Observations on Technology from an Aging Geek
Yesterday I did something that I would have never thought I would do. I rode around in various airplanes just for the sake of riding in airplanes—I took a “mileage run”. Mileage runs are tickets purchased for the express purpose of gaining frequent flyer miles or segments. In my case, I needed segments. Six to … Read more
I’m so pumped! I just got my registration complete for cf.Objective() in St. Paul, MN May 2-4. I also registered for the 2-day pre-conference workshop. I’ve been doing some basic work with Mach II over the last few months but want to get some in-depth knowledge of how to (correctly) build larger applications. There are … Read more
Thanks to a late afternoon winter storm yesterday, I am spending the weekend in Chantilly, VA. I was due to go home yesterday (and really looking forward to it too!) but the storm cancelled most of the flights out of Dulles and I was told they couldn’t get me back to Nashville until Sunday. Since … Read more
As I mentioned when I started this blog, I’ve taken a new job that requires me to travel to a client’s site each week and am currently working on a project outside Washington, DC. For the last 2 weeks, my wife and 3 kids have been here with me. My wife homeschools our twin 9-year-old … Read more
In my last post I mentioned that I’ve recently changed jobs and am now in a position traveling to client sites as a ColdFusion consultant. Moving away from a full-time position that I’d had for 8 1/2 years wasn’t easy–for my wife and me nor for my 9-year-old twin daughters. My wife home-schools our kids … Read more