Sillyness Spelled Wrong Intentionally

I have been in Slovenia this week for work and while it has been wonderful, fun and enlightening in many ways it has also been heart breaking, since I am spending this time away from my wife and son.

It seems that as more years pass I find myself lost more and more without them with me. Its not just the sight of them that I miss, but a thousand other things. The way my wife giggles when she is reading manga. My son’s exasperated cries of "crap" when something he doesn’t like happens. Read the rest »

I cannot begin to explain how horrible this day has been.

It began half way decently. I was saved from a cold, lonely walk in the wee hours of the morning by a kind Dutch cabby in Amsterdam, but then was defeated for a time by the closed ticket offices (it was 5 am after all) and the money machines that didn’t take the kind of plastic I had on me. Read the rest »

Tonight is my last night in Amsterdam, and I plan on passing it in quiet and reflection.

Mostly due to the fact that I am at the end of the money I budgeted for this trip. This has been one of the more difficult, and most enjoyable trips I have taken. It was difficult because I had to leave my wife and son behind. I have felt their absence very acutely these last few days. Read the rest »

It’s Day 2 of Apachecon, and things are going fairly well I think.

I spent some of yesterday, and all of the morning working on a project with a couple of the big brains here at the conference, and I must say it was fun and gratifying feeling I finally had something of real value to contribute. Read the rest »

Today was a good day.

I slept on a decent schedule, and was up at 8:00 am for a delicious, but over priced breakfast. Next was a bit of a nap, and then I moved on to doing some hacking on a side project I am working on with a certain someone, finishing up said work in time for the members/commiters reception (I was a guest of course). Read the rest »