The Sub-Prime Mortgage Market in Plain (British) English

I take it this is why my 401K investments have had tremendously negative growth of late.

But, I really liked Hitch

But, but, I really liked Hitch.

Only you can prevent Developer Abuse

On Being Agile

With videos like this, how could you not like agile development?

On Consultants

You are a ninja, a samurai, a lone traveler on the road to nowhere. It's a very opulent nowhere if you're good at it.



Not so sure about that opulent bit, but it's not half bad. I sometimes think it would be fun to travel more for work. Glamorous, even. And I'm good at sleeping on planes...

Barnes and Noble Cafe

Today I went to the Chandler Fashion Mall's Barnes and Noble cafe after work, had what may be the best Reuben sandwich of my life, and wrote performance review input. It's a dirty job but somebody's got to do it, I guess.

I bought a pineapple and intend to try to lightly grill it for an effect similar to that enjoyed at Fogo the other day, but I don't have high hopes for hitting the mark. Someone else should come visit me here in Chandler so I have an excuse to go back.

IT does matter

IT does matter. Software quality matters. Good practices and reasonable care and just doing a good job matter.

No, I don't catch criminals for a living, or heal the sick, or minister to the doubting, or litigate for the oppressed. I work in a cube and write code and troubleshoot web software that often seems more luxury than necessity.

But getting IT right can be the difference between helping someone cope and making someone miserable.

IT does matter.

Interview at Epic

I spent the day interviewing at Epic Systems. Beautiful campus and very interesting to learn more about Epic's environment. Would be exceptionally different from the OO Java object-junkie world I'm used to.

Sweet Chili Chicken at Noodles for both lunch and dinner. The irony of a noodle-free meal at Noodles is almost as delicious as the dish itself.