Categories Misc.

Making Finned Friends

Last weekend I went down to Southern California to do some scuba diving in the Pacific Ocean unfortunately a huge storm hit while I was there cancelling some of the dive boats myself and my friend Will had arranged to dive for some spiny lobster. On Sunday early…

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Categories Misc.

Thank You for the Birthday Wishes

Yesterday was my birthday and I received literally hundreds of wishes in social networks and email. My Facebook timeline was so active with wishes I could hardly keep up and might have spent the entire day replying to each one and thanking them. So thank you everyone for…

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Categories Misc.

Scuba Diving in the Utah Desert

On this long holiday weekend I started my PADI Advanced Open Water Scuba certification for certification. I can select 5 types of dives to get my certification in and I chose depth, night, altitude, buoyancy control, and navigation. I was able to complete 3 of the five this…

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Categories Misc.

Your 15 Minutes of Fame (almost)

Are you flying into Salt Lake City over the next ten days, and want to have some fun? Today the 2014 Sundance Film Festival is starting in Northern Utah. In the past I have met several independent film producers, stars, and directors on the flights to Salt Lake…

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Categories Announcements

A New Year

I am back from my annual week of rest for the holidays which many Autodesk employees take each year. This year I spent more time offline which felt refreshing and more time with family, friends, and outdoors. I even started small scale wine making by fermenting some white…

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Categories Misc.

Hour of Code Project

While writing your own software or apps, or even coding your own web page is not for everyone it is for some a very enjoyable hobby or career. The Hour of Code for the Computer Science Education Week is designed to expose people to coding or programming in…

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Categories Maker

BatKid’s Key to Gotham City

A gWhat an amazing story of San Francisco going all out for a child's Make a Wish. News coverage of this heartwarming event: Video by SF Chronicle: http://vimeo.com/79541124 Watch Make-A-Wish Turn San Francisco Into BatKid's 'Gotham City –Thewire Batkid's Make-a-Wish Transforms San Francisco Into Gotham - ABC Batkid:…

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