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At every MS Events Keynote, every piece of equipment has a Main and a Backup Solution. At the most recent, and biggest of the year, Keynote, my coworker and I came up with a brilliant new solution to the Stapler problem. Printed Power Point slides are key to every good show. And without a stapler, what good is a PPT deck? In many ways, the Stapler is that small but crucial part of the show that has drove many a Presentations Designer and Producer crazy.

We came up with an innovation to make sure that every PPT deck that is printed gets stapled.

The MGX crack team of TSG experts, including me, did an amazing job of cabling the Phillips Arena. Since placing drops was extremely expensive, we had to run cables everywhere, up from the fourth floor backstage down to the floor of the arena. Our longest net run is 357 ft. And for any techies out there, we get both longview feeds and internet off that run.

Our actual cable paths may be in need of a little help…

Quite a few years ago, I made a decision that I wasn’t going to start another relationship with a guy without my family’s blessing. This was made after a series of disasters where it was obvious that I wansn’t always the best judge of character. In the meantime, guys have come and gone, but never one has impressed me or my family to the point where it would get serious.

Until.

Last fall.

A coworker and friend told me that he liked me. I had my suspicions, but I thought, “He is too shy, he won’t say anything, so I am safe. I can just be friends with him.” Was I ever wrong.

So when he spilled his guts, I explained to him that I wasn’t going to start a relationship until I had my family’s blessing. Well, he asked if he could call my family and ask them, which completely blew me away. I thought he’d run screaming as soon as I would ask him to call my father… I was wrong on this point too.

So, he did. He called and this set off a series of events that brought me to a Tuesday last week,  when Mark asked me if I wanted to start a courtship relationship (which is basically a relationship is ocused on finding out if the other person is someone you want to marry).

I said yes.

wow.

And can I say that this was completely worth the wait? I’ve never met anyone quite like this guy.

I hope you get to know him, cause he’s “like the coolest ever.”