Every year, we get the pleasure of hearing Scott McNealy give a State of Sun address in person in Broomfield.

Usually, it is just before the 4th of July shutdown, in conjunction with the John Elway Celebrity Classic. We also get the pleasure of seeing some friendly competition between John Elway and Scott McNealy.

One year it was a furthest golf chip, then furthest football pass, and a most accurate hockey shot.

No competition this year, however. Elway must not have wanted to try the bowling challenge. ;-)

I was able to get a pic with the Chief after today's talk:

To describe the image: I love Lego, Boba Fett, was married in a kilt, and have always wanted to be an astronaut. They didn't have an image of a tornado on reasonablyclever.com, or I'd have added that too. Sure, it's weird, but I'm reasonably complex. :-)

I've lived in Colorado all my life. Some on a ranch in southeastern Colorado, some in Fort Collins (while at CSU), but most of it in Colorado Springs, and now Boulder/Denver.

In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my wife and 3 kids, church, and storm chasing!

I've worked at Sun for almost 9 years now, in a variety of roles.

If you want the specifics in my Curriculum Vitae, check out my profile on LinkedIn.

Basically, I started out as a technical writer and document conversion specialist for SunSoft at the Rocky Mountain Technology Center in Colorado Springs, CO using a SUN4/50 SparcStation IPX. I worked on various products including Solstice Backup, Solstice Job Scheduler, Solstice AdminSuite, and the Solaris 2.4 and 2.5 Administration Guides.

After the Broomfield, CO campus was built, the folks at RMTC were relocated and the site shut down. Some moved to the Bay area, some to Burlington, MA, and some lucky folks rigged it so they could stay in the Springs.

I got a job as the webmaster for Sun Educational Services, which relocated to the new Broomfield, CO campus. I worked in that group for 3 years, with only 1 manager (my most stable position at Sun). My desktop was an Ultra 2, and was one of the easiest boxes to swap out hardware for. Our webserver was hosted on an E450, also a beautiful machine.

Looking for new opportunities, I moved over to SunSolve.Sun.COM to work on the next-generation features of the site. We tried to move the site to be XML-based, until the net bubble burst.I got upgraded to an Ultra 60 for my desktop, which I used until June 2004.

I've worked on various XML-based projects since, in a variety of sub-organizations in Sun Services, including content management, metadata management, and knowledge management. I'm also proud to work on the OASIS DocBook Technical Committee, along with Steve Cogorno and the great Norm Walsh (both from Sun). I also greatly respect the other members of the DocBook TC, who are very active in the DocBook and technical writing community.

My favorite project to date at Sun, has been working on the Sun System Handbook. It's got the best information on supporting Sun hardware, and a great team of folks to work on it.

Now I'm on a SunRay with remote access to a dedicated blade on a SunFire B1600 in a lab. This setup is working pretty well, so far.

I'm not sure what the future holds, but I hope it continues to be bright here at Sun!

I've been working on a website (outside of working hours) with a buddy of mine for a client, and it is now live!

If you've seen the movie "Best in Show", you will realize that some folks can get a little crazy over their show dogs. Unfortunately, most dog shows don't come with a cash purse, and you basically win "bragging rights" for the year.

WaggingRights.com gives show winners a place to showcase their dog! There isn't any requirement that your dog has to be a show winner, or even a show dog, to have a page. The site does organize listings by breed, breed category, and activity. You can also opt to get custom artwork of your prized pooch, for a very reasonable rate.

Pass the word, and get your dogs listed on the site!