Sara & I were talking about IBM deciding not to buy Sun, something that would have had serious consequences for the Boulder region, since those are two of its largest IT employers.  I mentioned to her that I had thought about possibly working for IBM.

"That would make a pretty circular career path," I said.

Sara laughed.

"No, it would," I continued, "That was my very first job; when I was a junior at Brown, I worked at IBM."

"I know that," said Sara. "I'm just laughing about calling your career path 'circular'.  I think a circle is a much straighter line than your career path ever has been."

Ouch.

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