seattlea in #hive-193552 • 1 hour agoThe Week Started Fast Busy day today, preparing for a big night tomorrow evening when we are going to be supporting and monitoring local elections. I had to make sure all systems are functioning…seattlea in #hive-193552 • yesterdayWeekend was nice, back to work tomorrow Guess what is the machine in the picture above? No, it's not a portable trashcan, it is a security robot at the Microsoft Campus. These things are everywhere at Microsoft.…seattlea in #hive-193552 • 2 days agoBin 47 and Five Years on Hive!Today we went to a salt water tropical pool and after an hour of swimming we got some serious appetite and we decided to check out the new restaurant in Woodinville. The…seattlea in #hive-193552 • 3 days agoFriday evening Today I was sitting on my butt all day while working, so even with the weight lifting workout I didn't get to ten thousand steps. The workout was shorter than usual as I was…seattlea in #hive-193552 • 4 days agoBeautiful Weather in Seattle area Seattlea area weather in summer is just perfect! Especially on Whidbey Island where we are surrounded by Puget Sound Pacific Ocean cooler water. There is no reason to leave the…seattlea in #hive-193552 • 5 days agoAnother day with over ten thousand steps Another day at a Visual Studio Live conference in Redmond, Washington. More traffic on the roads today and I spent about forty minutes driving each way even though the…seattlea in #hive-193552 • 6 days agoThoughts About VS Live As I got back home from the conference I keep thinking about it. While I really enjoyed the first day at the conference, still I can't shake the feeling that it is a shrinking…seattlea in #hive-193552 • 7 days agoGoing to VS Live Conference Tomorrow Tomorrow I am going to the Microsoft Visual Studio Live conference. I have been going to this conference in early 2000s when we had to get approved for a trip to San Francisco as…seattlea in #hive-193552 • 8 days agoAnd we are back home After a great weekend that we had it is a bit hard to believe that it is back to work tomorrow once again. This morning we woke up and had a breakfast on the island as a family…seattlea in #hive-193552 • 9 days agoTrip to Port Townsend Today we decided to do something different. Instead of staying on Whidbey Island, we decided to take a ferry to Port Townsend. The Coupville to Port Townsend ferry terminal is…seattlea in #hive-193552 • 10 days agoFire on the ocean shore Finally a nice and relaxing day at Whidbey Island with a family. We decided not to chance the ferry on a sunny Friday so we chose a two and a half hour drive through the…seattlea in #aliveandthriving • 11 days agoMade it Into Modern Champion One With Over Seven Days Left in the Season It seems that Modern Champion is getting easier in Splinterlands these days. I used to be happy to just make it into Champion Two in the past and now I am in Champion Two with half of the Splinterlandseattlea in #hive-193552 • 11 days agoMy Actifit Report Card: July 23 2026Today I finally finished setting up my sauna. It took a bit longer than I have expected to do the final connection. First problem was that the power panel is so overloaded that…seattlea in #hive-193552 • 12 days agoBack in Seattle Office I was back to our Seattle office today, it was hot even in the morning and during the day it got hot enough for air conditioning not to be able to keep up with it or they just…seattlea in #hive-193552 • 13 days agoA Day on the Island Today I spent a whole day on Whidbey Island. It started with me waking up in the morning and as usual making a coffee for my wife. I don't drink coffee so I didn't have any. Then…seattlea in #hive-193552 • 14 days agoMy Actifit Report Card: July 20 2026Today was back to work day. Monday is usually intense and today was even more intense because I am taking a day off tomorrow to do some work on our island home. Hopefully will…seattlea in #hive-193552 • 15 days agoWeekend is OverWell, and just like that the weekend is over! Weekends are never long enough... Today I started the weekend with a trip to Costco, had to pick up some additional food items that…seattlea in #hive-193552 • 16 days agoVisited Alpaca Farm Today Today was a busy but really good and full of fun day! Today our daughter celebrated her thirteenth birthday with two of her best friends. This wasn't really the day of her…seattlea in #hive-193552 • 17 days agoFriday is a movie night Well, Friday used to be our movie night, but these days we seem to be watching more shows than movies for some reason. We have finished Reacher, Slow Horses, Foundation, Tracker…seattlea in #hive-193552 • 18 days agoDeployment Day at Work Today was a production deployment day at work. It was a good deployment as it was un-eventful. We prepared for a few hours then ran an automated deployment pipeline and from that…
