I just read an interesting blog post from Benjamin Bran who says cubicles are the phone booths of the future. I don’t agree with everything he says but in the end I think he is mostly right. Every morning I get up, shower, put on a shirt and tie, take my dog outside, and take my son to daycare the mornings I have him. From daycare (or straight from home) I usually sit in traffic round trip for 40 to 60 minutes a day. Don’t get me wrong I try to make the most of the time I am in the car by listening to podcasts but I’m still not as productive as I could be.

The days I work from home I get so much more accomplished. I work on a campus of over a thousand people and interestingly only need to meet with .001% of any of them on a given day. Of the people I see I could just as easily talk or video conference with them when necessary.

I’d much rather work on a Linux system and could probably do everything I need on my home machine. I’m more than happy to buy my own coffee, heat and A/C, electricity, broadband, computer, uniform (t-shirt and jeans) and more when I’m able to work from home. I also think working from home can have its drawbacks if you are not careful. If telecommuting is not properly managed I’m sure it could turn into a nightmare but for the most part I think it is inevitable in the very near future. What do you think?

We made it to Portland this morning and Tyler did fantastic.  He loved every minute of it, even the turbulence.

A new version of WordPress was released and here is a video highlighting the new features.

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What to do when you run out of real estate?  Build a house on top of a building.  This house is located on the Upper West Side.

Dear 2009,

You were so much better than 2008 and I didn’t expect for things to go from so bad to so good in only a year’s time.  I wrote to 2008 a little less than a year ago and I’m honestly struggling to write my letter this year.  It is odd but when you are going through tough times the words seem to flow easily but when things are going well it is much more difficult to write about life.  Instead I just want to share the good times and hope I accomplished that in the video below.

In 2008 and 2009 I’ve spent a considerable amount of time on my blog sharing my life, what I found interesting, my thoughts, and I hope you have enjoyed it thus far.  My first post was on 4/10/2008 which means I have had my blog for 619 days (1 year, 8 months, 10 days). That means I am averaging 1.7 posts per day.  I thought this year it would be fun to put together a video which takes you through the entire year instead of having to explain it all via writing.

My favorite quote for the year was from Robert Schuler who said “Tough times never last but tough people do.”  Note, you may want to start playing the video and let it buffer for a minute since it is enormous (43 minutes long).  Before you watch the video you should know that the girl in the blue dress was a painting in my hotel room in San Diego (creepie), and you are going to see lots of ice cream, coffee, Tyler, me, and Christina…so be warned! Thanks to everyone who helped get me through 2008 and turn things around in 2009.

I think this video came out pretty well and hope you enjoy it…