I recently took a vacation to Phoenix and Las Vegas where I took a bunch of photos with my new digital camera. I was thinking about using Flickr
to post them but I really like the notion of writing my own photo
gallery.  Re-inventing the wheel? Sure it is but I kinda like
doin’ it and it keeps me own my toes in programming ASP.NET and T-SQL.

I really liked Phoenix (Northern and Scottsdale). It reminded me of home
(Las Vegas) without the ever present gambling influence (something that
I’ve grown to dislike about my hometown). The entire time I was there,
I was in shorts and a t-shirt enjoying the warm weather and sunshine.
When I got back to Portland, it was 45 degrees and raining (big
surprise). It’s as if I flew from Tatooine to Endor. I’m not sure how
I’ve managed to last this long here, cut off from the sun and all.
Considering all of the changes that have happened in my life this year
I wouldn’t be surprised if the call from the sun filled lands is
answered.