I haven't posted anything for a while, but it isn't for lack of us doing things. In fact, it's the opposite! In my job at Microsoft, I end up presenting to a lot of technical folks around the world after our product is released. Well, I work on SQL Server, and we just released the new version of that this summer, so I've been traveling quite a bit lately.

Recently I spoke in Olympia, Washington, and I took Marjorie and Christina with me. They browsed the fabric and craft stores while I did my presentation, and then we had lunch at the farmer's market in town before we left. Then I was off to Brazil.

After a 24-hour flight (in coach!), I reached Sao Paulo, Brazil. Now this is a big city - 20 million people! Over 9 times bigger than Seattle, it's bigger than New York, it's just big.

The people are SO nice in Brazil. I met some great folks, and had a great time.

It's Fall here in Seattle, so now that I'm back for a week, I took a stroll around the neighborhood and looked at the leaves. Wow! The colors here are different than other parts of the country - all greens, and shades of yellow and orange. And then there are the deep mahoganies - just stunning.

I'm off to Barcelona, Spain next week, so I'll post some pictures once I get back.