spending time with family and friends

i really don’t like christmas. i am sort of a bah humbug. i am not into running around to store after store spending entirely too much money on gifts that most will only use once or twice. however, the holidays do give me time to spend with my family and friends which is what i do love about this time. i am taking the rest of the month and year off and decompressing to start the new calendar year with a whole new me. healthier in many ways.

i urge you to take the time and reflect on your accomplishments and disappointments this year and what you are going to be committed to next year. i turn yet another year older on new year’s eve and i am still trying to figure out what i am going to be when i grow up. i guess the journey never ends.

windows phone at winter wonderfest

i had a great time this past friday at the windows phone workplayland at the navy pier winter wonderfest. i was joined by some other great microsoft folks including adam hecktman (pictured above telling all about one of the new windows phones available), chris bernard, and some great folks from the product group. 

an event apart

since i had some time today without the constant flood of email, i decided to go through the many pictures that were on my camera and found some from an event apart chicago. i attended aea for the first time and realized that there is a following associated with this event that is unsurpassed.

interview at flashpoint

since i have been gushing about flashpoint academy lately, i figured i would post an interview they did with me after the talk i did for the students. as you can tell, i am pretty passionate about the innovation that flashpoint is bringing to students and how they are really revolutionizing higher education.

never agree to surrender your dreams

taken at flashpoint academy. ’nuff said.