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Back from a great, long weekend
To celebrate my youngest cousin’s high school graduation, Yeni and I headed to Albany to join the celebration. Instead of flying, we packed very lightly and took the Harley 650 miles east from Ann Arbor to Albany, mostly following I-90 (we were going to go through Canada, but that’s a different story).
The trip to Albany was amazing and covered parts of Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. Cities included Toledo, Cleveland, Erie, Buffalo, Syracuse, and Albany. Normally, when traveling on the Interstate, you really don’t get to see much, and with this trip, we set that as our expectation. Gladly, we were wrong. I had never been West of Albany (yes, I’m one of those type of New Yorker’s) and Continue reading
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Yeni and I just got back from a quick trip to Chicago… visiting her brother as well as celebrating our first month of married life. 
It was a short drive (few hours) from Michigan to Chicago, and figuring the parking in Chicago would be interesting, we chose to take the Versa instead of the Expedition. Although, if we hadn’t have needed the trunk space, taking the Harley would have been much more fun. The more highway driving I do, the less I love Michigan roads. It’s funny too, as the second we hit Indiana, the road just smoothed out and we just smiled. Then, when you hit Chicago, well… welcome back “holes in the floor.”
Coming up this week… some Twitter coding, more Asterisk work, and if all goes well, a motorcycle ride up the east coast of Michigan with the wife (We have a new bluetooth headset to test as well as a trip to Albany to prepare for)
Quick and Dirty News
No, it’s not a reference to Cinco de Mayo… but just simply, the quick and dirty news for Fred Posner. Let’s see… recently I:
- Got married (blogged @ yenifred.com)
- Reviewed the Gandy Dancer at Fat Freddy Says.com
- Had an AMAZING cake from Cake Nouveau (review coming)
And those are the biggies I guess.
New Pics are Up
Today I posted some pictures on Picasa… they include:
- Our trip to Cabella’s (45 pictures)
- January 2009 (34 pictures)
- February 2009 (33 pictures)
- Disney March 2009 (46 pictures)
- March 2009 (15 pictures)
Still to come? Pictures from my sister’s wedding and more! There’s decent pictures in each section…
Now, you know you can see the entire album, right? Either click here or on the Fred’s Photos link on the right.
Ann Arbor Blocks My Parking App
Ann Arbor DDA, you massively fail. If you were a ship, you’d be the titanic…
Can you believe in today’s world that a government agency would conspire and discuss the control of public information? What if that information was a top secret as… parking space availability?
I’ve posted an article on VoIP Tech Chat detailing the Ann Arbor DDA doing just that. My response to them is at the end… Please enjoy.
Hot off the press…
So, the big news is that Yeni and I got engaged at Disney on 3/3/09.
More info is posted on our website, www.yenifred.com.
Pin Courtesy of Disney World
Fred Posner in the News
Some of the local papers / sites picked up the Parking Space story… check it out:
And we’re back…
GoDaddy had some sort of “issue” that had this site down most of the day… Can you believe it? The nerve of them to mess with fredposner.com. Geesh.
Anyway, we’re back online and I’d love to share a new geeky blog post I wrote: Diff’rent VoIP for Diff’rent Folks. Oh, and I was interviewed by the Ann Arbor Chronicle about the parking lot application. The preliminary video is on YouTube… But I also have a version below
Update — apparently the site was down due to a denial of service attack.
(You should also take a look at Homeless Dave‘s site for more interviews)
All is Quiet on New Year’s Day
Conga Time!
Welcome friends to 2009. Last night Yeni’s family and I went to Michael’s and were surrounded by family to enjoy the New Year’s Celebration. Last year, I was in New York City’s Times Square watching the ball drop after eating an amazing feast at Peter Luger Steakhouse in Brooklyn. Wow, that was an amazing meal…
This year was more of a somber tone and I was very fortunate to be surrounded by family. I drank (a little too much) bourbon, ate 12 grapes, participated in an impromptu New Year’s conga, and ate a really good Cookie Cake.
Traditionally, people make New Year’s Resolutions and this year, I’ve decided not to. Did you know that roughly only 12% of New Year’s Resolutions are achieved? Most popular resolutions?
- Lose Weight
- Save Money
- Get a Better Job
- Get in Shape
- Quit Smoking
- Drink Less
- Reduce Stress
So instead of making a half-assed New Year’s goal, I’m just going to be happy. Think of it as an extended Thanksgiving mood… and I’m just going to be thankful for the friends and family in my life, cherish the good times from the last year, learn from the bad ones, and remember those who left us in 2008.
Happy New Year, Happy Birthday Orlando and Ryan, and Go Gators.