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Three Cups of Tea

Posted by BitLizard on February 11, 2009 at 11:34 am

Image via Wikipedia My wife was deeply moved last night, attending the talk given by Greg Mortenson, author of . The work he is doing in Pakistan and Afghanistan is both heroic and important. I hear that the book is required reading among our troops in the region now. Its truly an inspiring story. My [...]

From Albuquerque to Denver

Posted by BitLizard on January 25, 2009 at 12:56 pm

In 1968 my father, with a freshly minted college degree, took a new job in the Denver area as a computer programmer. Moving from Albuquerque to Denver was a big change for the entire family, but a much larger change for my mother. She had lived her entire life in Albuquerque with a brief sojourn [...]

And I thought I was well traveled!

Posted by BitLizard on January 5, 2009 at 9:58 pm

A rather humbling little tool that shows you just how little of the world you’ve seen in your life. Give it a try… But perhaps this year I will add significantly to this map. I have prospective gigs in China, Pakistan and Azerbaijan. I don’t know whether any of them will pan out, but time [...]

Viva Brasil!

Posted by BitLizard on January 2, 2009 at 10:22 am

The last several years I have traveled extensively in Brazil on business, attending trade shows, meeting with prospective customers, and tending to my first few customers there. Its been a very interesting set of experiences and has all been made quite enjoyable by the efforts of my agent and good friend Marcelo Diaz in Sao [...]