Today I finished reading “Tom Sawyer, Detective” by Mark Twain
Read – Mr. Toad Comes Home
Today I finished reading “Mr. Toad Comes Home” by Kenneth Grahame
Listening – Remasters
This week I am listening to “Remasters ” by Led Zeppelin
Read – The Annotated C++ Reference Manual
Today I finished reading “The Annotated C++ Reference Manual” by Margaret Ellis
Listening – AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted
This week I am listening to “AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted ” by Ice Cube
Listening – Against The Grain
This week I am listening to “Against The Grain ” by Bad Religion
Read – Meno
Today I finished reading “Meno” by Plato
Listening – Changesbowie
This week I am listening to “Changesbowie ” by David Bowie
Studying – Electronics
This month I am studying “Electronics – Large scale circuit design”
1st month and 2nd month of the 6th month electronics course
This is a six month course that I am going to do in three months. Should be pretty easy.
Listening – The Rhythm Of The Saints
This week I am listening to “The Rhythm Of The Saints ” by Paul Simon
Read – Asterix and the Secret Weapon
Today I finished reading “Asterix and the Secret Weapon” by Albert Uderzo
Listening – Behaviour
This week I am listening to “Behaviour ” by Pet Shop Boys
Listening – Facelift
This week I am listening to “Facelift ” by Alice In Chains
Read – Phaedo
Today I finished reading “Phaedo” by Plato
Read – Treasure Island
Today I finished reading “Treasure Island” by Robert Louis Stevenson
Listening – East Of The Sun, West Of The Moon
This week I am listening to “East Of The Sun, West Of The Moon” by a-ha
Read – The Eye of the World
Today I finished reading “The Eye of the World” by Robert Jordan
Read – Henry V
Today I finished reading “Henry V” by William Shakespeare
Diplomacy is an art and I am a lousy artist
From several years ago.
“That is some fucking ugly string handling code.” I said as I looked over the shoulder of a colleague at the code he had written in TurboC.
“I agree it could stand to be prettified. I could write a prettification function.” He nodded.
“As opposed to now where it is a string petrification function? The only way that code could be prettified is with the backspace key.”
In my youth, I wasn’t known for my diplomatic language.
Listening – Aion
This week I am listening to “Aion” by Dead Can Dance
Studying – Version control for software development
This month I am studying “Version control for software development”
This is a two day, in-person workshop
Have been using various forms of version control (both process and automated software) for over a decade. There’s new software and new techniques and I want to know about them.
Read – The War Prayer
Today I finished reading “The War Prayer” by Mark Twain
Read – Oedipus Rex
Today I finished reading “Oedipus Rex” by Sophocles
The penis mightier than the sword
If you ever thought you could be great at anything if only you gave it a try, you obviously never attempted writing to really give yourself a strong dose of self-doubt.
Listening – Still Got The Blues
This week I am listening to “Still Got The Blues ” by Gary Moore
HR liability
I am the kind of person capable of committing six HR violations in a single sentence.
Read – Les Miserables
Today I finished reading “Les Miserables” by Victor Hugo
Listening – Life
This week I am listening to “Life ” by Inspiral Carpets
Running on empty
When we get hungry, our stomach growls which is the audible signal to the rest of the world that our stomach is empty and that we need to be fed.
Interestingly I believe the human brain works the same way.
When we stop filling our brain with new facts and useful knowledge our mouths start making noise which is a signal to the rest of the world that brains our are empty and we should be given something to read.
Read – How to Become a Marketing Superstar
Today I finished reading “How to Become a Marketing Superstar” by Jeffrey Fox
Read – The Diary of Adam and Eve
Today I finished reading “The Diary of Adam and Eve” by Mark Twain
Read – Zen of Assembly Language
Today I finished reading “Zen of Assembly Language” by Michael Abrash
Listening – FireHouse
This week I am listening to “FireHouse ” by FireHouse
Read – The Allegory of the Cave
Today I finished reading “The Allegory of the Cave” by Plato
Read – Malone Dies
Today I finished reading “Malone Dies” by Samuel Beckett
Read – Pericles
Today I finished reading “Pericles” by William Shakespeare
Read – A Christmas Carol: And Other Christmas Stories
Today I finished reading “A Christmas Carol: And Other Christmas Stories” by Charles Dickens
Read – The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez
Today I finished reading “The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez” by Arthur Conan Doyle
Read – At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales of Terror
Today I finished reading “At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales of Terror” by H.P. Lovecraft
Wrong day of the year
I’m truly sorry the calendar played a cruel joke on you this year by making your birthday fall on a Monday
Listening – Epitaph Charles
This week I am listening to “Epitaph Charles ” by Mingus
Studying – Electronics
This month I am studying “Electronics – Advanced electronic circuit design”
24 months part-time. 22nd, 23rd and 24th month
Listening – Submarine Bells
This week I am listening to “Submarine Bells” by New Zealand The Chills
Base case of embarrassment
I have, on more than one occasion, used a sick day to call in and avoid my own office birthday party.
Listening – Amarok
This week I am listening to “Amarok ” by Mike Oldfield
Read – How to Tell a Story and Other Essays
Today I finished reading “How to Tell a Story and Other Essays” by Mark Twain
Too much tradition in some families
Deciding not to have children is breaking with family tradition.
Think about it.
Read – Richard III
Today I finished reading “Richard III” by William Shakespeare
Listening – The Blanton-Webster Band
This week I am listening to “The Blanton-Webster Band ” by Duke Ellington
Listening – Chill Out
This week I am listening to “Chill Out ” by The KLF