It Happened to Me

Time-Waster of the Day

Yeah, it's been around for years, but I decided that today would be the day to render me as a…

20 years ago

Happy Belated Canada Day!

I spent the holiday away from the computer, and Wendy and I had fun taking her parents around town. I…

20 years ago

Boston Bumper Stickers

When I was last in Boston -- just a couple of weeks ago, to attend Wendy's 10th college reunion --…

20 years ago

RailsConf 2006: Where AC/DC, Stravinsky and Ruby on Rails Meet!

(This article also appears on Tucows Farm.) I had the distinct honour of being invited to play an accordion opening…

20 years ago

A Year’s Worth of Girl Trouble

The web statistics suggest that I'm getting a crop of new readers, partially because of the Love/Hate T-shirt entry, partially…

20 years ago

Meanwhile, in the Blog I Get Paid to Write…

Over at Tucows Farm, an entry about being both a developer and a marketer, with a link to a particularly…

20 years ago

RailsConf 2006: A Bag of Squishy Cows is a Bag of Trouble

Pictured below is the inside of my knapsack as it appeared in the late morning on Thursday, June 22nd. The…

20 years ago

RailsConf 2006: Nathaniel Talbott: “Homesteading: A Thriver’s Guide”

(This article also appears in Tucows Farm.) "Paul Graham might have be the first speaker at this conference to quote…

20 years ago

RailsConf 2006: Paul Graham: "The Power of the Marginal"

(This article also appears on Tucows Farm.) "Well, well, well..." said Paul Graham at the start of his keynote to…

20 years ago

RailsConf 2006: Back, and Macs

(This article also appears on Tucows Farm.) I'm back from Chicago, where I attended the first international Ruby on Rails…

20 years ago