Oh Joel, Say It Isn't So
Alas, one of the founders of the Microsoft Cafeteria Tour is leaving the herd, venturing into uncharted waters, leaving the ranch, abandoning his friends, skipping breakfast, retiring his colours, riding into the sunset. That's right, Joel Oleson of SharePoint fame is leaving Microsoft to build his SharePoint empire. It seems like only yesterday that we co-presented at TechReady4. And it was not too long ago on a cold, wet, slightly snowy day we tried to get a moving van up your still unfinished driveway without having the van slide down the ice and into a swelling stream. Good times.
And who could forget those fun moments from past Cafeteria Tour events, such as the time we watched Doug suck down what appeared to be (from our perspective) some kind of cold oatmeal/possible monkey brain concoction? (eww, Doug, eww) Or the time we wolfed down large 
quantities of "the man" hot sauce, and to which I mocked you and Mike for dainty portions which led to me shoving an entire spoonful into my mouth, only to experience great pain moments later, much to your delight?
But most of all, I will remember you for your stories of the wild North American Midget Yeti which you claimed to have captured via cell phone audio, but which nobody else could discern from your crappy recording. But you attempted to recreate the sound, to much hilarity (captured on video) - and then we secretly mocked you for weeks and weeks. Ah yes, I suggest that the humour we find through the mocking of others is the sweetest.
Joel, with you gone, who will visit cafeterias in distant lands, but then never take pictures or share those stories with our MSCT readers? And who will rarely make time for lunch for friends, and then reply to email lunch invites days later when nobody else is available? And most importantly, who will pursue the dream and track down all of the segway drivers on campus, interviewing each of them? Ok, Microspotting.com has that one, but still....
Joel, good luck with your next gig!
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