Categories Design

What a Garden!

Last weekend I attended a small gathering for a bonfire and party. I was taking some aerial photos of the event and the most amazing private garden I had seen, and in my neighborhood. I hope to get a nice tour in the near future of this amazing…

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Categories Misc.

I’m Vaccinated!

(above) Photo of board where people placed their stickers they had to wear with their waiting times after vaccination. I have had both vaccination shots of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. While I had some minor side effects like low energy and aches in joints on the first vaccination,…

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Categories Misc.

Spring Break on the Oregon Coast

I just returned refreshed from disconnecting and enjoying the beautiful Oregon Coast for spring break. The time was restorative with sunny fresh ocean breeze days watching the ocean waves, exploring tide pools, adventures, and watching sunsets. I also received my COVID first vaccination yesterday. Cheers,Shaan A low tide…

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Categories Events

One Year Ago

One year ago, we gathered in Zoom for a Digital Happy Hour to deal with the quarantine and isolation together to laugh,to talk about the fear, to toast, and mostly to connect. We had no idea it would last this long and those that we have lost in…

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Categories Misc.

And I am Back on the Internet

I have been without power, internet an phone for almost 9 days due to a severe ice storm last week in the Portland Oregon area. The weight of over an inch of ice on all the trees caused many large trees to fall taking out all utilities for…

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Categories Misc.

Portland Ice Storm Got Me

I live in the SE Portland Oregon area between Milwaukie and Gladstone up on a hill. It’s an urban –rural translon suburb of Portland. Last Friday we were hit hard with about 4 inches of snow and then several days of freezing rain on top of that. Portland…

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Categories Autodesk

Throwback Thursday – Dinosaur Mornings

After almost a year out of my work office, I am really missing my colleagues, the offices, and the creativity that goes on there. Google Photos reminded me yesterday, of a morning 10 years ago in San Francisco Autodesk office when I walked in early morning, and what…

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Categories Misc.

Starting 24

Today is my anniversary of joining Autodesk from being an Autodesk customer and ended up moving down to the San Francisco Bay area. I had thought a couple years leaving industry as a mechanical designer using Autodesk software would be for a  couple years improving the products I…

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Categories Misc.

Happy New Year – 2021

Like most Autodesk employees I have just returned from our annual week of rest and holidays, plus a bonus few days this year courtesy of our leadership wanting employees to relax after a challenging 2020 which felt like never ending Zoom meeting and unpredictable situations in life and…

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