Spotted last weekend on Venice Beach. #iykyk #genx

Today's morning win was that I learned that two of my favorite people from a prior client engagement are now working together again at a new client of mine. Life is better with good company.

Me, while trying to reconcile a vendor's API documentation versus what it's really doing

Even the scammers are getting lazy in the age of AI.

Are there any consultants or contractors in my circle who have worked with Great Plains Integration Manager? A friend is looking for someone with experience there.

Just got back from seeing The Odyssey. This movie reinforces my belief that one should never, ever take a trip with Matt Damon.

For sure -> "Software vendors now operate in a reality where anyone can spin up an app in a matter of minutes. Whether that software is fit for deployment at scale is another matter" Data is hard, performance is difficult, and scale challenges most devs.

Trying something new at home this week.

these poor suckers thought the high costs would be the biggest problem

I'm beginning to think I have the power of telekinesis. Whenever I join a Teams meeting, a landscaping crew shows up right outside my window.

The truth will set you free. But first, it will piss you off. - Gloria Steinem

A good reminder from this morning's reading.

Have they tried putting ivermectin in the reflecting pool?

seriously be careful out there everyone i had 2 Microsoft Copilot licenses in my car, and someone broke in and left 4 more

Thanks to heavy thunderstorms in the area, my UPS batteries are getting an unscheduled test this morning.

Earlier this week I came across a database table named SpecialPurpose, and all I could think of was this guy.

My least favorite modern phrase: "Prediction markets" Stop. Let's just call it what it is: gambling.

In case you, like me, occasionally think of the 1980s as being just 20 years ago, here's your reminder that time flies: Joe Montana turned 70 today.

Excellence withers without an adversary. - Seneca

Good morning

Happy Thursday to me.

Why did we bother buying the dog a bed?

Forty years ago this week, something completely unexciting happened.

“Our energies are directed far more toward war. Hypnotized by mutual mistrust, almost never concerned for the species or the planet, the nations prepare for death. And because what we are doing is so horrifying, we tend not to think of it much.” — Carl Sagan

End of an era. #rip #mspublisher

I'm too young to have witnessed the Apollo moon missions, but I can remember the early missions of the space shuttle. This Artemis launch event is giving that same anticipatory energy. Godspeed to the Artemis II crew!

Given the crazy state of the world these days, I've decided to undergo another round of virtual therapy.

It's the most wonderful time of the year!