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Even though things have been pretty busy over at Aggregate Knowledge lately -- that doesn't mean that we don't have fun.

In point of fact, yesterday, a good chunk of the office was down in L.A., attending a taping of "The Price Is Right". Bob Barker, an American TV institution some 35 years, is retiring this year. That means that getting into this show is harder than ever. But strings were pulled, favors called in, and so a bunch of folks were able to go.

I didn't attend, but the stories that I heard were pretty funny. One thing that tickled me, in particular, were the custom shirts that were printed up:

Recommendations humor. It never gets old.

But it's not all trips for the chance to win cash and prizes. A few weeks ago, we finally became a "real" startup and got a foosball table installed. And by "got installed", I mean that our Controller, Rich, put it together himself. But nearly everyone is partaking - I got this shot on my cell phone on the way out of work the other day:

Raj and Matt playing foosball.

So far, no one's been hurt, and no office rivalries have formed (that I know of). Foosball is a fairly competitive sport, however, so who knows what will happen going forward...

-Andy.

The company that gives me sole employment, Aggregate Knowledge, announced it's series B funding today (see also coverage on TechCrunch). As an employee of said company, this is pretty good news. Having folks in the VC company believe in you is a definitely a good thing. And while this doesn't guarantee any sort of long-term success, it certainly does give us the capital that we need in order to be in the fight for the long term.

I've said it before and I'll say it again -- I think that 2007 is going to be one hell of a ride. :)

-Andy.