg and a Jew. Pretty crazy stuff to hear twenty years into my life.<br /><br />I guess it can never hurt to have another 9.0% Jew in a Christian company...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/538996617947687586-1089788799811966223?l=thatmink.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kyle Mincklerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00606339050329140995noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538996617947687586.post-89201453147359132912007-04-03T11:13:00.000-06:002007-04-03T12:25:09.683-06:00<span style="font-family:georgia;">Last week part of the SSI team decided to peel our eyes from our computer screens and put down our mouses for a second and end the work week by packing up our cars and going camping!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"> From the get-go we faced some problems. We caught wind that there might be some heavy rain in the forecast so we were forced to change our plans of hiking deep into the woods and sleeping beneath a "Big Tree" to staying at a camp site closer to our cars in case an evacuation was in order. Also we opted to cut the excursion from two night to just one- but spirits remained high!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"> We ended up getting a late start; after a lengthy drive and maneuvering past a late night police checkpoint by a group of very bored law enforcers we reached the woods.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">We spent a night and a day out in Bankhead National Forest in Moulton, AL enjoying the wilderness in the springtime- climbing cliffs, gathering firewood, and deciphering tent poles. We had some good laughs and the caves and waterfalls were something to remember.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"> The rain didn't end up spoiling our time and we seemed to escape the ticks and chiggers. Overall, it was great chance to get out of the office and hang with the people you don't normally get to outside of the hustle and bustle of everyday routine.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/538996617947687586-8920145314735913291?l=thatmink.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kyle Mincklerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00606339050329140995noreply@blogger.com0