Portland Ice Storm Got Me
I live in the SE Portland Oregon area between Milwaukie and Gladstone up on a hill. It’s an urban –rural translon suburb of Portland. Last Friday we were hit hard with about 4 inches of snow and then several days…
Between the Lines Blog
20+ Years of Design, Technology & More
Between the Lines Blog
20+ Years of Design, Technology & More
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Throwback Thursday – Dinosaur Mornings
After almost a year out of my work office, I am really missing my colleagues, the offices, and the creativity that goes on there. Google Photos reminded me yesterday, of a morning 10 years ago in San Francisco Autodesk office…
Starting 24
Today is my anniversary of joining Autodesk from being an Autodesk customer and ended up moving down to the San Francisco Bay area. I had thought a couple years leaving industry as a mechanical designer using Autodesk software would be…
Happy New Year – 2021
Like most Autodesk employees I have just returned from our annual week of rest and holidays, plus a bonus few days this year courtesy of our leadership wanting employees to relax after a challenging 2020 which felt like never ending…
Thank You cough cough
My heart goes out to all of my fellow western united States residents dealing with the concerns and fear due to unknowns and unsubstantiated conspiracies circulating on the internet, and some experiencing the loss of homes and life due to…
Vacation and NW Fires
I took last week off of work to drive from Oregon to see my 3 adult kids that live in Utah, including one that is attending the University of Utah as a senior in engineering. I also got to see…
Saturday Cooling Off
I got away on Saturday this past weekend escape my house, 104 degree weather in Portland (rare we get that hot) and go hiking on the Oregon Coast which was also unseasonably warm but was only 82 degrees and the…
SE Washington and NE Oregon Social Distancing
Last weekend, I explored the Walla Walla Valley and enjoyed time outdoors on the water an the country roads. The region is well known for being a wheat belt, famous Walla Walla sweet onions, and the award winning wines. There…
The Weekend – Forest Therapy
With the forest and some county services opening where I live, I am once again taking off into the forest this weekend.I hope you too find something that clears your mind and makes you smile. This photo was from the…
Poor Mervin Learns an Important Construction Safety Lesson
An Autodesk colleague Justin Taylor spent time teaching his 6 year old son the importance of construction site safety using a small tomato named “Mervin”. “I combined work and home schooling with my 6 year son today – the topic…