Thankfulness List, 4/30/2008

veterinarians
bubble bath
Juniper Breeze bubble bath
fresh dirt
no ice outside
duct tape
thumb drives
Fridays
weekends
electronics recycling

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Pigs Don’t Sing

I have a small graphic hanging in my cube. It’s a sad-looking cartoon pig over the words “Pigs Don’t Sing”.
One of my new teammates asked me about it recently. Here is the story:
Late in 2006 I had been assigned to a new team. The project was in disarray, and it was not uncommon for us [...]

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Thankfulness List, 4/23/2008

slow cookers
bread machines
early springs (how much snow have you gotten in April, K?)
.NET
Lifehacker
LogMeIn.com
fabric bandaids
afternoons off
flannel sheets (and not needing them)
spring breezes

Sorry, don’t know what happened to the original posting…

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Quote: Lesson of History

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.

Will Durant

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New Project, New Life

Recently I was swapped out of the project I have been on since September of 2006 and back onto my original team with this client. While I embraced this change eagerly, as it meant that I would no longer be on a chaotic project with no rules, requirements or standards and going to a project [...]

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Quote: Pursuit of Perfection

On the whole, though I never arrived at the perfection I had been so ambitious of obtaining, but fell far short of it, yet as I was, by the endeavor, a better and a happier man than I otherwise should have been had I not attempted it.
Benjamin Franklin

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Thankfulness list, 4/16/2008

Pride and Prejudice
popcorn
daffodils
the return of the birds
IKEA
caramel macchiatos
new beginnings
open windows
nice candles
U2

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Free Market Competition

[Related NPR story] In March of this year, a large aircraft contract was awarded to Airbus, a non-U.S. company. There were outraged comments all over the media, claiming that American planes should be made by American companies and this would stress the airplane manufacturers.
I think it is a good thing. Firstly, Congress opened up the [...]

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Quote: Change

Prayer changed people and people change things.

Danny R. Reed

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Thankfulness List, 4/9/2008

Daffodils
Apple blossoms
Candles
Lavender
Smiley faces
Rainbows
Carmex
Crayons
Jane Austen
Pet sitters

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