I have been blog-negligent lately. I haven’t worked a full day in 2 weeks and it looks like I wont be doing so for at least another 2 weeks. Probably more. My wife had back surgery Thursday and she is drugged up, but healing. I am being mom and dad to all 4 kids, but thankfully […]
Read MoreThere is something about myself that I have finally admitted and it scares me. I find video games difficult and the newer ones are confusing. What with the perfect graphics, the heavy shadows, the complicated controls, the gory details and whatnot. Good grief. I like video games but do not own a Wii, an XBox, a […]
Read MoreIt is interesting to note the volunteer opportunities available to people with I.T. related skills. That such opportunities exist speaks to the ubiquity of computers and software in our daily lives. Computing has become so normalized as to be considered a necessity for economic growth, job searching, educational opportunity, and other services. Here are some local volunteer opportunities in […]
Read MoreWhat do you do with your kids for spring break? Me? Take half the week off to play with the kids. Join the Y so we can use the indoor pool and the rock climbing wall. Rent all 6 Star Wars movies to watch them back-to-back. That’s right, all 6. Teach my 10 year old to […]
Read MoreI am surprised every year at the lack of turnout for our local Boise Code Camp. The local Windows Vista launch event drew 500 people in for the promise a free copy of Windows, but our day long Code Camp that covered all sorts of technologies drew under 300. Wow. I recently attended the local […]
Read MoreThere is something very odd about seeing my own job advertised for active recruitment. I have been Director of Core Engineering Services for Healthwise in Boise, Idaho, for several years now. I have recently been honored to accept a position as Chief Architect for Healthwise and I will assume those duties as soon as Healthwise finds […]
Read MoreI have not openly discussed this on my blog, but it is not a secret to those people ho know me that I have been diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. In fact, at least 2 of my sons have also been diagnosed with this condition. Wikipedia explains Asperger syndrome this way: Asperger syndrome — also referred to […]
Read MoreThere are books that I am distinctly unqualified to review. Who am I to express an opinion on The Iliad, or a Hemingway novel, or A Confederacy of Dunces? Although I read a lot, I don’t always read well. Spy novels, technical books, popular history, management fodder, and sniper books are my common fare and it is […]
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