Hey all,

 

Wendy and I took a couple of extra days off last weekend and spent some time with my family in East Texas.  My Mom has a thing going every year where the family comes in for Memorial Day, so we always try hard to make it back.  It was great to see the family and spend some time in the late May heat.

 

I added a new gallery to the pictures, so check them out.  I don't have a lot from my Mom's place, but I do have a lot from my Dad's ranch a few miles away. 

 

If you like what you see of the ranch, I have good new for you.  Lone Star Cattle Company is not only a world class breeder of shorthorn cattle and monster Bass.  It's also a guest ranch.  If you are in Texas and need a place to get away, you could do worse than this.  See the website for more details.  Just one rule:  Bass over 4 pounds must be released.

 

Enjoy the pics, and more to come soon.  The VW classic in Irvine is just over a week away!!!

 

Jeff

Howdy,

 

Well...  I can hear the theme from the Great White North playing in the background as I get ready to head up to Edmonton for a little GIS palaverin'.  I've been working with ESRI Canada in absentia for years now, and it's really going to be nice to get up there and work with them on their home turf.  The reason for the trip is the ESRI Canada Regional User Conference, hosted by the Prairie RO for ESRI Canada.  I've been told to expect a lot of GIS professionals from energy, local, and provincial government.  It will be great as always to get out there and talk to the Alberta user community to get a feel for how they work with ESRI products.  I really love helping to create quality GIS software - don't get me wrong - but the GIS guy in me really loves to see how people apply it.  I guess that's why I ended up in Product Management.

 

My visit is specific to presenting information on ArcGIS Server, so if you're in the neighborhood and are curious, drop the prairie RO a line and see if there are still open slots.  I'll have some time on Thursday afternoon to present what's the neat current stuff and what's coming in the future. 

 

My wife is from Canada and lived in Edmonton for a couple of years, so she's coming along for the trip.  She's got all sorts of activities lined up, but I'm most excited about a visit to MEC and a trip to Jasper for the weekend.  I've got a soft spot for the mountains after living in Colorado for a couple of years.

 

In other news, I got the carburetor rebuilt for my bus last weekend, in addition to starting and finishing several home projects.  I'm really looking forward to getting it on the road.  I had hoped to be farther along with it by this date, but now I'm traveling most of the month of September.  Looks like October will be my time to shine.  My digital camera is still broken and unreplaced, but I'll try to get some pictures up soon.

 

Take care everyone and it might be a couple more weeks before I add any other blog posts.  Who knows, maybe I'll find time when I head up to Canada next week for a friend's wedding. 

 

Cheers,

 

Jeff