It’s holiday week for me. I was in the Netherlands last week for Pass on Tour and the Redgate Summit. My wife joined me and we are taking a break this week, wandering around Northern Italy.
See you next week. Hopefully refreshed and recharged.
Tag: holiday
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Labor Day 2024
It’s Labor Day in the US, the traditional end of summer for me as a kid growing up in Virginia. This was the last day of summer before school started for me. It was also the day when many of the seasonal businesses closed in Virginia Beach.
It’s not quite the end of summer for me, but it is a day of Labor. Travel and a strange weather pattern this summer have me behind on ranch chores, plus, the ranch manager AKA my daughter, is on vacation. Today I’ll handle the horse chores and then start fixing, building, and more today. There is always plenty to do, and as my daughter has taken over much of the day-to-day ranch management, she continuously sends me a list of things that need repairing. She’s happy to help, but I have to go over how to accomplish some tasks that she’s never done.
Hopefully it’s a quiet day for those of you working in technology, with no outages or security incidents and you can start the week slowly.
For those in the US, hopefully you have a great day off and enjoy a break from your labors.
Steve Jones
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Taking My Wife on a Date Out of Town
This isn’t data related, but I had some fun, so I decided to make a quick post. I’m on holiday today, actually yesterday and today, in San Francisco/ Oakland.
The reason: a date.
My wife is a fan of Dwele and she’s often said that since he lives in Washington D.C. and is sometimes in clubs there, we should plan a trip sometime. I’ve periodically searched for concert dates and never seen any. While I was traveling this spring, I happened to see a couple dates at Yoshis, a jazz club in Oakland. I bought tickets and surprised her. I then booked a short holiday this week for us to fly out and see the concert.
Tonight is the show and we’re excited for the adventure.
Life is short. Work hard, but remember to enjoy yourself when you can. Especially with those you love. Look for opportunities to bring them joy and take them when you can.
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Enjoying Australia
I’ve been gone from home for two weeks, though I’ve only been in Australia for about 12 days. I lost a day in flight going across the date line. I’ll get that back later this week as I’ll actually land in LA a few hours before I left Melbourne. I leave Fri morning at 930a and arrive in LA Fri morning at 640a. That’s a crazy time travel situation.
In any case, I’ve had a good time here. My wife and I spent a week doing some touristy stuff. The iconic shot with the Opera House was first, along with some travels around the area and a nice relaxing week.
I went to Brisbane for the Redgate Seminar, and didn’t have much time there, but I came back to Sydney for the weekend. Unfortunately I was alone as my wife had to head home to get back to work on the ranch. I took a little time at the Sydney art Museum where I still couldn’t get away from horses.
I also saw a neat modern art repurpose of old tube televisions as a cello.
Lots of other interesting artwork there as well. I’m sure my kids were both jealous and annoyed with a lot of SMS pictures of my experience. I’m not usually a big art person, but it was raining and my daughter (a fine arts major in uni) has influenced me a bit, so I took a few hours to try and see the world from her perspective.
I also spent a few hours Sunday at the theater. I’d seen the billboards with my wife and I loved the movie as a kid, so I decided to try the musical. It was good, and I enjoyed the singing and the way they moved scenes (and songs) around to work on stage. Great performances, but I still like the movie better.
I’m also heading to Melbourne later this week, but I’m only there for about 45 hours, so not a lot of time to see anything. I spent a week there in 2019 and loved it. I hope to get back there with my wife sometime, perhaps on the way to Tasmania or Adelaide.
Now, back to work before the Redgate Seminar tomorrow.
