Monthly Archives: February 2008

The Importance of Being Interrupted

With apologies to Oscar Wilde, I thought I’d jot down a few thoughts on trying to do mentally difficult things in small highly segmented blocks of time. Some agile devotees advocate a term called Radical Collocation which essentially boils down to sticking an entire team in a single room for the length of the project. …

February 28, 2008 – 10:44 pm | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Programming, Technology | Comments (3)

Thoughts on Mythology

I’ve been listening to Joseph Campbell’s The Eastern Way in the car and it reminds me of how much I love mythology, the stories and anecdotes that go along with myths, what their effects are on our culture and way of life. The first tape is a comparison of the Western and Eastern mythological structures, …

February 20, 2008 – 8:44 pm | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Mythology, Random | Comments (1)

Gardening

If you’re following along at home, it’s time to plant that early spring garden here in the Metroplex.

February 12, 2008 – 6:47 pm | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Gardening | Comments (0)

My Mind On A Leash

I’ve been meditating for 3 days now and even in that short period of time, I’ve come to realize how difficult it is to do well. As I walked Scooter Wednesday night, it occurred to me that my consciousness is not unlike an untrained dog on a leash. If you have a dog, you know …

February 8, 2008 – 7:11 pm | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Epiphany | Comments (0)

Random Update

Haven’t been writing much of late, not here, not elsewhere and part of that is lack of desire and part of it is lack of energy. The new job continues and I’m down to feeling like the village idiot 3 out of 5 days instead of 5 out of 5. That’s an improvement but not …

February 4, 2008 – 9:55 pm | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Random | Comments (1)