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TheBigDay is really Michael's baby - at least until Benjamin is born this fall. I've know Michael for more than 8 years from when we worked together at a software consulting company here in Portland. He has a love for fast motorcycles, odd cars, photography, bullet-proof software, good food and Melinda, although not necessarily in that order!

Michael not only wrote most of the software for TheBigDay, he had a chance to QA it as a genuine user last year when he and Melinda were married. Finally, he was on the other side! The honeymoon trip they took last October was fabulous - Africa and the Seychelles - and, of course, his registry was fabulous as well. With a bit of urging, he has included his registry in our samples.

Just about every summer Michael takes a week or so and heads off with friends for a motorcycle trip of some kind. This year it was to the Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey where the dominant themes seem to have been speed, speed and perhaps a few wheelies! He has a great collection of pictures of the race on his blog.