Category Archives: Trips

Out & Equal 2011

Posted on November 25, 2011 by mike

I didn’t want this blog to turn into a “Mike’s illness” blog, so I figure I’d post the trip report I had sent to my management from this year’s Out & Equal 2011 Workplace Summit.  The trip report is below … Continue reading →

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A New Post!

Posted on July 24, 2011 by mike

Yes, I haven’t posted anything since November.  I plan to change that.  I’m off to Defcon in about a week and I’ll endeavor to post about my experience.  In the meantime, check out one of my favorite technology shows, Tekzilla.  … Continue reading →

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Indiana, Our Indiana

Posted on November 7, 2010 by mike

Spending the first weekend of November visiting my best friend in Indiana. I have been having a great time. We went to The Comedy Attic on Friday and saw some great comedians. Yesterday I went to my first IU football … Continue reading →

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Mexico City

Posted on September 9, 2010 by mike

I went to Mexico City for global help desk harmonization where Merck took over IT support for the former Schering-Plough Corporation.  Here’s a video I made sightseeing Mexico City the day after I got there.  It was the only opportunity … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas: The Sequel

Posted on December 10, 2009 by mike

My long awaited second trip (this year) to Las Vegas was last week (November 30-December 3).  The flights to/from Las Vegas were surprisingly on time (considering Newark Airport was involved).  I got there about 20 minutes before Derek (aka “Kared”) … Continue reading →

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Trip To Sandy Hook

Posted on November 11, 2009 by mike

Thanks to getting a few extra days this year and having a lot of dates where I couldn’t take vacation, for most of November I have been on vacation.  The date of this posting happens to be one of the … Continue reading →

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Woohoo! November!

Posted on November 3, 2009 by mike

We’ve come to November already and things are happening.  Thanks to a combination of only using a few days and working for Merck for a decade as an employee, I have a ton of vacation days to use.  Since I … Continue reading →

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It’s September and Disappointments

Posted on September 8, 2009 by mike

I figured I’m falling into a trap of re-posting YouTube videos on my site instead of new content (that no one but me reads).  Well, we’re a little bit over a week into September.  Work, so far is going well.  … Continue reading →

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Defcon Video

Posted on August 11, 2009 by mike

Defcon & Las Vegas Video of Las Vegas from my recent trip.

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10 Tips for iPhone Users at DEFCON 17

Posted on July 28, 2009 by mike

This week, MuscleNerd and a few other unnamed dev team members will be at DEFCON 17 in Las Vegas. We’ll of course be carrying our iPhones on us like last year. Bringing an iPhone to a conference packed with hackers … Continue reading →

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