What I plan to blog about this semester (in addition to all the assignments)

I’m going to learn how to play guitar.

That’s right. Is it a big deal? I’ll let you decide.
I played piano for a few years in elementary school and I sang in a school chorus for a few years. And of course there are my fun years playing trumpet in the middle school band.

The goal is to learn how to play the following songs

• Cecilia - Simon and Garfunkel
• You are my sunshine – The Pine Ridge Boys
• Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles
• I’m not sure about the fourth - Any requests?

I’ve owned a guitar for about two years, but I’ve picked it up about 10 times total.

The big variables for me are kids, dogs, work, Boston University, Netflix and the DVR.

So Yes, I will be adding another goal to achieve by the end of TM648.

It's not on the syllabus, hopefully my performance won't be graded, but I’m going for it.

I’ll try to document my daily progress on this blog, and on a website that I hope to create during this class at http://www.guitartoo.com/

The Guitartoo Goal
Take weekly ½ hour lessons to learn 3- 4 songs to play for my audience…
A three year old and a 6 month old.

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What do you think about Facebook?

I scoffed at Facebook and MySpace and the social networking sites for a long time…… but.

I'm interested in immersing myself into eCommerce and the online world.

I just set myself up on Facebook last night. Actually my wife did all the hard technical work as she was more eager than I to get me on Facebook . She loves Facebook and was tired of me asking her to look for people on Facebook. You can find me, and I promise I will accept your friend requests. I’m such a nerd!

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Trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan

My brother will be traveling to Afghanistan and Pakistan next week on November 1st, 2008 for work, so we’ll be praying for him to return home safely before Thanksgiving. He is a contract photographer for the NGO MercyCorps. You can see some of his beautiful work here. He’s becoming a really amazing photographer. I’ll give periodic updates about his progress during his trip.

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http://www.samperphotos.com/

copyright 2008 miguel samper

More about me (A slightly more formal introduction)

I am a Clinical Site Manager for a large Clinical Research Organization supporting a large biotechnology company in California. I manage clinical Research Trials. My office is in the attic.

This is my 11th course in the MSPM program, so I’m finally seeing the light at the end of the school tunnel. I’ve also taken several courses at the BU Medical School in Clinical Research and Clinical Trials Management.

I took a few months off from BU earlier this summer when my second daughter was born, so I’m slowly trying to get back into the swing of things here on Vista.

I currently live in Rochester, NY with my wife, two daughters and two dogs. We used to live in Boston and in San Francisco, so we feel pretty bicoastal.





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Welcome Post BU MSPM MET TM 648

So this is my first post for Boston University’s MSPM MET TM648 course.
Not only is it my first post for class, but it’s my first post ever, so I better make it count.

I’ve heard this class is difficult, but I’ve also heard it’s fun, so I’m looking forward to learning from all of you and trying to contribute along the way.

I feel a little like Doogie Howser, MD, Dana Scully, MD or Carrie Bradshaw typing away in my attic office.

My mission, I just decided is to try to keep my blog simple and fun and to the point.

So let’s get this blog party going!

- The BU Attic Blogger