I had a conference in DC, so I took a little time before and after to visit with friends & family and see the sites.

Erin was in town too, so Erin, Quang and I hit the Tidal Basin, the Holocaust Museum, , the Natural History Smithsonian, the National Press Club Restaurant, Ben's famous Chili Dogs, and we even saw the Capital Steps.

During the conference we went to the hill to lobby, and after wards I had a few hours of daylight left, so I found a number of gardens, one with wireless. :-) Everything seems to be in bloom, so I took a number of photos around the city and some especially nice ones in the Haupt Garden behind the Smithsonian Castle.

After the conference I hung out with the family and had time to see everyone. It was great!

Over the past 2 years, my friends and family have donated $951.88 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Nashua through FirstGiving.com. How awesome is that?! Help me raise more and show how awesome my friends and family are by clicking on the "Donate" button.

I have two "littles" through BBBS, Devon and Faith. Faith has graduated from the program and is well on her way to success in life! Devon is 16 and working on her driver's license. I like to fundraise for BBBS during their Bowl for Kids Sake campaign because they help match kids in need ("littles") with "bigs" who can be a positive energy in their lives in and around the Nashua area.

Donating is strictly no-pressure and completely voluntary. Don't feel you need to donate unless you want to. Many thanks for your support -- and don't forget to forward this to anyone who you think might want to donate too!

Neil and I went on a terrific cruise with Steph & Greg and Jaimie & Eddie. The cruise sailed out of Miami and went to Key West and Cozumel. We've been to both before, but we really enjoyed hanging out with our friends and being out of cell phone range.

Yup, that's right, Systems Engineering is the Best Job in America. That'd be my job that is AWESOME! :-)