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Feb 03
It’s February 3rd! Chocolate Ale Day! Woot!
One of my favorite beers is the Chocolate Ale from Boulevard Brewing Company, an iconic and hard-to-find seasonal beer, and part of Boulevard’s Smokestack Series, always in a 750 ml bottle, caged and corked. The base for this ambrosia is a Belgian-style Saison, a wonderful farmhouse ale that harkens back to it’s European roots. Add …
Feb 02
Day 2 of the Endeavor
Creating a habit requires a bit of a commitment, so I’m back and trying to make a habit of writing on a daily basis. I need to think in depth about what the topics I want to address. I’ll be the first to admit, there are any number of things in which I have an …
Feb 01
Too long away, and a resolution.
I do some things better than others. Unfortunately, one of the things I’m very good it is procrastination, which, in reality, is not good, but bad. I need to get my act together and create some new habits. I’m going to try to write something everyday. Here’s the thing, though. I already write everyday. I …
May 08
Off to TechEd 2014
10:34 here in Lawrence. Organizing clothes, shaving gear and the myriad gadget chargers for my annual foray into the world of the Microsoft Geekosphere, TechEd. This year we head down to Houston, and partake of craft beers and barbecue – I’ll let you know how it compares to the gold standard here in the Kansas …
May 07
Things Undone
Every now and then my mind wanders to a really dark place, and in that place we all find the list… the list of things we wish we had done. Therein we find the list of apologies that we never got around to, the list of letters we wish we had written. We’ll read the …
May 06
The Career Trainer (update)
This past April, I recertified as a Microsoft Certified Trainer. I first became an MCT in August of 2015, which means at the end of this current cycle, I’ll be approaching 20 years. In the recent past, I came across an old friend at a Microsoft trade show, and she told me that she thinks …
May 05
Getting Back on Track
Recently I read a “challenge” for writing from an author I started to follow. The challenge is pretty simple – write at least 100 words per day on one’s blog, so I’m give it a shot. Stop and think about it for a second – 100 words really isn’t that much. It’s merely a matter …
Jun 12
Waiting on the Books
As a “bookish” sort of person, I am today a bit frustrated at the lack of non-Microsoft reference materials on two of my areas, Exchange 2013 and Lync 2013. I did check Amazon to see when titles will be available, but it looks like my wait will be protracted for a few more months until …
Jun 11
Proud, pleased and pained
First off, I want to give credit where credit is due. In my household, with three active kids and two parents that work full-time, it’s often difficult to find time to focus on health and fitness. My beautiful and brilliant spouse has joined a gym with my daughters and they are committing to exercising regularly …
Jun 10
Rejuventated and Refreshed
One of the things every Microsoft Certified Trainer should do is make the annual trip to Microsoft’s Technical Education Conference. Every year there are new things to meet and discuss, whether it’s the annual rehash over what certification exams we love/hate, or the unveiling of the new products and services that Microsoft is releasing into …