Friends Archive
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It's a down right luau at Tom (Hoss!) and Mike's house in Tampa, and we all got leid. A couple people even jumped in the pool.
The best web and graphic designer I know, and the only one I talk to on a regular basis, got an interesting call from Microsoft.
FoO's work is like the fine meals in an upscale trendy downtown restaurant - it's usually experimental, sometimes controversial, constantly cutting edge, and always damn impressive.
Coworkers blogging include: Benjamin Booth, John Ragan, Luis de la Rosa, and Graham Glass. All of them sit within spitting distance to me, and we all work in product development.
Since webMethods has hundreds of employees and offices around the world, my guess is that there are other webm bloggers that I just don't know about yet.
To see more webMethods buzz: Del.icio.us (bookmarks), Flickr (photos), Feedster (blog search), Technorati (mixture of previous three), and Topix.net (news).
Independent community site wmUsers.com also lists people blogging who use our software, Nifty!
I just want to give some praise to Timothy Macrina and his company, QuickMortgageLoan.com. Together they are graciously hosting all of the web sites I run, such as DylanGreene.com, TeacherReviews.com, and Anoopa.net.
Tim has been an awesome host, always there when I need him and always keeping me informed on server upgrades, reboots, network changes, and the like. He constantly impresses me with new the technologies he learns in order to keep our sites running smoothly and, of course, to be on the leading edge. For the fun of learning new skills and the satisfaction of doing things his way, Tim, like me, created his own blogging tool, and his is as impressive as the professionally built ones out there.
Tim doesn't make any money from hosting my sites, Instead, he offered to do it to tap my knowledge. I hope I've been helpful these past few years because the projects he's done to keep our sites online, fast, secure, and easy to maintain have simply been awesome. Beyond all of this, Tim has been a great friend, even though we haven't had the luxury of meeting in person yet.
To Tim Macrina and everybody at QuickMortgageLoan.com - Thank You!
On Friday Anoopa's story was told on Atlanta FOX 5 News. I haven't seen it yet, but I hear it was good. Over 100 messages for Anoopa have been posted on Anoopa.net, many from people that have never met Anoopa but wish they had.
Anoopa's heart, liver, pancreas, and both kidneys are all now helping the lives of others. More about that, memorial services, and a charity in memory of Anoopa are all on Anoopa's web site.
We'll miss you.
She was 24 and loved by many.
Amy and I will continue to update her web site with memories and photos: http://www.anoopa.net/
Last Saturday evening my friend Anoopa Sharma was in a serious car accident, hit head on in Birmingham, Alabama. She is currently in serious condition, but improving. She is chemically paralyzed so that liquid can be drained from her brain and lungs. Brain damage is possible, and she may need to learn to walk or talk again.
I met Anoopa through her Duke classmate and close friend Amy Moulton. This weekend Amy and I created a special web site in tribute to Anoopa:
We will be using the site to update friends and family up-to-date with her condition. Friends and family are using the site to share photos, stores, well-wishes, and prayers.
We miss you Anoopa!