Budman

So, what is the Budman up to these days? Well, in the famous words of Ricky Nelson, “he’s a travellin’ man...made a lot of stops…all over the world…”. Seriously, he is doing well, working hard, and enjoying his new team in Germany. This week, he has been in Hamburg, but he has already seen the cities of Mainz, Hanover, Frankfurt, and Munich (a story for another day) courtesy of the Bahn.



For those of you interested in his adventures in the exciting world of NPL (non-performing loans), you’ll need to email him to get the details. Suffice to say, a sluggish German economy is a “boon” for his business. If the NPL work ever dries up, he can always get a job as:

• an interior designer (OK, the colorblind thing could be a setback)
• a general contractor (has laid carpet, done a whole host of general apartment repairs, figured out the converter box and apartment electrical panel issues)
• a travel agent
• an IT professional (greatly responsible for the EDS home office set-up, including phones, fax, VME, and printer)
• a personal assistant

Why do you ask? Because bless that man’s heart, he has been a trooper through the whole moving experience and has been all this and more for me.



How many men would go fabric shopping? How many men would make 6+ trips to Deutsche Telecom (a.k.a. T-Punkt….and yes, there have been times in the last few weeks when we felt totally “T-Punkt”) in one day with only the tram to get you downtown? How many men would help you set up an apartment, hanging scads of pictures in a 24 hour period? Well, I know one, and his name is...Budman.

I am sure I could regale you with some humorous stories that are “vintage” Buddy, but that would not be appropriate for the tone of this posting. Another time.



For now, let’s raise a toast…”this Bud’s for you”.