Holidays and a New Year

Well the tree is down, and most of the Christmas decorations are put away. The dafodills are shooting through the soil to see when Winter is over. I just noticed that I haven't posted since the end of Summer.

Akamai has kept me really busy through the pre-holiday and holiday season. We had lots of retail customers that needed help this year with distributed denial of service attacks that Akamai is uniquely in a position to help with. This kept us very busy, even beyond the normal seasonal business as eCommerce prepares for black Friday and Cyber-Monday (which this year was like M-F of the week after Thanksgiving). As of the new year, I'll be focusing more with the strategic larger accounts for Akamai in the eCommerce group, Western Region. Akamai has been hiring like crazy trying to keep up with the demand, and it is difficult to find the kind of people that can be successful in the Professional Services: Solutions Architect and Technical Project Manager roles.

Last weekend I drove to Provo to deliver the truck Kristi bought from the Azar's in the 1st ward. She has been looking for a truck for some time, and when Jason said he had a new car and was looking to sell, I jumped on the opportunity and then got the truck ready for her. For a 1991, it is in remarkably good shape and had a great sound system, and was a steal at the price he offered it, even after repairs that nearly equaled the purchase price. This should serve KristiAnne well in snow country, and provide great utility for a college student with lots of stuff to haul around. All in all a very sensible choice, and the delivery gave me an opportunity to visit with her, the Zabrikies, the Mathers, Andy and Eliane's Family, and the Hokansens while in the Utah/SLC valleys.

Mom just broke her leg two days ago, so I may be going back to Utah if needed to help out, as she gets out of the hospital on Monday if all goes well. Scott and Heidi are there now helping Dad out with the logistics and support. Thanks to Holly and Terri for letting everyone know via phone calls. We had a very quick gathering of the extended family to pray for Mom's successful surgery and the Lord blessed her and the surgeons with a successful out-come.