Author: Joey deVilla
The eight days from Christmas to New Year, traditionally known as the Christmas Octave, are a strange time for those of us in the working world. Some of us are back at work, some of us aren’t, and it feels like we’re simultaneously busy and getting nothing done at the same time.
This special picdump is all about the Octave — enjoy!
Sunday morning coffee
It’s a lovely Sunday here in Tampa’s Seminole Heights neighborhood, and Anitra and I are enjoying it at our local café, Spaddy’s Coffee. The coffee’s great, our neighbors are here, and the local DJ’s spinning a solid mix.
(It’s also a good place to get work done. There’s often someone here with a laptop; I myself have written some code and a white paper here!)
This lovely moment is also a reminder that if you want your neighborhood to be a great place in which to live, work, and play, patronize your local establishments, especially the small ones! They’re the ones who provide the local flavor, and make the difference between a neighborhood you go to versus a neighborhood you just go through.

Last night at the AI Salon in St. Pete, after all the presentations were done, organizer Brian Peret broke out his saxophone, and I joined him for Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds. We’ll have to do it again!
She also lost “Accordion-ageddon”
And in case you need the rules for “Whamageddon…”


Here’s your motivation for the day: All you need are three chords and the truth (or whatever the equivalent of chords are in your field). Then go!
I even predicted the final line of the skit!


















