This will be the first time I’ve written a post like this, so if it’s terrible, I’m sorry. This post will be not related to Salesforce work at all so don’t feel obligated to read it if you’re expecting Salesforce stuff.
2016 marks the 3rd year that I’ve participated in the Tuna 200 and the 5th time I’ve done a endurance relay race. I thought I’d take a moment to record how this year’s race went, what worked well and what I would change for next year
By this point, you’ve no doubt read plenty of articles about what to bring to Dreamforce and how to prepare. If you’ve not had the chance yet, do yourself a favor and checkout the Dreamforce Trailhead module. But that’s not what I’m here to talk about. I want to talk about things you shouldn’t bring to Dreamforce, specifically things that I have brought in the past. So, let’s learn from my mistakes!
If this upcoming Dreamforce is your first, buckle up! it’s a wild ride. 2016 will be my 5th Dreamforce and I’ve brought a bunch of things over the years thinking I would need them and ended up not using them at all (or barely).
There are many stories like this, but this one is mine. I was born in North Carolina… wait, that’s probably too far back.
Since an early age, I’ve known that I’ve wanted to be a programmer. I use to “design” web pages on Angelfire and dabble in BASIC back in middle school. Looking back now, it wasn’t anything special but it was the catalyst that would carry me into some of my high school classes and eventually on to my degree in computer science from North Carolina State University (go Wolfpack!).
This weeks post is going to be another off topic one. I’ve been traveling more recently and I wanted to share the gear I use and what I like (and don’t like about) them.
Regardless of the type of trip I’m taking, these items always come with me
I struggled for a long time to find the right suitcase. When looking for it my criteria was that I wanted a rolling suitcase that would fit in the overhead. This is a really wide category and there are hundreds that fit into this category. So I started looking at companies that I’ve use their gear before and the Osprey Merdian 22 caught my eye. It’s got some great features such as a disconnect-able backpack and straps that convert it to a backpack from a roller bag.
May 15th marks my 10th year anniversary at Red Hat. That’s a bunch of time to be at one company, so I thought I’d take a couple of minutes to share my career path over the past 10 years as well as some fun pictures.
Back in 2013 a couple of folks from the Salesforce community challenged each other to do the Runners World Run Streak. Eight of us started the challenge of running at least one mile a day for 35 days. Of those eight, four completed the challenge. This sparked a fire in me to try to keep the streak alive. Starting November 28th 2013 I ran at least a mile a day until February 23rd 2013 (88 days) when my son was born. After a little more than a week off (which felt like a lifetime) I picked back up and decided to keep the streak going for as long as possible. Yesterday (March 6th) marks two years of running every day. I wanted to take a little bit of time to put down what I’ve learned about running and about myself over these two years.
Now I know this is a bit out of the realm of “normalcy” for my blog, but I think there is a bit of overlap in people who would read this, and people who play board games. This list was generated by several suggestions of board gaming friends of mine. It is by no way 100% accurate or complete. We tried to get at least two suggestions per category and from there you can decide.
If we missed your favorite board game, or you think one doesn’t belong, let me know in the comments. And, feel free to buy me any board game I missed to convince me about it.