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A few small repairs...

Part of the findings from the inspection of our house here in Vancouver included a number of little things that needed to be done: trim the shrubbery away from the house, repair / replace the sink sprayer in the laundry room, fix the leak at the 2nd bathroom shower head, etc. Little stuff, but important...

Posted to Jim Blizzards Blog (Weblog) by jimblizzard on 01-29-2005
Pool maintenance

While I was finishing up high school I was the pool maintenance man for the apartment complex I lived in. There's nothing like playing with chlorine and inhaling diatomaceous earth, testing the water's pH level, and "shocking" the pool. Our house in Florida has a small pool in the backyard...

Posted to Jim Blizzards Blog (Weblog) by jimblizzard on 01-29-2005
Visitors...

Pam has been calling our friends back east, letting them know we're going to be in the neighborhood again. (A six hour drive is a whole lot easier and less expensive than a six hour plane ride.) We already have three families planning on visiting us in March. Heh... we'll be able to have some...

Posted to Jim Blizzards Blog (Weblog) by jimblizzard on 01-29-2005
My job has been posted on the web

If you're passionate about the development community, now's the chance to really do something about it. My job ( the one I'm leaving effective Feb 1 ) has been posted to the Microsoft Career site: http://www.microsoft.com/careers/search/details.aspx?JobID=cd58eb2e-76e8-4e5d-a2e9-30ef103a78fc...

Posted to Jim Blizzards Blog (Weblog) by jimblizzard on 01-27-2005
New book: Visual Studio 2005 Team System Beta Edition

Congratulations to Richard Hundhausen! He just finished up his Visual Studio Team System book, which will be available in May. See Tales from the Doghouse - Introducing Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 Team System Beta Edition for more info.

Posted to Jim Blizzards Blog (Weblog) by jimblizzard on 01-24-2005
Wanna see the new place?

Then take a look at my moblog , which is free. (As compared to Rory's moblog , which costs him $7 a month. (sucker)) There's the Florida house . :)

Posted to Jim Blizzards Blog (Weblog) by jimblizzard on 01-23-2005
Jason's interview...

Jason provides us with an excellent recap of his interview day at Microsoft. He includes some excellent advice for job seekers, not just with Microsoft, but anywhere. Worthwhile reading! http://geekswithblogs.net/jolson/archive/2005/01/21/20636.aspx

Posted to Jim Blizzards Blog (Weblog) by jimblizzard on 01-22-2005
Halfway there...

Pam and I spent a very busy week in Florida last week, me on business and house hunting, Pam on a pure house hunting frenzy. Over the past couple of weeks we had been looking on the internet for homes near my office in Tampa , in school districts that have high schools that teach American Sign Language...

Posted to Jim Blizzards Blog (Weblog) by jimblizzard on 01-22-2005
DATE CHANGE!!! One more for the road...

Update: I have to change the date! We're flying out to Tampa on Tuesday the 15th. As a result, I'm changing the date of my last PND to THURSDAY, February 10 -- as in, THIS THURSDAY. Same location: Lloyd Center. I hope to see you there! Spread the word One more Portland Nerd Dinner. This one to...

Posted to Jim Blizzards Blog (Weblog) by jimblizzard on 01-19-2005
More from the world of the Grapefruit League...

USA Today today (redundant?) published the team-by-team schedule for spring training. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/spring/05grapefruit.htm The Sox sold out all their home games seconds after they put their spring tickets on sale. Same for Yankees. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays? Um... I think they're...

Posted to Jim Blizzards Blog (Weblog) by jimblizzard on 01-19-2005

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