At this point, I believe that no one has ‘tagged’ me for the ‘5 Things You Don’t Know About Me’ game, while other people are being tagged by multiple people.
Here’s one thing that you’ll now know about me… I feel now like used to feel when we’d play sports in grade school (even though I was quite good at sports)!
I notice that the developerWorks team at IBM/Lotus Software has put up a page for Lotusphere 2007. There’s a section in there called ‘Blogs’ which is listing many of the bloggers out there that are speaking or running a Birds of a Feather (BOF) at Lotusphere. As I look at the list of my fellow bloggers/speakers, I wondered what it took to get added to that list. I mean, I plan to not only blog this year, but to do some podcasts while I’m down there. What does it take to be a ‘noticed’ blogger? Could this be what’s preventing me from really moving forward in my career?
As Arsenio Hall used to say, “Things That Make You Go Hmmmm…”
I’ve moved all the podcasts I could find to Podshow, so you can find my place at http://thepridelands.podshow.com/ and you can subscribe to the podcast feed at http://feeds.feedburner.com/thepridelandspodcast. Just a warning… if you already subscribe to my old podcast feed and change it, you might get the podcasts again. Sorry…
Yes, I said it… Merry CHRISTmas!!! I’m tired (it’s 4:43AM) and after midnight Mass, I came home and started wrapping gifts. I’m done… and TIRED! I’m going to bed! Hope you and yours have a great one. More later…
It has been about 2 months since I last stepped into Fort Street Brewery. It wasn’t a problem I had there. In fact, my family and I are treated like royalty… actually, more like ‘regulars’. We were just tight on cash, plus we were sick, plus work turned me into a zombie, so we had stopped going there. It was tough… We missed our consecutive streak on attending the Fantasy Camps (10 in a row), plus we missed the 100th beer released.
Last night, we stopped in for dinner and to try Doug Beedy’s latest creation, a fine beverage called Tannenbaum Lager’. It’s made with pine honey (nope, never heard of it either… That’s what makes Doug ‘the Mad Scientist of Brewing’) and it was delicious. Slightly sweet, but smooth with no hoppy undertones. I also tried ‘Black Ice’, which is a schwarzbier, or black lager. (This has become one of my favorites after just one glass.) In between those two beers, I tried ‘hIgh-BU-ti-full’ (pronounced Hi Beautiful), which is an Imperial India Pale Ale that satisified my ‘hop’ cravings.
There were two things that made the night special. First, it was the way we were ‘welcomed back’… It seemed like everyone welcomed us back. It felt good, and we promised ourselves to regain our ‘regular’ status. Second, I had a surprise waiting for me behind the bar. Gregg Eldred was travelling to Dearborn, Michigan (and has since almost become a semi-regular up here), and he pinged me one day to ask for recommendations about places to eat near Dearborn. Without hesitation, I gushed about FSB (Fort Street Brewery). Now, it seems that every time he’s near FSB, he (and his pride) stop in for a bite to eat and a beverage. This last time, I tried to arrange to meet up with him, but my signals got crossed (phone signals actually), and I missed him, but that didn’t stop him from providing me a gift certificate to cover my beverages for the evening. Gregg, I WILL get you back! Thanks!
Overall, it was a nice evening. It’s good to be ‘home’…
We interupt this ‘radio silence’ to wish OpenNTF a very Happy 5th Birthday. May the next five years be as successful as the first five. Congratulations to Bruce, Nathan, Anil, Vince, all of the project chefs and contributers, the sponsors and even those us that use and support OpenNTF. Party at Bruce’s house!!! 
I know it’s been a while, but I’m back, and I brought someone with me. My lovely wife, Jennifer, said that she might want to blog from time to time, and since I’m a good husband (most of the time), I told her I’d give her a place to blog until she decided if she wants a blog of her own. Welcome Jennifer!
About this time 10 years ago, I was tossing and turning in bed. I couldn’t sleep because in a few hours, I was going to be… to be… A HUSBAND!!! I was excited about moving on in the Great Circle of Life, but scared at the same time. Will I be a good husband? Will I be a good provider? Will I still be able to be me? A lot of questions popped in my head. The one thing forgot to remind myself is that I’m going to start a new chapter in my life with the absolute best person possible, my best friend. I know that it sounds cliche, but many people say that your best friend is someone who will laugh with you, cry with you, be normal with you, be crazy with you, explore the world with you, and just sit around and do nothing with you. Your best friend has seen you at your best (and your worst), but no matter what the circumstances, your best friend is proud of you and proud to be at your side. Your best friend will push you to reach for the top shelf, but will also catch you when you might fall. If this doesn’t describe my ‘Nala’… Jennifer Lynn…. Jennifer, the past ten years have seemed like minutes to me. Despite our ups and downs, this ride has been a lot more fun because you’ve been on it. Let’s stay on this ride as long as we can… I love you, my cheeky monkey! I guess Joshua Kadison was right when he said…
