My parents were in town this weekend so that my Dad could attend the Agile Roots conference that I helped organize. During a break, while sitting at a table with some local developers I know, my father recounted a story from my childhood that I had forgotten. He was using the story to explain why [...]
First, a little background. The Sterling Scholar program is a competition of sorts among Utah high school students in key areas of study. Winners at all levels are almost certainly handed college scholarships. In high school I was much more into the “trades” than traditional topics; drafting, carpentry, and electronics. I was the nominee from [...]
I recently finished reading Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell. Ok, to be honest, I listened to the audio book. This book is about those people in our world that stand way out from the crowd, the richest, smartest, and most successful, and how it is that they got that way. It turns [...]
In the Agile software development world, there is a common practice among development teams called the daily standup. At a set time each day, everyone involved in the project gathers in a common area where they hold a mini meeting. It is called the standup because you are required to stand. This keeps the meeting [...]
My grandfather (Papa to his dozens of grandkids) is a silly guy. Always making jokes and playing tricks on people. When I was a kid he told me a joke, the punch line of which is the name of this blog. It demonstrates his dry humor and explains where I get it from. Here it [...]
