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  • Building

    The time off from work over the holidays was great. One reason was the immense number of things that I was able to cross off my to do list that had been there for months. Walls were patched and painted, closets were cleaned, cars got alignments and new tires. It really was cathartic. Of course…

  • Absolutely Fab

    First week of the year and I already find myself on the road again.  I had to fly up to Boston yesterday for a few days of meetings.  I hate being on the road again so soon, but I tried to make the best of it, and used the flight time up here to catch…

  • Social vacation suggestions – part 2

    Last year I used this blog to get a lot of great suggestions about the trip we planned to Europe last summer.  It worked great and we were able to do alot of things we wouldn't have known about if it weren't for your ideas.  So, I though I'd try it again, only this time…

  • Resolutions revisted

    I did a “resolutions” post at the start of 2011 and was thinking of doing the same this year. But decided not to. Call it a cop out, but this year I only have one resolution: to take each day as the blessing that it is and enjoy it as much as I can. There…

  • Making Christmas

    I’ve been doing a little Christmas dreaming lately.  No sugar plum fairies for me t – I’m dreaming of 3D Printers and desktop CNCs.  I’ve been watching these spaces for a while and I think the price / performance ratio is finally at a place where  will take the plunge.  I really am just looking…

  • My 911 story

    This blog started in March 2004, about two and a half years after 9/11.  I’ve done a few political posts and talked about the war on terror, but generally keep it a bit lighter.  On the 10th anniversary of 9/11 however, I feel the need to document my story on that day….before I forget more…

  • Continuous partial work

    Last week when I was in San Francisco for Dreamforce I did a little experiment: I left the MacBook at home and only took my iPad 2, iPhone 4 and Blackberry.  Don’t laugh – this week at our analyst event I am loaded down with no only the MacBook plus all the stuff I took…

  • What I learned about the semantic web by traveling too much

    Last year I had the ‘privilege’ of amassing enough air miles on Delta Airlines to ‘earn’ the status of Diamond Medallion – with a few miles to spare to help me get it again this year, with (maybe) a little less travel. The quotes are not meant to demean the benefits you get with the…

  • Dream a little dream(force)

    I came back from San Francisco earlier today after a few days at Dreamforce, Salesforce.com’s annual user conference. It was my first time to Dreamforce and what a time it was. Conferences like these are always interesting to me on many levels: what I learn about the core of the conference (in this case all…