I have really been meaning to get some updates out on my space.  As you can plainly see, my last update was nearly 3 months ago.  That is just unacceptable for a guy who actually works on this product.  Nevertheless, there are a number of good excuses for why I haven't been posting, but in truth, I should try to find more time to post updates. 

 

After my last post, I took a trip to Maker Faire in San Francisco to represent Windows Live Spaces.  It was a good trip, and I posted some photos of the experience.  We published a Maker Faire Space for the occasion as well.... and that is definitely worth checking out.  If you have never heard of this event (as I hadn't), it is definitely worth researching. 

 

After the trip to SF, I took an emergency trip to FL to be with my Dad who needed open heart surgery.  He had gone into the hospital after not feeling well, and ended up with a triple by-pass.  He is recovering well now, but it was tough to see him have to go through that.  He has had difficulty with his heart since he had a heart attack on Christmas day 05.  Two heart attacks and 8 arterial stents later, and he required the by-pass.  The hope is that his arteries will be sound for 15 more years after this surgery.  You see, my Dad is a diabetic, a disease he acquired in his late 40s from extensive agent orange exposure during the Vietnam war.  Much of these problems are directly related to the disease... but that is a story for an entirely separate post...  The important thing is that he is getting better.

 

After the trip to FL, we did find time to do some vacationing locally, and I will be posting some photos of that soon enough.  Christa's family was in town for about 10 days in June, so we took a trip to Victoria, B.C. as well as the typical tourist spots in and around the Seattle area.  Fun was indeed had by all...

 

Now here we are in August, and I am having some trouble recalling what we did in July :-).  I am certain that we stayed busy though, and as we move into September, we will likely remain busy.  Nevertheless, I will get back to being more regular with my posts so I don't get this sort of bloggers block again.  It would be great if my friends that read this, would actually leave me a comment or a message, instead of sending me an email wondering what has been going on with me. :-) That way, I know who is being left in the dark by my lack of posting...