I am now a member of the OSGeo Foundation Board of Directors. Thanks to all who voted!

I think Fall is probably my favorite time of the year, especially in Boston.

New laptop should arrive in the next 45 minutes. Yes, I am spoiled; why do you ask? (13" MacbookPro - despite Apple-hate, I love macbooks.)

mm. a day off does wonders for my mood. Rest, relaxation, and doing whatever I want for just 24 hours is a big deal.

Returned from middle-of-nowhere, NY -- more tan, more relaxed, and more focused than I have been in weeks. Visiting family+no internet = win

Walking out of my bedroom this morning was unpleasant. Curse you, weather! Though I suppose it *is* late July at this point...

Office space shrinking to better fit current in-office employees; end result: less wall space for maps, less interesting window view.

Round the world + home again, that's the sailor's way. Although in my case, I'm not really traveling around the world-just a 15 degree arc.

Watching my mother open her 50th birthday gifts. And my mother teaching my grandmother about facebook. Oh, technology.

I just collected my Eagle Scout award. The Award Letter is dated 6-24-02. I am now a card carrying Eagle Scout -- 7 years late. (L