Back in Canada

So I am back. Had a great trip. But still happy to be home.

Had a great time. On my way down the I5 to Portland I got stuck at a huge accident just outside of Seattle. While crawling along on the freeway now turned into a parking lot, I took a pic of a funny license plate just ahead of me. Seems the beef industry in the US needs just as much help as we do up here... so much so they are advertising everywhere!

I found the I5 an awesome road to drive on. Outside of the weird blown tires all over the place during the entire trip (I am talking rubber from blown tires every couple of miles most of the way during my drive) it was nice to be able to push my Monte Carlo to some of its limits. With 3 and sometimes 4 lanes, with very little people on the road, I was able to finally see how my car could do. I am just happy I didn't have the NOS injector actually hooked up. I was already pushing 160-180 in a few spots.... who knows what stupidity I might have tried to pull if it was hooked up.

Can't really talk much about the contents of the trip, but everything went pretty well. While on Microsoft's campus I got to spend some time with Scoble and talk about life, the universe and everything security.... with a Linux undertone every so often. Kewl guy to hang with and share some "koolaid". Very bright, honest and not in one of the "zealot" camps that I detest so much. I think that will make him a much more effective employee for Microsoft, and one who is willing to listen to customers and take their concerns to the company. They are lucky to have him. Hope they listen to him. I also hope I get to hang with him some more soon. Maybe I will win the lottery and be able to afford to go to the PDC.

I would have liked to get a beer with Michael H. as well, but I couldn't get it scheduled in... and with the "Trustworthy Computer Fest" on campus I am sure he would have been way to busy anyways. No worries, I'll catch him next time.

Other than that.. not much more to say. I think I've said enough already... and its time for me to do something productive like work... or maybe finally answer all my email.