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Wow, weeknote 💯. Please clap. Are folks still getting value out of these? Am I still getting value out of these? 🤔

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Monday was the day we said our goodbyes to Sammy. Luckily I had a fairly meeting-light day, and I was also able to shuffle some things around, so by 11am I was “working” but only on pretty easy things that didn’t require a lot of concentration. Sammy and I migrated out to the porch, and whenever she wanted to walk around the yard, I indulged her. TheWife came out when she could, and we generally all enjoyed a pleasant afternoon in the shade of the porch. Around 4pm, we packed up and went to the vet, where Sammy was euthanized. It was about as nice a process as it could be, and we were able to get Mx19 on the phone so that they were present for it too.

And then we came home, and here we are, one family member down, with new holes in several hearts.

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Obviously, if you’ve read “A quick note about Sammy”, you’re already up-to-date on the big event of the week here…

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If you’re a reader of this blog, or if you follow me on social media — hell, pretty much if you interact with me at all, you’ve heard about Sammy. Maybe you’ve seen some pictures of her, maybe in one of the talks I used to give, back when conference speaking was kinda-sorta part of my job.

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Flew down to Austin Sunday afternoon, and was there all week for work. Work was work, 'nuff said — some wins, some …let’s say “not-wins”. So it goes.

Austin was hotter and more humid than I like. I stayed downtown this time instead of out in the Northern boonies where the office is, and that was a distinct improvement on available evening options. Had some decent food, found the place that would be my local if I ever ended up living in Austin, saw quite a few good live bands.

Short update this week, just because.