I woke a bit early today and decided to try for the earlier bus to get some uninterrupted time at work.  I have really been loving when I can come in early or off hours because I really do love my job, and to get to deeply focus on whatever I want without interruption is a pleasure ( Read more... )

I have been eagerly awaiting the availability of some real tablet-form computer, and it would seem that this age has finally arrived.  I don't mean some slate forced to run the bloat of windows, nor do I mean the incredibly locked down, overpriced, and under capable device that is the iPad.  I mean something along the lines of the awesomeness that ( Read more... )

So!  Today is both Thanksgiving and Tia's 40th birthday!  Tho we will be observing her birthday later, so we didn't make too big a deal about it today.  Nonetheless, I think she is officially a cougar now, right?  Since I am such a young buck?  Anyway ( Read more... )

Almost amazingly, Forum ended very well with no disasters.  There were some near-misses, but we avoided them.  I received lots of comments that the IT aspects had never gone so smoothly before, and in fact it was all around the smoothest Forum yet.  It was a real  pleasure to be part of a production like this.  Having just attended a large ( Read more... )

Another great day!   Everything went very well yesterday.  Lots of scene changes, but no fails ( Read more... )

Yesterday (Tuesday) was the first "real" day of forum.  The first session of the day was what they call a plenary session, which involved all participants and many speakers in an introductory presentation.   I had been told that I would be running the "a/v", although all they really meant was that I would be running the music and powerpoints.  We ( Read more... )

This week is "Forum", an annual conference hosted by my company that brings together many of our clients and movers-and-shakers of the energy fields.  Tia and I arrived yesterday afternoon with the setup crew.  It was my responsibility to bring all the needed computers, projectors, and supporting peripherals.  It was a lot to plan!  We have five ( Read more... )

My dad came into town on Saturday.  He is on a bike trip through the Rocky Mountain area and spent the night with us.  It was his first visit here, and it was so great to have him with us.  Thankfully, we had recently turned one of our rooms into a guest bedroom, and that made it very easy to accommodate him ( Read more... )

 Just before we got married last year (when we were badly in need of some distraction, I think), Tia and I dropped AT&T and signed up with Verizon to take advantage of their 2 for 1 Droid offer.  It has been non-stop Droid fun since then.  It was also due to this that I really learned what a delightful gadget geek my wife really is ( Read more... )

 ...and we're having a party!

The day has dawned clear and bright, and it looks to be a hot one.  But the key is "rain-free".  We have had some rather heavy storms in recent weeks, so that right there is perhaps the most important thing today.

The party is a Greek Gods themed BBQ - costume required.  Many of my friends clearly enjoy costumery, but ( Read more... )