Most people know what a haiku is, right? A three line poem, with 5 syllables on the first line, 7 on the second and 5 more on the third, adding to 17.
Well, I was browsing ThinkGeek and saw this one. (Keep refreshing and you’ll eventually see it.)
Writing a poem
In seventeen syllables
Is very diffi
I thought it was hilarious, but then I haven’t been sleeping much the last few days.
I just got back from Microsoft in Redmond yesterday afternoon. I’ve been on a plane in each of the last four months, taking trips to California, Vegas and now Redmond.
Anyway, I had recently taken a beta version of a certification exam, and I was out there to help them determine which items should remain on the final exam and which should be removed. The whole trip was a lot of fun for me. It was my first time to Redmond for anything, so I was probably a little touristy at times, but I imagine that’s not uncommon, right?
I just upgraded to Community Server 2.0. It was pretty smooth.
It’s slick. I haven’t found a skin I like yet, so I’m using the default. Maybe someday I’ll get around to changing that. Bear with me. 😉
OK, I can finally start telling people what I’ve been keeping secret.
Kelly and I are going to have a baby!!!
A few weeks ago, we had our first ultrasound. That was amazing! The baby was less than 3/4″ long at the time, but its heart was already beating (I could see it beating 3 times per second, but we couldn’t hear it), and it was already moving around. Apparently it sleeps for about 23 hours a day (lucky!), but it must have got disturbed during the ultrasound because it was in a different position at the end than it was at the beginning.
That was probably the coolest thing I have ever seen. I can’t imagine how this could get any cooler, but if I listen to my friends who already have kids, it must get way better. I can’t wait to be overwhelmed when the baby is born in September!
We’re almost 12 weeks, so we won’t know for another couple months if we should be decorating the baby’s room in our new house with pink or blue. The new house, by the way, is also due in September.
I’m so excited….
Thanks to Gerry for sending me this link of amazing facts about Chuck Norris.
 | If you think back, you may remember that I blogged about a being a technical reviewer for an upcoming O’Reilly book. Well the book has just been published, and I got a copy in the mail today. In the O’Reilly tradition, it has an animal on the front cover — a catfish. If anyone buys a copy, I’d be happy to sign it for you. You know, now that I’m famous… and published… sort of… in that “I didn’t really write anything — I just read the book” sort of way. Update: A co-worker pointed out that my name was listed in the credits at the end of the introduction. I didn’t even realize that I had been mentioned in the book. Now you have to buy it. |
According to optionsScalper, I make the web “suck less” with some things I posted earlier this month here and here.
Just doing my job, ma’am. Just doing my job. 😉
Tonight, Kelly and I are going to Chicago to see the Blue Man Group. We’re going to the 10PM show, so we’re staying the night (at a nice 4 star joint thanks to Priceline).
Her birthday was yesterday and this was part of her present. I think I might enjoy it as much as her, though!
Something that every business should do. Imagine how good it would feel to be a customer for a company who thinks you’re they’re favorite. And from the other side, imagine what it would be like to only work with people who are your favorites?
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