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Closed on Sundays

By Jim Pilgrim One of the things I most look forward to when I travel south out of Minnesota is Chic-fil-A. They have the best chicken sandwich I have ever tasted and with the waffle fries and a…

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Hero

By Jim Pilgrim I have very few, none of them professional athletes. Not one on TV or radio. Each one has a characteristic I admire and strive to emulate. Here are 5 individuals that inspire me every…

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Superstars

By Jim Pilgrim Back in the early 1990s, I was a CO Supervisor at US West. I had a crew of 12 Technicians, 10 on the day shift, 1 on evenings and 1 on nights. Together we covered the Minneapolis…

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Goodbye Five 9s

By Jim Pilgrim In telecom, 5-9s is defined as the average uptime in any given 365 day period – 99.999%. (Count them, 5 – 9s) That’s 364.99635 days up and roughly 5 minutes, 15 seconds downtime in a…

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The Rut

By Jim Pilgrim The bodies are starting to pile up alongside the roads. From the middle of October to mid-November the evidence of the change in nature is clear. When you make your living on the road…

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Blood and Sweat

By Jim Pilgrim The majority of my work at Clearfield is discussing and designing fiber networks with Consulting Engineers. We work together to design current projects and also discuss what…

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