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Well, I decided to let Alisha take a break from the family blogging duties.

Last week I got back from the seventh annual International Ruby Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. I had a great time as I always do at the conference, but this time was a bit different since I got a chance to give one of the talks. I spoke on “Tightening the Feedback Loop” about improving your efficiency as a programmer, and it went really well. I posted a more in-depth account on my other blog which you can read if you are so inclined.

Yesterday we got to take a hike up around the north part of Washington Park. We had been making a tradition of taking hikes in a new park practically every weekend soon after we moved in, so this was a chance to go back to that. We’d visited the park before, but we’d worn ourselves out hiking around the southern half and hadn’t explored the waterfront area. The marshy islands and floating bridge walkway make a thoroughly enjoyable trek.

In closing, Lem and Luke are planning to make a trip up here to visit! We’re really looking forward to showing them around the area and making them envious of all the beautiful greenery and excellent coffee we have access to up here.