Thurs-Monday, August 16-20, 2007 Seattle, Washington As a new hire (fresh out of college) with IBM in Boca Raton, Florida back in 1983, me and a couple of other young programmers were given the unlikely task of coordinating software development activities for the new IBM Personal Computer. Working with a small software company located in the Seattle suburbs, for the next 2 ½ years, I shuttled back and forth between Boca and Seattle. I had an apartment in each location, and would typically stay about 2 weeks
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Wednesday, Aug 15, 2007 Victoria, British Columbia It's wonderful when you can take a day trip to another country - without having to suffer through airport security or jet lag! This morning we hopped a ferry across the Strait of Juan de Fuca to Victoria, Canada. It takes about an hour to cross 20 miles of water. Luckily, we don't need a passport for this adventure. Our driver's license (with photo) and birth certificates were sufficient to get us through customs in both countries. Nor is it necessary to ex