January 2008
2 posts
Time to take time to take leave… →
Recently, I needed to cancel some leave to get a jump start on some requirements gathering and design work over the holiday season. It wasn’t a real problem as I had not made any real plans — in fact, I had planned specifically not to schedule any activities or tasks for myself so as to allow me to take some down time. I haven’t taken more that a week of in a single stretch for almost three years...
Jan 24th
Murphy’s Lesser-Known Laws →
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.  He who laughs last thinks slowest.  Those that live by the sword get shot by those who don’t.  Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.  The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there’s a 90% probability you’ll get it wrong.  The things that...
Jan 24th