http://rmfo-blogs.com/ac Revelation in Progess Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:58:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://rmfo-blogs.com/ac/archives/2008/08/16/obama-extremist/ Somehow or another I have landed myself on a committee to define requirements and select a tool for capturing process metrics. Even though the email was all spiffy inviting me to participate, I knew there was a background watermark of "Abandon all hope ye who enter here". I ... http://rmfo-blogs.com/ac/archives/2008/08/08/process-metrics/ In the world of one who chooses to live by Prelactarianism (scan to the end), there are personal vices and pit-falls that can lead one's life into certain compromises and lesser states of being. Today, I was reminded of mine: hot coffee. I mean like: too friggin' hot to drink ... http://rmfo-blogs.com/ac/archives/2008/06/30/prelactarianism-gone-wrong/ This week was a good week, and I was expecting it to go bad. I've been in the role of software lead engineer for about 6 months now. For the first 3 months, I was leading a 4 man team, and then I was promoted to oversee a 12 man ... http://rmfo-blogs.com/ac/archives/2008/05/30/when-things-go-right/ I was in a meeting with my project manager yesterday. We don't get along very well. We've become use to each other over the years, but there's always some residual hostility in the form of not really willing to totally trust the other. He thinks I'm out ... http://rmfo-blogs.com/ac/archives/2008/05/24/my-boss-and-i-dont-get-along/ ... but certainly, somewhere, there's a physicist who would say otherwise. http://rmfo-blogs.com/ac/archives/2008/04/16/negative-thoughts-never-accompish-anything/ Once upon a time, I was a software engineer. Then someone said, "Spencer, you're a very good software engineer. You grok our vision, you produce well designed code that aspires to and can grow into as well as beyond our vision, and you have a knack for working ... http://rmfo-blogs.com/ac/archives/2008/04/12/what-have-i-done-2/ People say they remember things a lot, and while it's not a lie - it's not the truth either. I can't remember the first time I saw pictures of a black Santa Claus or a black Jesus ... but I can remember the shock of seeing a very clear ... http://rmfo-blogs.com/ac/archives/2008/03/10/culture-shock/ This was all the rage prior to my senior year of marching. Ah, the memories. http://rmfo-blogs.com/ac/archives/2008/02/28/one-of-the-best-marching-shows-youll-ever-see-and-hear/ Have you not heard of that madman who lit a lantern in the bright morning hours, ran to the market place, and cried incessantly: "I seek God! I seek God!"---As many of those who did not believe in God were standing around just then, he provoked much laughter. Has he ... http://rmfo-blogs.com/ac/archives/2008/01/13/staring-into-madness/