I keep meaning to post more. I do, honestly. The challenges that I encounter daily at work are certainly write-about-able; but, who really wants to read yet another article on SOA / Agile / the Latest Wizz-Bang. I could… if you wanted… I’ve already written enough to fill an article or two or six. To [...]
Archive > September 2008
Snippets of Wisdom from the Calgary QTB
From the Calgary QTB trial run — the night before with Martin Fowler and Scott Shaw. Difficulty in the business talking to IT is partially because of the physical segregation of the two departments. Software is a craftsmanship and developing software is purely a design activity. Junior developers learn from working / coding with experienced [...]
The Immunity Debt
I have a theory — completely unbacked by scientific data. While waiting at the travel clinic for Makenna to get a Hep A/B shot, I thought a fair bit about the flu and immunity and likened it to paying a debt. You start out with virtually no immunity (cash) and are exposed to sickness (bills). [...]
Lessons in Ballet
As we stood an waited for our first ballet class amongst all the other little ballerinas, we noticed all the little girls looking neat and tidy in their costumes and perfectly plaited hair. All the moms looked like they’d just stepped out of a day spa with their perfect nails, make-up, hair and pedicures; all [...]
Collected Goodness
Red tomatoes, raspberries, strawberries, chili peppers, and herbs: my little garden did quite well this year considering how much time was NOT spent nurturing it. I’m quite surprised that the only veggies that really showed any sign of neglect were the onions. All the collected goodness above found it’s way into a spaghetti sauce; a [...]
