I have just returned from the holidays and all rested and refreshed and ready for this fresh new year.I spent the past 2 weeks hiking, snowshoeing, shoveling snow and ice, playing with my dog, and relaxing. I hope you had a great holiday and new year. I want…
Read MoreThis is my 19th year of the Autodesk annual week of rest and planning to be offline until after the new year. I will also spend much of it on trails in the snow and the coast of Oregon this year. Next month I also celebrate 20 years…
Read MoreI realized how much my 5-1/2 month old puppy had grown this weekend. Just 4 months ago you could carry the little furball in one hand at only 6 pounds. Cooper is a unique Golden Retriever that is slender build long skinny head, and has a deep reddish…
Read MoreA little over two weeks ago I lost my new iPhone and it didn’t even show up on the Find My iPhone app meaning a clever thief disabled it, it was run over and dead, or it didn’t have cell service. I panicked as the mobile phone has…
Read MoreThe Autodesk Lake Oswego office held our annual Halloween lunch put on by the 5 member Ministry of Mischief of which I am a proud loud member. We had food, candy, beverages, and costume and pumpkin contests. We all had a great time for the final Halloween spent…
Read MoreFor the past week I have taken some time off while traveling to our Sheffield UK office for Autodesk Design Night Sheffield and some Autodesk customer and partner meetings. I spent a couple days in Iceland on a stopover finding out I could save the company over half…
Read MoreThere are several new buildings and upcoming designs that challenge the self imposed low key style of Portland Oregon, but that appears to be changing. Several of the designs being built on the Central Eastside push the architectural design and creative envelope. The building in this photo is…
Read MoreMany Autodesk employees have been affected by the Northern California Wildfires, and a few friends and colleagues that have lost their homes. My heart and love flows out to everyone impacted by this fire as we try to help them. I used to live nearby the burn areas…
Read MoreYou may have seen the news of the large Hurricane Harvey that hit the Gulf Coast of Texas this weekend bringing winds around 150mph and 20+ inches of rain causing flooding. If you want to help, a trustworthy non-profit and in the area now assisting residents is the…
Read MoreHard to believe, but this blog has been active for 14 years now. This blog was created August 21, 2003. What a long strange journey and amazing feeling of gratitude for all the readers over the years. 14 years = 168 months and over 14.5 million hits and…
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