Author Archives: Stephen Boots

About Stephen Boots

I spend too much time at the computer, but I also share responsibility for the care of our dogs and cat with my lovely wife, Pennie. I have been honored with a Microsoft MVP award since October, 2004.

6 Years On

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Stephen Boots

My father, my “Pappie”, passed away six years ago today. It seems like forever ago and it seems like only yesterday. I miss him. 

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Microsoft MVP 2012–Consumer Security

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Stephen Boots

Dear Stephen Boots,Congratulations! We are pleased to present you with the 2012 Microsoft® MVP Award! This award is given to exceptional technical community leaders who actively share their high quality, real world expertise with others. We appreciate your outstanding contributions … Continue reading →

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Treadmill Dog, Hank

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Stephen Boots

It sure has been a long time since I added a post to this blog! Hank is a Blue Tick Coonhound. Ever since Hank arrived to join our household in March of 2010, he’s been a handful. He was about … Continue reading →

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The Journey Wraps Up

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Stephen Boots

Yesterday, October 28th, was the Closing on the sale of my parents’ house. It has been a lengthy process getting to this event – 15 months after my father passed away in July, 2010. The house needed lots of clean-up … Continue reading →

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Summing it up

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Stephen Boots

Well, I suppose that I had a bad feeling about the deal on the sale of my parents’ house yesterday when we hadn’t yet received the response to our contract revisions after 4 days. This morning my lawyer called me … Continue reading →

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Waiting, waiting, waiting

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Stephen Boots

Well, we have another deal in the works to sell my parents’ house. They made an offer on the 31st of July and we finally agreed on a price on the 3rd of August. The contract was signed by the … Continue reading →

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Some bad, some good

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Stephen Boots

First the bad – last Tuesday morning my lawyer handling the contract side of the sale of my parents’ house called me shortly after 9 am. The buyer had backed out of the contract due to an inability to obtain … Continue reading →

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Ultimatum

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Stephen Boots

Well, well, well. Yesterday morning I met the contractor and the engineer for the septic excavation test at my parents’ house. We lucked out in that a big storm just north of us only gave us a little rain before … Continue reading →

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And So It Goes

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Stephen Boots

It has been months since I last posted to my blog. I didn’t realize that it was actually the 2nd of January! With Facebook for quick updates, I tend to forget about the fact that I’ve had this blog for … Continue reading →

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Black-eyed Peas

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Stephen Boots

So, it is now the 2nd day of 2011. Pennie caught a flu bug at the end of 2010 and spent the weekend feeling pretty miserable. Despite her misery, she prepared a dinner of black-eyed peas for last night. We … Continue reading →

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