I just got back from SOA World 2007 and Enterprise OpenSource 2007 conferences & expos (occurring simultaneously) in New York City at the Roosevelt Hotel.
For those who don’t know, SOA (often pronounced soh’-uh) stands for Service-oriented Architecture and is a current fad in enterprise information systems. This conference was a buzzword-fest of the highest [...]
Recently an event came to my attention that inclined me to spontaneously spout the following:
You know… if you’re gonna’ be stupid, you gotta’ be smart about it.
I love one-liners, and the poetry of this one rang true in my ears as soon as it left my lips. I quickly Googled to see if anyone [...]
A while back I posted links to a few humorous videos that centered around the difference between being a Christian versus being a Christ-follower. It came to my attention that there were a couple more so I linked them below.
For those not aware, these videos are in the genre of the recent Apple commercials [...]
They say someone’s musical selection says a lot about them. (who is this “they”, anyway?!) My iPod contains quite a cornucopia of tunes spanning many genres. My tastes reflect the multiple perspectives I “observe” my music from… and they also somewhat reflect my propensity for electric guitar.
Right now, according to [...]
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Like most people today I was incredibly disappointed at the American justice system. Paris Hilton, lawfully sentenced to 23 days in jail, was set free after 73 hours. [story]
I say “free”, because that’s pretty much what it is. Instead of serving the rest of her time in prison [...]
This post is a version of an email that’s been circulating the internet for years. It’s a great parody of the entitlement mentality poisoning the western world, especially America.
OLD VERSION
The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter.
The grasshopper thinks the [...]
Last night I had a true, All-American Friday night. Some have no idea what that means (and probably never will)… and others will roll their eyes because they just don’t understand (and probably never will). You don’t have to be American to have an All-American Friday, as it is part of a transcendent [...]
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