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Family Work

Health, Work, and Max turns ONE!

Been a long time (again) but figured I’d post an update on the goings on of the past 3 months. First up, I’ve managed to get my diabetes under control. Having lost 50+ pounds and maintained a relatively strict regimen of diet and exercise, the last A1C test I had put me into borderline diabetic […]

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Beer Family General Work

Max is 6 months old!

It’s been a while since my last post. It’s been since we brought Max home from the hospital a little over 5 months ago. That’s a long time. And yet it’s gone by very quickly. Now be prepared, this is going to be a heavily Max-focused post. Sorry. It’s kind of a big deal. Max […]

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Technology Travel Work

Tahoe, and server surgery

Last week I was sent to South Lake Tahoe for a work ‘summit’, where several peeps from SuperSweetCo were sent to plan the next release (and beyond) of the app. It was quite the adventure, and an exhausting few days that taxed both my ability to focus on 12+ hour work sessions, and to deal […]

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General Work

Wintry weather, and some well earned vacation

The past week has been very wintry here in Portland, unusually so. We had snow over last weekend (as Kelly mentioned), some 24 degree days, and again over the past day or two, more snow! I always love the snow, makes the world feel a bit softer somehow. We had more yesterday, a bit of […]

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Beer Work

Trouble at the mill

This past week has been rough at (and for) SuperSweetCo. The struggling economy is starting to have an effect, and there were some tough decisions made. It hasn’t been a good week, but in the end, I believe the decisions and changes are for the best, and give the company the best chance to survive. […]