BurningbirdToday dawned unseasonably cool, which meant wonderfully comfortable. I grabbed my camera and headed to the zoo to meet the new baby elephant, Maliha, a name that supposedly means “strong” and “beautiful”. I don’t think I’ve ever been in the midst of a group in as good a mood as the those who were at […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I’ve been working with data since before I left college. Before the first standard release of SQL, which makes me feel really…seasoned. Applications came and went, but data is what really mattered, no matter how fancy the programming language or development paradigm. Every once in a while someone will ask […]
Though it has been raining steadily and the humidity high, the temperatures have fallen and I can now leave the windows open for long periods of the day. I just watched a school bus go by, with it’s reminder that school started this week. However, Fall doesn’t really start until after our long Labor Day […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Saturday I slipped out for a couple of hours in the afternoon to go to the first day of the new Metrolink extension. I went later in the day and missed most of the crowds. The LinkFest associated with the opening was pretty quiet, and aside from having to walk […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I have a Monday book deadline, so must behave and focus on work. Though I had my own way to respond to the whole river of news fooflah Ralph at There is No Cat had the most important take on this issue: ‘river of news’ a way of focusing attention, not providing the […]