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Every year on September 11, I join most people in the nation and reflect on the terror attacks of that day. I was in New York Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2011 — and I witnessed the destruction firsthand. I was blessed that the meeting I had scheduled for 8:30 a.m. in Tower One at the Windows on the World restaurant, where no one survived, was changed to a 10:30 a.m. meeting in Suite 2243. Of course, that meeting never happened.

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I never realized winning a World Series was so exciting and exhausting. I came close to living in cities where the home team won the Fall Classic (San Francisco 2002, Boston 1986) but this was the first time my home team actually got it done.

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Fighter jets and race cars — what could be better?

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I’m talking about the Backshop .NET 3.5 release, Regulation AB, two years of blogging, The A Yacht and summer family trips.

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We have been jammed getting two new clients live (one Backshop license and one CMBS data user) and delivering major loan servicing features for an existing client. As we finish up, we are turning our attention to doing a Backshop enterprise software delivery, launching our document service and closing more business.

I will be in New York next week attending an industry event — After-Work Seminar - SEC Disclosure Requirements — hosted by the CREFC (formerly know as CMSA). I will report next week on the latest developments.

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