Watching Pixar's Onward with my son on World Down Syndrome Day, during lockdown, and what Mindset, Grit, and 75 Hard taught me about belief.
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Aulani opened on August 29, 2011. What I wish I'd known before our first stay, from the expensive and limited food to what we'd do differently.
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Marking World Down Syndrome Day as the dad of a son with Down syndrome, and why March 21st matters to our family every year.
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March 21st is World Down Syndrome Day, named for Trisomy 21. Why my family celebrates it, and the gifts my son with Down syndrome shares.
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Remembering Chris Utley, my first hire at Cincinnati Bell's Fuse Internet service, golf partner, and friend of 22 years. A personal tribute.
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Back from the holidays with a Quicken-to-iBank retrospective, plus how I rebuilt my iPhone Home Screen around apps I use daily.
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A quiet December week back in Silicon Valley. New posts on cable TV providers and the Serial terminal emulator, plus macOS repair tips.
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Week two of the relaunched blog brought reviews of the Plum Lightpad and Temperfect mug, an IoT segmentation guide, and Calgary CIO talks.
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The first weekly update of the relaunched blog covers learning to fly drones, the move to Ghost, and Evanta CIO Summit talks on the East Coast.
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Why I moved my blog from self-hosted WordPress on Amazon EC2 to Ghost Pro after six years, with inspiration and a theme from Troy Hunt.
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After a decade as VP/CIO, I joined ServiceNow as an Evangelist and moved my family to Silicon Valley. Why I made the leap and what comes next.
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My review of the C-Loop swivel camera strap mount, my first Kickstarter back. Years later it is still attached to my Canon DSLR.
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My tribute to Steve Jobs, written the morning he died. A life traced through Apple machines, from the 1984 Macintosh 128K onward.
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My son Trip was born in March 2011 with Down syndrome. What the pediatrician told me that day, and where I write about our journey.
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