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Don’t Click “Publish” Yet!

Do you realize that the default option for Microsoft Outlook is to automatically send an email immediately after composing? This has to rank as one of the most short-sighted decisions ever made by a software design team. I’m shocked that they still haven’t changed the default. I know they’re trying to make it easy for [...]

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Don’t Forget to Think

Thinking hurts. Not thinking hurts more. When you’re harried at work, do you tend to shoot from the hip when called upon to make a decision? No matter how confident and experienced we are in our abilities, it’s too easy to make a huge mistake without some sort of decision-making process. We’re often forced to [...]

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A Man, A Plan, A Canal: Panama

We all learned that phrase in elementary school when learning about palindromes, but this is taking on a new meaning for me. So many of us feel that we accomplish way too little from day to day. The majority of our accomplishments take place at work, likely because other people depend upon us. But many [...]

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Why are Kids Not Choosing a Software Career?

Last month, I commented on Scott Hanselman’s blog about his Hanselminutes podcast in which he interviewed interns who worked for him at his now former company, Corillian. Listen to the podcast and see my comment in that post. Basically, I stated that I was concerned about the lack of students interested in programming these days, [...]

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Courageous Blogging Similar to Courageous Leading in the Workplace

I’ve been wanting to expand my blogging, and my writing abilities, so I’ve been doing some research on how to be a better blogger. While doing my research, I came across a post by Brian Clark over at CopyBlogger , who asks the question "Are you a courageous blogger?" He states: "You need the courage [...]

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P.S. 22 Sings for Tori Amos

Every so often, we all accidentally come across something incredibly inspirational and touching when we least expect it, and it makes us stop and reevaluate things. I was surfing YouTube looking for some new Tori Amos videos, when I came across some videos created by a music teacher named Gregg from P.S. 22 in NYC. [...]

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Just Do It!

Every so often someone will create a simple blog post that whips you into shape. Thanks to one of my favorite bloggers, Jeff Atwood, over at http://www.codinghorror.com, it’s happened again. His recent post, triggered by the simple but straightforward ass-kicking post from SEO Black Hat has reminded me (yet again) why I have to quit [...]

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The Continuing “Shrinking Frame”

Well, it’s been a little over six months, and the weight is still slipping off. I should have done this years ago. I’m now down almost 53 pounds, and intend on being under 200 by the time I visit my parents in the fall. They’ll be shocked. Lorri is thrilled that she can reach her [...]

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My Life Passion

I’ve been going through a sort of mid-life crisis for a while now. Well, it’s “called” a mid-life crisis, but I’d call it a third-life crisis, since I do plan on living until at least 150… A mid-life crisis normally involves the self-reflection of your life up until that point, causing regretful feelings of what [...]

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Brain Freeze

Did you ever have a total brain freeze at the worst possible moment? I experienced that last night when speaking to someone in my field who I have a lot of respect for on a technical level, and I made myself look bad. I asked him a technical question which I should definitely had known [...]

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Real Progress!

Well, it’s been two and a half months since my public declaration, and so far, so good! I’ve lost 26 pounds so far, and am well on my way to my ideal weight. Not only has Weight Watchers been a very easy diet (their snacks are great, for the most part — but I basically [...]

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