There’s a Fee for that…
I currently own and use an iPhone with AT&T. And I love this iPhone. It offers an ease of use and seemless elegance that’s unmatched. The user interface really is intuitive. Some people dont get how important that is. My only real complaint has been that, at least where I live, the AT&T wireless network is not as robust as the Verison wireless network. Yes, I used to be a Verizon customer. And when the iPhone was announced I couldn’t wait for the day that it became available so I could drop my Verizon contract and open up a brand new AT&T contract. I wasn’t just a “switcher”, I was eager and delighted to leave. I knew the

Actions speak louder than loud words
“The older generation needs to understand that my generation does not respond well to anger, hate, and personal attacks. We are a generation of communicators, and to us, actions speak louder than loud words.” – Meghan McCain (http://twitter.com/McCainBlogette) I read those words in her recent column and they jumped off the page at me. She’s on target. It’s not just the older generation either. The polarization of American politics has gotten out of hand. When we hear a politician speaking o

An angry appendix
We had quite an interesting weekend.  Friday morning Nicholas complained that he had pain in his abdomen.  Melissa got on the Internet and looked up his symptoms and it looked as if Nicholas might be having a problem with his appendix. We discussed the situation briefly, decided he wasn’t going to school that morning, and she called the doctor’s office.  I went to work. While I was at work, Melissa heard back from the doctor’s office and after hearing his symptoms they recommended that Nicholas be immediately taken to Children’s Hospital ER.  At the hospital they determined that he did indeed have an inflamed appendix and that they would be

The passionate programmer
I was thinking about how you can tell if someone is really interested in something. Sometimes you will hear it described as being passionate. “He is passionate about musicianship”, for example. Dictionary time. Passionate: having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling. It has been my observation that being talented is not what it takes to be exceptional about something. It’s passion. The lexicon of those individuals who have created products, companies, or content, seem to always include that those individuals were passionate about it. To follow the musicianship idea, the outstanding examples of musicians you can think of

Uploaded some pictures on Flickr
I added pictures of my wife, Melissa, and a few photos from Mother’s Day 2009. http://www.flickr.com/photos/91786944@N00/