This past weekend I hiked hiked on the North face of Mount Hood in Oregon up to the alpine meadows via the Pinnacles and Vista Ridge trail to Elk Cove about 10 miles and 3000 feet vertical. It was an a amazing hike but I have never seen…
Read MoreI have been on sabbatical since mid-June and returned to the Autodesk Lake Oswego office this morning – a little too bright and early. I absolutely love working for Autodesk and truly appreciate that they still believe in giving employees a real disconnected break every four years to…
Read MoreRobin Deurloo from the Holland (Netherlands) took me up on the challenge to re-create the Engineers Guide to Drinks drawing using Autodesk products, and he nailed it. He researched the history of the about 40 year old drawing and started a Revit version complete with Revit formulas.
Read MoreThis week 9 of us from the Lake Oswego Autodesk office went and volunteered to sort food at the local Oregon Food Bank. We sorted 6872 pounds of chilled goods which is the equivalent of about 5727 meals. Autodesk strongly encourages their employees to get involved in causes…
Read MoreI absolutely love seeing Mt. Hood on my flights back home to Portland Oregon. I took this photo Sunday evening with my iPhone after returning from surprising my mother in Idaho on her 70th birthday. If you look closely you can see Mt. Jefferson in the background.
Read MoreThe lakes and mountains have thawed. The smell of burnt hot dogs and hamburgers waft through the air in the evening followed by smores. The smell of bacon fills the campgrounds in the morning which combined with the sunrise and nature is pure beauty.The feeling of sunburns and…
Read MoreI just finished moving this week into the SW Hills area of Portland and wanted to pass on a great free resource to those living in the US. This is the best way I have ever found to get to know your neighbors and keep the pulse of…
Read MoreThis is the unofficial fun holiday May the 4th. This is the day you find out all the Star Wars movie fans and others make every Star Wars related pun or reference they can like the famous Star wars line “May the Force Be With You” as “May…
Read MoreA year ago today, I made my journey back to Oregon. Autodesk hired me from Oregon 18 years ago and I moved to the San Francisco Bay area for many years followed by a couple years working remotely in Utah before moving back to Oregon last year. I…
Read MoreLast night I left for yoga in a hurry without my phone or house keys as the yoga studio is only a short walk from my home. When I returned home I realized my predicament of not having my phone or house keys. After checking all my locked…
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