Okay, dog owners, let's get real for a second. Your dog probably thinks you're the best thing since peanut butter filled chew toys. And why not? You're the bringer of walks, the giver of treats, and the ultimate belly rub expert. But here's the thing – maybe it's time we start seeing ourselves through our dogs' eyes. Read more →

The local Bend Oregon fire department brought a fire engine and Santa to my neighborhood last night. They were doing a canned food drive. We donated some cans of food to the good community holiday effort and program to help... Read more →

Look out Portland! I will be the bullhorn & radio abusing course marshall again in top of the action-packed course section 4 aka “blood alley” at the 2022 Portland Soapbox Adult Derby Saturday, August 20th. #pdxsoapboxderby Read more →

There are two things harder to reset than a clock with daylight savings time than a microwave, and that’s kids and dogs. My dog Coho a six month old 75 pound Silver Labrador is whining with his leash at 4... Read more →

Coho my 5-month-oldlver labrador puppy wanted to go to the park for a walk, and I have a busy work day. Oculus Quest 2 + dog = problem solved! Thanks, Technology! #metaversedog #VR #metapup #woofVR I'm kidding, of course ,... Read more →

One of those bizarre days, unusually hot weather, wildfire smoke filled skies, and I just joined a Zoom meeting - and found I was already in there. Is this a Black Mirror episode? Did I cross some sort of time... Read more →

I only ever had about 3 photos from my childhood until two weeks ago when a bag of photos and hand drawings was rescued as it was being hauled to the dump. I wont go into all the details, but... Read more →

Something fun on a Monday morning. I'm in the middle of moving to another home, but had a loud laugh seeing a car in the Milwaukie area of Portland Oregon. The car going through the intersection looked like my sons... Read more →

Flashback to Autodesk University 2015, what a great event, and so memorable having a fun group of Star Wars Stormtroopers with me. I took them for gelato, skinny jean shopping, dancing, looking at cars, to an Autodesk Inventor class, and... Read more →

Yesterday, a viral video posted by a US district court in Texas had me laughing so hard that I shared it with many in Twitter, Facebook, Slack, and texts. Now I will share it here for a fun Wednesday laugh,... Read more →

Thanks to Autodesk’s Zack Kron for this Halloween fun! Read more →

How a one person stopped all email communication by accident as a new employee in the 90s. The Great Email Cloggage Incident of 1998 Back in the 1990’s email was a rare and new communication tool and the technology behind... Read more →

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... Read more →

Awhile back I found these in my old CAD and Drafting standards boxes and thought I would share another on this Throwback Thursday. The following was from a Drafting Standards Manual from Ralph M. Parsons Company in 1975 and were... Read more →

I'm a bit nervous leaving my house again knowing that my security system cameras may send me spooky videos. A couple months ago I was in San Francisco in a meeting when my phone buzzed with an alert from my... Read more →

This is from an old Ralph M. Parsons engineering and drafting manual from 1975. It is about drafting but many of the principles still apply to drawings from 3D models today. I will post more in the future. Enjoy! Read more →

Sharing this funny graphic from one of my favorite comedians and Autodesk University presenter who understands our engineer world, Don McMillan. https://www.youtube.com/user/donmcmillancomedy/videos Read more →

Well, this is Portland Oregon and yes we are weird or uniquely creative including the placement of small toy ponies attached to old city horse hitching rings and yarn or knit bombings of local statues. In the Autodesk Portland office... Read more →

I have always said that we at Autodesk have the most awesome and creative customers in the world, and to that point I submit another fine example. Having personally been a victim of a package thief that stole my package... Read more →

It’s always good to provide reminders to be mindful of security, especially in this day of technology where much our life and data is contained on our phone and laptops. So, last week Kanye was meeting (crazy rambling meeting) with... Read more →

Autodesk University 2015, oh yeah, May the Fourth Be With You! A popular and fun May 4th pun on the Star Wars “May the Force Be With You.” Autodesk product sessions, networking, tattoos, gelato, dancing, singing, and fun. What happens... Read more →

When they said Bitcoin price was doubling almost daily and all the hype, I thought they said “Bitmoji” so I got involved in Bitmoji. Now I am still broke, but have an accurate and sweet Bitmoji to show for it… Read more →

Back in the 80s and 90s with the Autodesk Cyberspace Developers Kit. Read more →

I seen this image on Twitter yesterday and it made me laugh out loud so I thought I would share on this Friday. Most smartphones have a panoramic photo mode where the phone stiches photos together into one wide panoramic... Read more →

I use the popular mobile app for Nextdoor to keep up to date on what is going on in my neighborhood. In my SW Portland neighborhood we put the Weird in Portland. This week after many coyote sightings and other... Read more →