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  • Australian Wine Event

    Australian Wine Event

    Last week Gabriele and I attended another wine tasting hosted by Unwined in Alexandria. We’d previously been to one of their events focused on Rose, and they’ve got the process down. They operate a restaurant next door called Revel, and on Monday nights it is reserved for wine events from 5-6:30. All of the wines […]

  • E46 M3 Front End Refresh

    E46 M3 Front End Refresh

    This weekend I completed a front-end refresh on my E46 M3 that I started thinking about last year. Last March I sent my headlights to Lightwerkz and had more modern projectors retrofitted into the stock assemblies. That got me thinking about what else up front should be refreshed. So this weekend I replaced the plastic […]

  • A Good Old Town Option - La Fromagerie

    A Good Old Town Option – La Fromagerie

    Recently Gabriele and I enjoyed dinner at La Fromagerie on King Street in Old Town. For some reason it wasn’t on our radar, even though I had bought wine across the street from the restaurant. Old friends and former neighbors Ann and Mike suggested we try it. It was a fun experience and this post […]

  • Tactical AI Tips for B2G

    Tactical AI Tips for B2G

    Last month I attended a workshop focused on how to use AI technology to boost productivity. The workshop was put on by Juliana Slye and Natalie Lambert, the first in a continuing series. I’m a ‘learn by doing’ type of person and I found the workshop worthwhile. Natalie formerly worked at Google and brings a […]

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