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A Spectacular Trip to Stockholm and Madrid
When I travel in the winter, it's usually to ski resorts or client sites, not to conferences. However, when the Mattias Karlsson invited me to speak at Jfokus, I jumped at the opportunity. That same...
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Spring Break!
Spring Break is a wonderful time of year. It's near the end of the ski season and spring is in the air. Ever since I split with Abbie and Jack's Mom (5 years ago), she's taken the kids to West Palm...
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Cruising around the Western Caribbean
img.picture { margin-top: 5px } I've heard great things about Disney Cruise Lines from friends, especially as a fun adventure for kids. That's why I was super pumped to talk my family into going on a...
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Farewell to the 2011-2012 Ski Season
In 2011, I experienced the best ski season of my life. On the Thursday after ski season ended last year, I wrote: For next year, I think I'll keep my goal at 30 days. If everything works out as...
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Wine Tasting in Napa Valley
Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of traveling to California for the monthly commute to my current client. It was a fun week, mostly because my partner in crime started working with me again. We...
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School's Out for Summer!
One of the main reasons I started this blog was to document my life. I like writing technical blog posts because it allows me to save knowledge in my brain and open up space for new stuff. It's been a...
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Father's Day Weekend at The Oregon Coast
For the 5-year anniversary of our Father's Day Camping Trip, we decided to mix things up a bit. My parents were in Oregon for a friend's wedding, so we decided to fly to meet them there instead of...
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Summer Vacation 2012 in Montana and Maui
I started writing about my summer vacations in Montana as soon as this blog gave me an opportunity: July 2003. In July 2004, I didn't travel to the cabin for the 4th, but I did in 2005. Then, 5 years...
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The First Day of School
The first day of school always marks a big change for my family. We have to start getting up early, start our scouting adventures and figure out some sports to play. This year, it seemed to come faster...
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Happy Birthday Jack!
Eight years ago today, Jack was born. Today, it's hard to even imagine him as a baby or a toddler. But then again, we all looked quite a bit different back then.These days, Jack has his own website and...
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We bought a boat!
I've always enjoyed whitewater rafting. I think the first time I did it was in college and I immediately fell in love. Through the years, I've been on many trips with family and friends. However, it...
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The Deck Project
In March of this year, Trish and I decided we wanted to build a new deck and spruce up our backyard a bit. After returning from an awesome Spring Break adventure, we asked my parents to stay and help...
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Happy Birthday Abbie!
This weekend, we celebrated Abbie's 10th birthday. And we did it in style, with a limo to dinner at the Melting Pot and a slumber party with all her friends.Today is her actual birthday and it's hard...
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Happy 40th Anniversary Mom and Dad!
Today marks 40 years since my parents got married back in '72. For the past week, we've been living it up and celebrating this wondrous event in Hanalei, Kauai. We rented a house on the beach and when...
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November Travels to Kauai and Wenatchee
For the last two Novembers, we've celebrated Abbie's birthday, watched the Broncos beat the Chiefs and then headed to Antwerp, Belgium for Devoxx. 2010 was awesome. 2011 was even better.This year, we...
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Magnificent Mexico
On October 30th, 2012, shortly after I'd woke up, I received an email from my old friend Jess (of Jess and Lili's Legendary Wedding). Its subject: "Wanna go to Mexico?" We are taking a trip to Mexico...
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Paris and Iceland, A Photographer's Paradise
In February 2012, Trish and I traveled to Stockholm on Icelandair. We were immediately impressed with the airline's excellent service. Trish was also a bit miffed that we had a layover in Iceland...
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The Trifecta 2013!
The last time I pulled off a Trifecta (3 ski resorts in 3 days), it was in 2010. I hadn't met Trish yet and DU Hockey had started their we're terrible in the playoffs streak. Last weekend, I decided to...
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Life Update
For the past several years, I've written "farewell to ski season" posts at the end of April. This year, I intended to as well, but I never knew it was going to end! A lot's been going on since I last...
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Father's Day Weekend on The Colorado River
I've been writing about Father's Day since this blog was first born. It all started with my first Father's Day in 2003, continued in 2004 (the year I bought The Bus), 2005 and 2006. In 2008, I started...
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