Today's Tom Sawyer

I am in Berkeley, CA this week at a user conference for Tom Sawyer Software.

A poor phone pic shot walking up the hill to the Hotel Durant.


After the 1st day, a couple of us & about 10 from TSS went to Jupiter Brewhouse & had a couple of beers and talked graphics, politics, and how outsourcing isn't the answer. (what a refreshing view from a CEO)

The CEO verified that the company is named after the song, but linked it also to Ayn Rand... all the while driving his cool Lexus hybrid fiddling with the CD player spinning the Grateful Dead. This guy is living the dream.

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Houston Pics

We were in Houston for a funeral, so I really didn't get out to take too many pics. We did get out once to take my son to the park & burn some energy. We went to Tamarac Park in The Woodlands. This park is behind the elementary school I attended & it has a special place in my heart. This marker dedicated in 1984 tells the story of the lumber mill town that once was here. (click for a larger size with readable text)



We were there for about an hour & everyone had a good time. Fun with mom tells it all.



Noah was everywhere & I took a lot of pics of him of course.



He even got my brother into the act. He rode down to Houston for the funeral & it made the trip a little easier.



This random kid came up & started playing with Noah.



He was this little guys brother from what I could tell.



The fun continued...







My brother did get a little carried away with the fun. (I yelled at him for doing this!!!)



Yes, there were some animals around too.







After we left the park we went for lunch at James Coney Island and had many hot dogs.



When we were leaving my brother had to do three things at once. (drink, smoke, talk)



After we left we saw this massive shoe at the red light. Noah got quite a kick out of it. I'm imagining the stink.



Enjoy Life.

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Houston Food

We had to make a trip to Houston to see a friend. These were the meal highlghts. Lunch at James Coney Island was mandatory and did not disappoint.


We tried Cafe Adobe & had many of delicious Perfect Margaritas. This was some kind of Shrimp dish on special. Two were jalapeno stuffed & two were bacon wrapped & barbequed. Mmmm good.


I shot a bunch of stuff with the D70 that I'll post after they are processed. Thinking the Steelers might win tonight... we'll see.

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