I was heading north from West Palm Beach on the Florida Turnpike–possibly the epicenter of American vacationland. This artery begins in orange groves, touches upon Orlando and Disney, and extends almost to the Everglades, providing access to some of the most extensive beach developments in Florida. Astonishingly, the tollgates read “Cash Not Accepted” at many […]
We have had a great start to the 2012 school year! From the opening of the Early Childhood Center to the Missouri Teacher of the Year award, the good news keeps coming. We are very excited about what has been accomplished, but we are even more excited about what is to come. I would like […]
Most engineers in my generation will not have direct experience with what I will be describing, and that is the shame of technical education in the latter part of the 20th century. Early last century the progression into a productive career was clear. You needed to walk yourself down to a business that built things, […]
Over the last two years I have been steadily transitioning from project based, hardware-centric systems, to the world of software development. This transition has required me to adapt in many ways, some were easy and some were quite difficult. As I prepare for the Atlassian Summit in San Francisco this week I am reminded of […]
As we wrap up classes to end the 2011-2012 school year, I marvel at the progress across the district. It would be easy to list out all the programs, groups and organizations that have stepped up. It would be easy to point out all the great statistics. What I want to call attention to is […]
I just had the pleasure of sitting in on the Sunday Service at August Gate church. I put a new sound system into their building this week, and wanted to be there for the first service. It was a great opportunity to see community being lived out by really wonderful, committed people with a united […]