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I’m curious to see when (if ever) there will be an intersection between visitors to this site and my professional colleagues.

This weekend I’m in Miami at the IASummit. I present in an about an hour as part of a panel on Practical Prototyping.

Next weekend I’ll be in Toronto at FITC. It’ll be my 5th year in a row going to this one- it’s always a great time.

If by some chance you’re attending either of these conferences, give me a shout!

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We’re now back in the US of A after our 2-month adventure in Mexico. Before grandma’s fruit cake alters my memory of the experience, I thought I’d share a few successes, failures, and lessons learned.
Our overriding goal was simple: live in Mexico for 2 months, and see how well we can keep up our [...]

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We’re now two weeks into our two month Mexican excursion, and I’ve been doing my best to apply that motto.

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When compared to the cost of staying here in Chicago, our 2-month trip to Mexico this fall will only cost us $300. Here’s how we did it:

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We just returned from a 15 day vacation in the Rockies that was truly a vacation; I checked my email once or twice a day and did very little work. The trip we just booked to Mexico, however, won’t be a pure vacation nor “mini-retirement.” Rather, it’s our first big test of how well I [...]

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There are ways to save $5 here and there, but based on my experience over the past 5 years, this gets me the biggest bang-for-buck.

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