Just trying to take it all in.

A week ago, 10:00 Monday morning, we were called into an "all hands" meeting. Live Labs had been re-orged and teams were being distributed to a number of different groups around Microsoft. My team got moved to Windows Mobile. "Helping out" isn't really how I would have put it. Cogged seems to match more how I felt. Unceremoniously picked up and moved to a different part of the machine.

At least we got moved, not thrown out. I do realize that things could have easily been much worse, and appreciate efforts made on our behalf. My close call allows me to empathize a little what others have been going though, both inside and outside Microsoft.

But, I still need to sort out the impact this change is having on me and those around me.

Windows Mobile has had it pretty rough recently. I used to carry a Windows Mobile phone and now I carry an iPhone. I spend time thinking about how and why that happened. I understand that having a viable mobile platform is strategic to Microsoft.

The challenge is certainly there, but this isn't the battle I picked. Can I get excited about it? Can I do an honest day's work without being excited about it? Since I'm being forced out of my comfort zone, what other opportunities are available or to be created? What impact will following any of these paths have on my family, my career, and myself?

I've spent a week now trying to wrap my head around this change. I've written and re-written this post many times. There just aren't tangible answers to questions like these.

Guess I'll go to work.