By far the biggest change has been my move to Portland, Oregon this past summer! After almost twenty years in State College, Pennsylvania (home of Penn State University), my wife and I decided to try something new, and relocated to the West Coast.

Portland is a great city – for you East Coasters, it ranks between Atlanta and Milwaukee in size – with a thriving food scene (including amazing food carts), great public transit, and an active tech and entrepreneurial sector.

Since relocating, I’ve launched back into consulting, presented at a couple of conferences, dusted off some old skills, and learned a few new ones.

So what got me back here, talking about things? Kevin O’Shea, a colleague in the Ed Tech world, threw down the gauntlet, challenging others to post one blog post per week. I share his feelings towards blogging, and have a much easier time sharing ideas on Twitter.Several of my colleagues took up the challenge, and I decided to throw in my lot.

I’ll be representing #teamicing.

Update: There is now a dynamic scoreboard for the participants in #nerdthunderdome.