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Guest post by: Greg Schulz

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Dont ask me why, maybe it was flying through Detroit or Chicago weaving between snowstorms that day enroute to Florida. Florida a place where many northern "snow birds" flock towards during the winter months to escape the harsh weather like what most of the northern U.S. was facing that week. Maybe it was the audience and atmosphere of the inaugural Florida Linux Show in Jacksonville Florida where I did a keynote talk that day, an audience who adorn the penguin.

Im thinking that it was a combination of too much iPod time, enroute to a conference where penguin fans (and not Pittsburgh hockey fans) convene in a state where many escape to that time of year (January) and how cold it had been, that had a tune in my head "We come from the land of the ice and snow, from the midnight sun where hot springs blow" which if you are up on your Zeppelin, you recognize. Rod Sharp and Don (aka The Linux Guy) Corbet put together a great inaugural event that day at the University of Northern Florida complete with a ribbon cutting ceremony, several presentations and keynotes along with an exhibit area. What I found interesting about the event was the diversity of the attendees, which represented a diverse cross section of interests, focus areas and types of organizations. Those were from enterprise to prosumer and pretty much everything in between not to mention the enthusiasm and interest of the attendees to engage and share ideas and information, made for a fun Monday morning before returning back to the cold and frozen tundra.

Thanks Rod and Don for the opportunity to participate and be the key note at your event that week.

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Re: Any UK Snow = Chaos - [quote="mphcoach":3pjxwboq] If we get so much as a smattering of snow in the UK, everything falls apart (we even get the 'wrong kind of snow', which screws up the rail system for days. In fact in Autumn, we have had the wrong sort of leaves fall, which also causes a catastrophe). [/quote:3pjxwboq] I'm originally from Minnesota, where [i:3pjxwboq]nothing [/i:3pjxwboq]stopped for snow. Six inches of snow fell during the night? No problem - school delayed two hours, everything else - be there on time! But here in York County, VA, on the coast, as Shri points out, if we even get a light dusting of snow, everything grinds to a halt! It's hilarious...
Re: What is your biggest challenge? Today? - [quote:3ce2ievo](Oh, the state of the human condition! What challenges we create for ourselves. Do the birds of the air toil as we do? Or do they simply revel in the joy of each moment?)[/quote:3ce2ievo] GT - Be like the birds... That's my biggest challenge today.
The business of snowfall - Even in Toronto, we’ve only had two heavy snowfalls this year, so global warming must really be kicking in. Do any of you even bother hiring a snow plowing company to clean your driveway or installing winter tires for your car? For the last 2 years, I haven't even bothered to use my winter tires. I wonder how ski resorts are doing in terms of business (even with their snow machines)...
Re: Home Sweet Home - Much appreciated GT! It was a lot of fun and now it's great to be home. Strange to have a Christmas with no snow here in Toronto though!
Re: You Canadians Are Tough !! - It's crazy - it was raining and 8 degrees here in Toronto earlier this week. There's no snow on the ground - we're usually buried under by the start of January.


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