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I spent five awesome years in Dublin, working and exploring, and now it feels like a second home. I’m sharing my fave spots for drinks, perfect for #ICANN84 attendees who want to unwind. Let’s raise a pint! Sláinte! See you in Dublin!
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I have spotted this big fella several times in our area west of Austin over the years, but rarely on our property. He was lurking around our home today pursuing a doe, as they do this time of year. As an axis deer, he is not native to Texas and seems to be lonesome vs our abundant whitetail herds.

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Contemplating

Captured this mood just before the ferry docked. Istanbul surprised and delighted my senses.

Yep, that's my store in Istanbul. 😁

A side benefit of being in the domain name industry is the opportunity to see the world. The #icann 81 meetup added Turkey to my list of 66 countries visited. I had a few hours to check out some Istanbul highlights. The Blue Mosque (officially the Sultan Ahmet Camii) was one of them.

There is nothing like F2F meetups with team members and long-time industry friends in our fabulous domain name industry. Last week, it was in Istanbul during #icann 81.

It's lovely to be here! And it's cool that the Bluesky client app is built on top of the AT Protocol. That means I can use my registered pinkybrand.social domain as my handle. You can, too. Check your Bluesky settings and add the TXT record info at your registrar or host.