I'm making an effort to separate my software development-related posts into a new blog: Curt's Software Blog. In addition to new posts, I'll be dusting off some of my older posts here and porting them over.
Blogger extraordianaire Kat launched a blogosphere-based fast yesterday. Each day a designated blogger will fast and blog about it and an area of need in the world. Shaun Groves and Andrew Osenga are in the line up.
If, like me, you missed the boat on this, you can still participate by spreading the word and fasting on the 40th day: July 31st.
Good friends are hard to find. We visited some of these hard-to-find friends this week and had a great time. In our conversation about what makes a good friend, our friend hit the nail on the head:
God and farts.
When you can seamlessly transition from your faith to poo, then you've reached a level of intimacy unrivaled by other friends.
This past weekend was senior recognition weekend at my church. The youth band and choir led worship and several of the seniors gave testimonies.
I got to sit in with the band (they needed an electric guitarist—you know, so they could rock out), and I was so impressed. The youth put in lots of extra hours this past week striving towards excellence, and their hard work and diligence was met with success.
Here's the catch: all of this hard work was not to make themselves look good—rather, it was a genuine effort to glorify and worship the Lord with their talents. This focus on the Lord is so rare that when you do actually see it, it shines like a bright light in contrast to the world around us. Thanks, guys and gals. You inspired me.
As I'm raising two young daughters, this kind of experience gives me hope. A hope that my girls will have a strong group of peers that aren't afraid to stand in their beliefs.
I feel like I've been in a music coma the last three or four years. (This timeline roughly corresponds with the birth of my first child followed by a second 18 months later.) I think I'm coming out of that coma, though, and Dave Barnes is helping to wake me up.
I bought Brother, Bring the Sun and Chasing Mississippi after Kat mentioned Dave on her blog. I ripped them and forgot about them until the other day when I saw his name on the credits for Bethany Dillon's "All I Need". I thought, "Hmm, is that the same Dave Barnes?" Yep, sure is.
Dave's music is a refreshing treat with an amazing grasp of classic sounds across several different styles. Go check him out.
The Dallas Ruby scene is heating up, and the Dallas Ruby Brigade is leading the way. The March 6th meeting will feature the Dave Thomas speaking on Metaprogramming Ruby.
I'm happy to see such a thriving Ruby community here in the DFW area. Come be a part of the fun: Dallas Ruby Brigade.
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