Terrorist Armadillos
I love my dog. He's a 95-pound Ridgeback mix, and he's very loyal. When he's home, he keeps his ears open for the sound of intruders, and he spends every afternoon worrying about the stream of kids walking past our house on the way to theirs. When I go away on business trips, I don't worry about a thing. Last night, all of this loyalty came back to bite us in the ass, as it were. At about 5:45 a.m. Luke heard the shuffling of an armadillo outside our bedroom window, and decided it was a major threat to our safety. According to his Standard Operating Procedures, he ran from room to room, growling and HUFF'ing, then came to a stop next to my side of the bed...staring at me. This is universal Luke-speak for "I need to go outside." (Did I mention that he's tall enough that he can look me in the eye when I'm in bed? It's more than a little disconcerting at times.) I spent a large portion of the rest of my early morning telling Luke to ignore the armadillos and go back to bed...and dealing with his hissy fit ...
Posted on March 28, 2007 12:50:17 PM EDT
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Movin' on Down the Road...
Well, it's been official for some time, but I thought I'd mention it anyway. I left Mergere, Inc. at the beginning of February. In the end, I found that my concept of a business that centered its existence on open source was quite different from theirs. Aside from that, I felt that I was treading dangerously close to being put in a position where I'd have to compromise my own personal credibility and integrity on behalf of the company. Finally, I didn't really feel that Mergere's approach to the Maven community was a healthy one...and this is a community which means a great deal to me. So, I've taken some time to regain my sense of pride in the work that I do, and re-explore the open source side of the Maven community. I'm finally back to the point where I enjoy coding again. I'm not quite ready to dive into coffee-shop ownership yet, so I'm going to be easing back into the life of a software engineer. Oh, I also spent a bit of time turning some perfectly good, green coffee beans to this dingy brown ...
Posted on March 2, 2007 11:19:38 AM EST
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