Author Archives: Bill

The Daytona 500 can't buy a break this year. Rain. Postponed. Rain. Wreck under caution. Track damage. And now rain again. Dang. # Going to France later this year, so I'm learning French. Its early, but going well. Enjoying it. … Continue reading →

Somebody in my LinkedIn feed is looking for Perl-scripters with COBOL experience. This made me giggle and feel a bit smug. # One person on the team works 80+ hours a week. The rest of the team builds resentment; nobody … Continue reading →

@RoccoPendola Recently bought a Mustang. AFAIK, I only get 6 months of Sirius, but it is FREE. in reply to RoccoPendola # @barrettclark Sorry for the delay. I've used Pinterest exactly one time, so it hasn't taken off with me. … Continue reading →

Lately, lots of home network and media component maintenance due to various problems. How do people cope who don't understand this stuff? # Can't wait for the day when the Foo Fighters play the Super Bowl and actually sing their … Continue reading →

For the nerds, checkout Twitter Bootstrap 2, a UI framework which can help jumpstart your app. Powerful with Rails. http://t.co/7qJ89TZL # Doing some financial planning for retirement and learned that most Americans retire on average with only $40,000. Wow! Hope … Continue reading →

Wow…I have now eclipsed the 2k mark in Stackoverflow! All the answers I provided in the Spring/Summer keep registering reputation points. # Disappointed that the Day Job is now tracking our hours. Better approach is to track outcomes. Hours matter … Continue reading →

@SportsSturm Why have the Clippers played only 9 games and just one back-to-back? The Lakers have played 5 more games than them! Weird. in reply to SportsSturm # Just entered Win the Top 40 Books for Entrepreneurs! ($1,000 value)! http://t.co/m2777pUA … Continue reading →

More attrition. The destruction of my team is nearly complete. On another note, I think I should shower more. Correlation? # @StuartScott I don't pray much, so I have a few in reserve. HE'll be shocked, but hopefully answer mine … Continue reading →

Really looking forward to the cycling season in 2012. Here's a teaser. The cobbles at the Parijs Roubaix 2011 http://t.co/EuDqZ4w4 # @clarkware Ah yes, interlopers to the gym. Sadly, my 40s have brought me into this group more often than … Continue reading →

There's a lot about fog that you don't know. Pacific Coast wisdom. Random. # Reminded of the genius of the song, "Against the Wind" after hearing it a couple times recently. # Whoa! Oregon does not allow self-service gas fill … Continue reading →