Few words strike fear into the hearts of software development managers and developers than scope creep. Long the bane of the development industry, scope creep has affected almost everyone who works on software – even those who work for themselves but especially those who report to a client providing software specifications. The perennial question in …
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January 9, 2009: Oreo Goes to the Vet
We tried to go to bed around midnight last night but that did not work out so well for me. Oreo was feeling pretty bad and needed me to take him outside roughly every twenty to thirty minutes for several hours. I kept trying to go to bed after each trip thinking that it must …
January 8, 2009: Oreo Not Feeling Well
As is becoming common, Oreo got me up this morning with a desperate need for a walk. Today it wasn’t a short trip just outside the door either but one requiring my coat and shoes. At least it forces me to wake up and to get moving first thing in the morning. The good news …
January 7, 2009: Liesl’s First News Appearance
It isn’t much of an appearance but a photo of Liesl was used in a NowPublic article about a website about Cute Things Falling Asleep which has become so popular as to be mentioned on CNN (although one must argue that CNN is not popular enough to be mentioned on Cute Things Falling Asleep while …
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January 6, 2009: Really Long Day of Work
When you have a new baby in the house, every morning is a challenge to get out of bed. Even when we manage to get to sleep at a reasonable time the night’s sleep does not seem to be very relaxing. I can only imagine how bad it is for Dominica. She gets so much …