Ken’s VOX blog

Friends and those who follow along know that Sheryl and I have had a pretty hectic time together the past few months. We moved about two weeks ago across town to a different part of Olympia. We really love our new home. It's the perfect size for us. It even has space in our office for a studio area to film our GeekSpeakTV. But sometimes life puts some pretty interesting turns in the road.

I've been offered and accepted a position with a company in the Spokane Valley, so we're moving...again. We're moving this coming Friday, three weeks to the day after we moved last. We're going into corporate housing (a furnished apartment) while we found a new place. That gives us a long weekend to find the basic essential services so I can start in my new role on Tuesday.

But wait, there's more. We've been working with our good friend Jeff Pulver to coordinate the upcoming Breakfast with Jeff Pulver (and friends) in Seattle . Not only is it a chance to see Jeff again, we're going to be doing some video as we track A Day in the Life of Jeff for our GeekSpeakTV. To make things a little more interesting, Robert Scoble will be joining Jeff, so this breakfast is with with Jeff and Robert.

Jeff has a chance to stay at the Edgewater in Seattle (he calls it the Rock and Roll Hotel...hes a huge fan). Sheryl and I will pick up with Jeff, after breakfast and the three of us will be driving to Vancouver for Breakfast with Jeff Pulver (and friends) in Vancouver the next day. After more video and networking with another great group of people, we'll hit the road back to Spokane. Plenty of windshield time for us.

But wait, there's more. On July 4th Sheryl and I will be flying up to northern BC. Many of her things are still in storage up there. We're going to load them up, pick up David, and the three of us will then drive back to Spokane. Again, quality time together looking through the windshield.

Life is going to continue to busy and exciting for us. We're still pursuing all our dreams together. Stardust and GeekSpeakTV are going well. I've got a fabulous new job with a great employer. Our daily routine will change and we'll adapt as we go. I'm sure we'll find a way for a little downtime for ourselves along the way.

Together. Everything we do in life we do together. That's where the real strength lies for us. We have a powerful, magical love that we're protecting  and nurturing forever as we journey through life, hand in hand and side by side.

Among her accomplishments that have brought her so far in life, she's now recognized as a published author. I'm so proud to have her join me among the authors at Realtimepublishers.

Sheryl Breuker has more than 15 years of experience working with communications and information technologies. As an independent consultant and analyst, Sheryl is an experienced thought leader who studies emerging communications technologies and how they integrate with existing operations in both enterprise business and society at large. Sheryl has crafted strategies globally for both public and private sector organizations, providing written analysis of complex technology and business integration strategies. Sheryl consults with a number of vertical market segments ranging from high-tech innovators to winemakers and restaurateurs. She has successfully guided a number of these organizations in integration of new technologies into their legacy voice and data networking environment in support of an emergent competitive corporate culture. Sheryl's series of Incidental Interviews have been widely acclaimed as she probes how technology leaders see their vision of the future. Sheryl consults, writes and speaks about the rapid evolution of unified communications in areas of mobility, video collaboration, and convergence with existing business applications. Sheryl is deeply entrenched in the evolution of social media and how evolving conversational tools reshape business operations and work flows. She lives in Olympia, WA. Sheryl is a principal with Stardust Global Ventures (http://www.stardustglobalventures.com) working on technology, social media, and the impact on business and society. Her Gabby Geek Weblog, home of Incidental Interviews, is online at http://www.thegabbygeek.com.

By now, everyone should know full well that Sheryl and I are more than business partners. We're life partners living together as well.

We live much of our lives in pretty open view. Between Twitter, Jaiku, Seesmic, QIK, our GeekSpeakTV, Facebook, here on VOX and all the other social media tools we use, people have a pretty fair insight into our life events. We don't hide our relationship or our love for one another.

At the VON.x conference in San Jose earlier this week, we shared the most momentous event of our life together. Many readers and friends have seen, but since it was live on stage at VON, and live streamed on the Internet. Now it's here on VOX too.

Here's one of the videos that was streamed live on the Internet.

Here's Sheryl's smile afterward. Oh, she said yes!

Sheryl's Smile after saying yes

We've been working toward our live Internet TV show, GeekSpeakTV, for a while now. In the long run, we're aiming for a weekly technology and human interaction show that we plan on broadcasting on BlogTV and PulverTV. We weren't quite ready for live broadcasting, but wanted to get our first episode done. We've posted it on Seesmic, Blip.TV, Google Videos and YouTube. We'll post and publish however we can until we're all equipped and ready for live broadcast.

Come see GeekSpeakTV with Sheryl & Ken - Episode 1

We hope you'll come watch us regularly!

I've been on a path to truth and discovery for several months now. I started this journey back onto the way of being true to myself and others before I knew I was there.

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My life has been and continues to be a journey. I've been stumbling my way onto a path from which I've long been astray. I expect I'll find challenges keeping myself on the path, but I am hopeful, optimistic and determined. I've found commitment I never had before. Something internal that's driving me in a way that is new to me.

The Road goes ever on and on

Down from the door where it began.

Now far ahead the Road has gone,

And I must follow, if I can,

Pursuing it with eager feet,

Until it joins some larger way

Where many paths and errands meet.

And whither then? I cannot say.

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Sheryl and I have been spending a lot of time together the past few months. I love her laugh and smile. They light up the universe for me. She has a joyful spirit and truly enjoys the smallest little things in life.

The wonderful thing

I love the times we're able to laugh and play together and just enjoying being in the world living.

Thanks for spending your life with be babydoll.