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In 2003 my 5th grade sister Hannah Joy entered the Arbor Day National Poster Contest and took 1st at State, and then went on to win 1st in the national round out of 75,000 participating schools.  At state she planted a tree on the State Capitol property Read More...
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In my pursuit of getting closer to the heart of our development tools, I've taken up a new position as a PM on the Visual Studio Platform team! Team System has been my home since I first joined Microsoft three years ago and I believe it is an amazing Read More...
Dawn and I went backpacking this past weekend to Alaska Lake, up the Gold Creek Trail in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area of Washington.   It was a beautiful 6 mile hike, crossing three streams, and climbing 1200 feet in the last mile on an Read More...
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This past weekend Dad, Josiah, Dawn and I went backpacking at Lower Lena Lake in the Olympic National Forest in Washington. It was absolutely beautiful, even though it raining lightly when we started out. Here are some pics... J Watch a slide show to Read More...
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Yup, it's 28 yrs as of today. Just thought it'd be fun to drop a quick note on the world that I've survived another year. It's also my grandfather's 78th birthday, Happy Birthday Grandpa! :) What's in a Name? My Mom reminded me that when I was born, she Read More...
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I've been tagged by Jeff Beehler & Jim Lamb , so here's 5 things about me you may have not known... - 1- I grew up on a small farm in Texas. Since I was lactose intolerant, but loved cereal, we had a few goats and I milked one twice a day growing Read More...
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Got a Netflix account? Let's be friends , and share queues / recently watched lists. I'm always looking for good recommendations and perhaps you can find some too. My netflix account is noah@coad.net Please include your real full name when adding. :) Read More...
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When I was about 14yrs old I was playing around with MIDI on the PC, I didn't have a piano keyboard, long before MP3s were around. I wrote the three little tunes. I recently came across them and thought I'd share. :) Friends , my 1st, a duet for piano Read More...
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Dawn and I just visited the Texas Renaissance Festival where friends of ours, Chris Aquino & Sharon O'Brian, got married! Dawn and Sharon have been best of friends since they were young. It was truly a renaissance wedding and absolutely beautiful!! Read More...
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This past weekend my wife and I flew down to Houston Texas for the largest renaissance festival in the US, the Texas Ren Faire . Dawn has been going to the fair for over a decade and I've been the last four or five years. We always have a blast! There Read More...
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Last week Dawn , my sister Sarah, and I attended an Andre Rieu concert in Seattle, it was a blast! Andre is known around the world for his orchestra w/ choir and traveling guests. The orchestra ladies dress in beautiful gowns, they play fun music, and Read More...
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My hockey team, Gang Green , just entered the Winter 2006 season of the Greater Seattle Hockey League (part of USA Hockey ). This is our 2nd season and we just got new jerseys! Our team website is http://ganggreen.org/ That's me in the middle with the Read More...
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My wife has been training and preparing for months to do the Danskin Sprint Triathlon , which is a 1/2 mile swim, a 20k bike, and a 5k run. She just did the whole thing on August 20th in just 2 hours! Congratulations Dawn , I'm so proud of you!!! It was Read More...
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Family came in from Idaho this weekend and last night we set up my 13yr old sister Hannah Joy with her own e-mail address and her own blog. It’s great to see you blogging sis! Dancer Hannah Joy http://dancerhannahjoy.blogspot.com/ When she was just Read More...
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My wife, Dawn Melody Coad , and I have been married for just over a year now! Wow, what a year! We’ve been through a lot, and come through everything closer together than ever. Being married is just amazing… always someone there to support Read More...
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