You would never know it by the with all the upper-middle class neighborhoods in the area that there is homelessness problem in Thousand Oaks.  But the numbers are growing at the Winter Shelters sponsored by local Churches with more and more seeking aid showing up every night.

With the state of the economy so fragile that it is on the verge of collapse, how many of you can survive the Great Recession?  Have you over extended your credit in the last great economic boom?

I pray that you won’t find yourself on the street like many of the breed of homeless if this downturn heads for the worse.

But in the mean time, you can help out your fellow sister and brother by simply walking in the 2010 Conejo Valley CROP walk.  Sign up to show your support to walk.  Sign up to contribute. Just sign up because you or a family member may be the one you’ll be supporting next.

Ironically, I walked to Pookies to pick up some Thai food for and wondered if my $8 lunch would serve better as a donation to help the hungry.

Even though the walk was a short 1 mile round trip to Pookies and back, it gave me enough time to contemplate that if I could cut back on my meals for a month, I could easily increase the donation by $100 and also shed a few pounds.

Sixty-five days ago I was working for QLogic Corporation (QLGC:NASDAQ) and now I’m working for LSI Corporation (LSI:NYSE). I believe that the move is good and I look forward for a long relationship with LSI. LSI is a really exciting company to work for and I should be busy for years to come…

My plan was to work at QLogic until the ripe age of 65. (Only 3 dog years to go!) But plans change and sometimes for the better.

Photo: (c) Michael Bretherton

Twelve more and he’ll hit the magic number of 0×300. (Is anyone out there old enough to know what is so special about that address on the Apple II?)

LinkedIn helps you keep in touch with old and friends and colleagues that you lost track of over the past few years.

Once you create your profile, add a few companies or schools that you’ve attended, LinkedIn creates a list of people that you may have a relationship with.

Add a few friends and colleagues and you’re “networking!” I highly recommend LinkedIn. Start using it, and better yet, add me to your network!

– Howard Young