I had the honor this week of being named a Microsoft Silverlight MVP! For those of you that don’t know what the MVP program is all about can read about it here. Basically this is acknowledgment by Microsoft of the commitment to community and technical expertise of individuals based on their activities over the past year.
I have received numerous congratulations messages over the last couple of days, more than I can mention or even respond to. Thank you all for the kind words, I have appreciated all of them. The sentiment that I think sums it all up came from my wife:
You’ve gone from the guy who sits on the back porch talking about what he is going to do, to the guy who does it.
I find myself in good company once again. Not only are the existing MVPs a wonderfully helpful and intelligent group of people, but this freshman class has numerous people that I have worked with over the last year including (but probably not limited to):
- Sarah Dutkiewicz
- Michael Eaton
- Nate Kohari
- David Kelley
I am honored to be among this group of amazing professionals. Thank you all for coming along with me during this past (very busy) year. Let’s see what we get done next year.
And apparently you don't have to wear short shorts to be an MVP (reference to the OTHER John Stockton). 
:)
