Full Circle

In 1995 Kenneth was asked to demo

Windows '95

on the morning KUTV news.

(oh if I could only pull up that video!)

But the old Start Me Up commercial will have to do: 

 

Kenneth was also helping me create the first online LDS Bookstore.

(You may remember us working on The Iron Rod. 

A little before it's time and so ever hard to explain to non computer geeks!)

 

In 1998  Kenneth went to work at Microsoft in Redmond, WA

(Geek Crossing on 156th Ave NE circa '96

Kenneth actually worked on the top floor of the building on the left)

We bought a house within walking distance of campus

It's been a great life!

since that time he has worked on
 

Visual Studio (tools for programmers)

Touch-based Windows experiences for tablet and phone
Multiple versions of Windows
 

See 15 years of Microsoft with Bill Gates autotune in 2 minutes:

 

Oh and don't forget Windows 8 

15 years working at Microsoft

 That's over thirty thousand cans of soda!

Nevertheless

15 years and 3 crystal service awards later...

 

It's finally time to move on...

BIG CITY!

No, Kenneth isn't having a midlife crisis

He isn't buying a red sports car

We aren't moving to Chicago

Or Connecticut for that matter!

(though we came close!)

 

Kenneth has accepted an offer at

Amazon.com in Seattle

Sometimes life just comes full circle.

 

Today, Amazon isn't just an online bookstore

 but it a major competitor in online web services,
digital media (downloaded/streaming music/video),

consumer electronics such as 

Amazon Kindle e-book reader

and the Kindle Fire tablet
 

So I guess Kenneth's next step? 

A trip to Home Depot to select a door to use as a desk.

(Read story here)