Stunned man still in Aisle 3, deep in the "Gosh, what went wrong?" department.

Only 6 months after leaving his family and friends in Ohio to join an exciting, web based solutions company in San Francisco, David Orth has called it quits. Some readers might remember David Orth as the editor of the now defunct "Silicon Valley Outsider", a webzine published bi-annualy. We caught up with Mr Orth, begging for spare change down at the corner of Van Ness and Post St.

SVO: So, after starting at a promising "Can't miss" opportunity, you've bailed out of the first startup you worked at. Can you give us any reason why?

David: "Sure, if you have a few bucks. Heh, just kidding. Actually, things aren't as bad as they seem. I'm not really begging for spare change, I'm just.. hanging out. I left (insert catchyname.com here) because, A, they were really, really far away (I live in Sunnyvale, this job was in San Francisco,) and 2, I don't think *blank*.com is going to "make it" and emerge the big leader in web based currency. I don't think web based currency is ever going to catch on, at least not in my lifetime. So, when the chance came to move on to another company, especially one closer to home, I did.

SVO: Wow, what a stupid story! Why did you work in SF, and live in Sunnyvale? How many options vested before you left?

David: "Unfortunatly, none did, but my strike price was so high, I don't mind. The thing would of had to of jumped to like $60 a share and stay there for a year before I made any real money. My salary there.. Jimminy. 37k sounds like all the money in the world when you're only making 20k in Ohio, but the truth is, it doesn't go all that far. I should of relocated to under a bridge to help keep expenses down.

SVO: I noticed you have a story about Banana Bucks on your rarely updated site. Was this the company you left?

David: "No, but I wish it had been. Maybe I could of snuck out with a stuffed monkey. At least that'd be something.

SVO: You did manage to hang in there for 6 months, which is somewhat of an accomplishment. What's the one thing you've learned about this whole experience?

David: "You can play offense from the back line in foozeball. I think a lot of Americans, myself included, make the mistake of calling the back line: "Defense", when, if played properly, nothing could be further from the truth. Oooh, and never, ever play the Brits in foozeball, especially not for money."

SVO: From San Francisco, here's to another .com slots loser!