One huge benefit of dropping the camping gear into a UPS box to ship back home is I’m really only dealing with 3 bags instead of 5 every day – keeps it simple, packing up and loading in the mornings, that’s for sure. Got out on the road at 7:59am,... [...]
Up at 4:30am, worked on the talk and some open source stuff, and tried to chill; I enjoy public speaking, and I’m good at it, but I’m always nervous ahead of time! Packed and checked out of the hotel by 8am, parking was easy and free at that hour! The... [...]
I’m off to Buffalo, NY for a conference, then back towards Seattle. I packed up and said goodbye to the fam - it was a great visit, and the camper was super comfortable, but its been a couple weeks and its time to get rolling again. [...]
I worked on Labor Day, so took Friday off and fled to Maine. I booked a [cheap generic motel] in Bangor, ME, for 2 nights; its about 300 miles from my parent’s to Bangor, and while I could iron-butt it out, a 700-mile day wasn’t in the cards. Why so... [...]
A short update for a lazy afternoon. I met a friend at a coffeeshop in Brattleboro and chatted for an hour or more, and when we parted I realized that A) the sun was brutal and the air humid, and B) that it was only 2pm, and I had plenty... [...]