Silent Disco Revolution…3,2,1

A silent disco would be a great way to get through the passport control line here… just sayin.

The looks of utter disbelief at the line for EES passport control at Frankfurt Airport. It goes on forever…

Although I’m less than thrilled to be back at the airport less than 48hrs of the last trip, new bougie suitcase from Peak Design and upgraded Portland Gear backpack makes my trip feel a bit better!

I must look like a seasoned traveler- 80 people around him in PDX and a guy walks directly over to me and asks- “do you know if there’s a pizza place here?” Me, “yeah, up the at the top to the right.”

Because I expect my day Lillies to be finished blooming before I get back from Frankfurt and Barcelona… capturing for posterity. :)

Found a restaurant that was quieter vs the chaos of O’hare… 2 women just came in and they are soooo loud, making FaceTime calls, etc that it’s overwhelming my noise cancellation headphones. No, you won’t get an award for that…ugh.

Flight delayed 3 hrs in Chicago before heading home to Portland… less time home before I head to Frankfurt on Monday…:(

This is my new reality TV…lmao #Lego www.404media.co/the-lego-bri...

This sql made me want to cry and it wasn’t even complex…. I’ve been a DBA too long.

Peekaboo, downtown Chicago style…:)

Got to say hello/goodbye to my hubby at security at O’hare and then off to my hotel and he’s off to Portland home…:)

When you spend brainpower writing a technical article that no one could ever mistake for “AI Slop” only to have it pushed through an AI reviewer before it is published that adds everything to make it look like it was AI generated… sigh…

Open up Outlook, Copilot is down in the corner with, “Three things to do” prompt and I think, “Uninstall Copilot on 3 apps.”

A look back five years today at my favorite bridge- St. John’s. One of the prettiest bridges in the US, built in 1910… Beautiful park with concerts below!

4th kid had a bad flare up today from EDS, so at the ER while she gets treatment…couple just came out of the back, guy has furry handcuffs on and I just want to know the back story…. :)

Me to my youngest while doing baby circles to music, “Remember when we did baby circles?” Youngest child, “No, but I remember when everyone stopped doing them.” :)

We yelled at these folks for a while and now they’ve discovered we have our own river police!

We’ve been busy today…

Happiness

Another reason my neighborhood is awesome…we have a floating sauna and plunge pool…the sailboats in the western/sunny views are the ones in front of my floating home! Portlands first and only floatin... www.tiktok.com/t/ZTBNEDvkd/

Searching for a new show to binge on? Just finished two seasons of The Big Door Prize with Chris O’Dowd on AppleTV- sci-fi/comedy… great characters and story!

Anyone else ready to lose their sh*t today?

New robot mop/vac and curious cat…. I still don’t know who the winner is today…:)

#SundayThoughts Damn tech girl stalkers… get a hobby, dude.

I made a fox out of Lego… Oli was unimpressed…:)

Some much needed time off with the youngest, having lovely pastries and tea!

The PDXWIT (Portland Women in Tech) Meetup in 18 months has grown from 1300 members to over 2900! So proud of this group and the organizers who help me keep it all going!

Happy Mother’s Day to all the Moms out there!

Some folks should have played more Tetris as a kid… dat Luggage wouldn’t be such a challenge…:)

Will Kellyn’s middle seat stay empty luck hold? Stay tuned for our next episode…:)

Easy to tell when I’ve hit my limit… I commonly leave my calendar open even when I’m traveling outside of actual flights and speaking sessions. If I block out the entire day, I’m cooked and am at the end of my rope. #KellynsCooked

Spent Opening Day on the Columbia on one of the judging boats for the parade- awesome fun!

River Cops are out…. Better be behaving yourselves…:)

Her life is so difficult.

I’m a lot of folks lifelines… they call me when things are going bad or they just need some unbiased, straight forward advice. So going to say this- “Big tech, cut it the F* out. You’re giving your employees f’ing PTSD in hopes of winning an AI race without a finish line.”

So all the ICE agent leaks were because guys were on Tinder bragging to women they were trying to date and those women ratted them out? *giggles*

I missed my soaking tub. If you need me, I’ll be soaking in sudsy water for the next week..:)

New DBAKevlar and the State of AI in Organizations Today: dbakevlar.com/2026/04/the-... #AI

Dinner with @tracyboggiano.com in Cambridge and now settling in for a couple days at HQ with the Redgate ambassadors before heading to SQLBITS!

Beautiful sunset for speaker dinner for SeaQL Saturday

We don't have Jackdaws where I live, so Claude and I are discussing the facts and quirks of these little weirdos in Rotterdam...:)

Strangest skill as a neurodiverse individual: know an earthquake before most everyone else...felt that!!

I’m obviously tired after lunch- I heard “right hose” and not write-host in powershell. WTH is right hose?? Time for coffee.

Who knew that code had pets??

Counting how many attendees in the conference I’m attending are tapping their pen or foot, bouncing their leg, doodling or working on a pc during the morning session. I see you, fellow neurodivergent folks…:)

About to fly out to Seattle, but enjoying the wildlife this morning on the river, including Adam and Steve, the happy gay, duck couple and the first goslings of the season… :)

Happiness is finding the entire season, full episodes of a show you've been wanting to watch on TikTok...:)

First goslings of the season!!

I decided my neighbor, Valerie's, lovely hyacinth, which was being visited by the Easter goose, was fitting for the day...:). Happy Easter everyone!