johnstonmacdJul 15, 20191 min readKarl Malone, Spanish Forks, and a Flock of Seagulls That’s right, me with Karl Malone. We realized he owns most of Utah as we saw a Karl Malone car dealer, a sports club, a restaurant, and...
johnstonmacdJul 14, 20192 min readMoab and lots of boring rock formationsWe left Park City and made it half a mile before we decided to ride the fun tram again. The operator gave us a suspicious look as we went...
johnstonmacdJul 13, 20192 min readBirthday in UtahWe started the day with coffee in the snow - what??? Snow you say?? Ok, so it was the mural in Starbucks but we thought it was fun. Ok, I...
johnstonmacdJul 12, 20191 min readGet me out of this car!!!The drive from Yellowstone to Park City (a few days to chill here before we head to the desert) was sooooooo long. The kids lasted about...
johnstonmacdJul 12, 20192 min readYellowstone - totally off the gridWhat an amazing few days. We drove to Yellowstone and made our "normal" stop at an animal shelter (wherever we travel we stop and say...
johnstonmacdJul 7, 20192 min readRiding high, salt in the eyes, and a pain in the butt..I am going to move away from counting the days off as I keep losing track and locations are easier on my brain. We made it to Salt Lake...
johnstonmacdJul 5, 20191 min readDay 6/7 - Fireworks and packingNothing to exciting for the last two days. Spent some quality time with friends on the 4th and fell asleep before the fireworks went off....
johnstonmacdJul 3, 20192 min readDay 4/5 - Boredom and London Bridge fell down...Day 4 - a day of boredom. I tried to see what would happen with no plans and a lot of time on my hands. I found it somewhat stressful to...
johnstonmacdJul 1, 20192 min readDay 3 - time to do so learning and a bit of disappointmentI always considered myself to be in ok shape but that clearly was not the case when I took my first Vinyasa yoga class today. To start...
johnstonmacdJul 1, 20191 min readDay 2 - Showing some PRIDE!What a perfect day to march in the Seattle Pride parade with Microsoft. My wife and I ran into a few Microsofties on the bus ride over...
johnstonmacdJun 29, 20191 min readDay 1 - back breaking work, withdrawals, and relaxingDay 1 - well I guess it really isn't the first day of my sabbatical because it is Saturday but for the sake of argument, today is day...
johnstonmacdJun 26, 20191 min readT-minus two days and countingIn about 48 hours, I will begin my sabbatical from Microsoft for 10 weeks. I am blessed to work for a company that allows this great...