What do I want to write about? There is much to say, but then I’m not sure if anyone is listening. I’ve got this blog setup that is a public outlet to thoughts and ideas that spin around my head, sometimes of use sometimes not. I’m sitting in a bagel shop on campus at the University of Minnesota, contemplating life. Familiar grounds…
You might imagine a crowded cafe with lots of students all engaged in their own worlds trying to find a way through, but in reality it is actually pretty quiet because it is Saturday morning. I’ve finished several cups of coffee (free refills!) and am about to head back to the math building to pick up my daughter from a class she’s in. It’s been years since I was here in this same coffee shop as a student, looking out the window. Thinking about life.
So much has changed, and yet things are still the same. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what I want to do with the next few years…where I want to focus my energies and my time and trying to come up with some idea of where I want to be. I’ve spent the last couple years working as a presenter for Microsoft bringing the “Whats Possible” to cities around the US…maybe that’s why your’re reading this. Maybe you saw a webcast that you liked and want to get the code samples so you can take a closer look. Maybe you’re just surfing and found some words that intrigued you. You’ve got your reasons, and I have mine. I get a kick out of exploring new technologies and finding a better way to do things. Learning together.
Options…questions…figuring out which way is up. It’s important to remember that we are faced with these every day, and our responses to them, our choices determine what we become. I onced joked that today is a direct reflection of yesterday’s future. We still have the opportunity to shape tomorrow’s past…