This is my blarg!

Ramblings of a Microsoft Solution Architect

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  • Do we get special presents for palindrome years? 32 was a good year. Got married, went to Jamaica, moved into a kickass position inside Yahoo!, duckiehunt.com has taken off. I’m not sure what 33 will hold, but if the amount of facebook notifications I got wishing me a Happy Birthday,…

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  • Yesterday, I did something I do only about 2-3 times a year, but would like to do more. I lead a Tech Talk which went very well. It was a discussion on how to scale MySQL so that you can support 10-100x your current traffic load. Adding more webservers is…

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  • Yes. I’m married. It happened. It’s become obvious to me that a number of people still relate to me as my old party/bachelor-esque lifestyle. “I thought you’d never marry.” “Last chance. I’ve got the car running if you want to bolt.” “I was starting to wonder about you.” — My…

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  • I truly have some of the most amazing friends. I don’t know really know what I would have done without them. And now that I’ve discovered what they’ve done to the house while I was gone, I’m really not sure what to do with them! Duckies. Duckies EVERYWHERE! 300 of…

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  • The updates…they are a-flowing. I’ve created a Wedding Website to answer all of your questions.  Like when we actually decide on a date, color and style. I think that my ideas for having a huge raver party complete with glowsticks has been properly shot down.   I’ll see if there’s…

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  • Air Guitar Champ Originally uploaded by Strange Muse

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  • THAT bridge Originally uploaded by SnoopyKiss Every time I come back from Denver, I rave about how I want to move there. After Germany, it was the same thing. Now San Francisco. One of the benefits of working for a big company is training. That benefit is especially kickass when…

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  • I’ve barely been here a week and already so much has happened. Good lord, this is not a boring adventure. (I never took a shower until the 5th day.) After spending about …Ok, the fire alarm just went off…some Spaniards just burnt their meal. Not a boring adventure at all.…

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  • Kathy and Me Originally uploaded by SnoopyKiss. Traditional social standards tell me that I should have had a beautiful day in the park with my kids and maybe gone see a movie with my wife. Instead, I found that downing half a liter of Rum and Honey while throwing beads…

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  • Bring on the Funk Originally uploaded by SnoopyKiss. As a white guy, why do I love the Funk so much? Maybe it’s because it’s got a hard bass. Maybe because it’s a reason for me to shake my groove thang. Or maybe it’s because I get to see outfits with…

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