| Date | Title | Categories |
|---|
| May 1 |
Negative productivity and learning from oopses |
geek, productivity, tips, work |
| May 2 |
Thoughts from marriage: Learning together |
learning, life |
| May 3 |
Cucumber, Capybara, and the joys of integration testing in Rails |
geek, rails |
| May 4 |
On people changing companies |
career, work |
| May 5 |
Tweaking married life for everyday happiness |
life |
| May 7 |
Rails: Exporting data from specific tables into fixtures |
geek, rails |
| May 8 |
Condensing requirements into use cases |
ibm, learning, work |
| May 9 |
On kids and the learning of tangible things |
life |
| May 10 |
Rails: Paperclip needs attributes defined by attr_accessible, not just attr_accessor |
development, geek, rails |
| May 11 |
Back from the Netherlands |
family, life |
| May 12 |
Weekly review: Week ending May 6, 2011 |
weekly |
| May 13 |
First foray into community-supported agriculture |
cooking, kaizen, life |
| May 14 |
Cattus Petasatus |
learning |
| May 15 |
Weekly review: Week ending May 13, 2011 |
weekly |
| May 16 |
Rails: Preserving test data |
development, geek, rails |
| May 17 |
Finding the bright side of business travel |
travel, work |
| May 17 |
Walking outside my comfort zone – bike? push/kick scooter? |
analysis, decision, kaizen, travel |
| May 18 |
Ordered a Kindle with free 3G |
geek, kaizen, travel |
| May 20 |
Travel updates: GPS, Pearl Street, Vibram toe shoes |
geek, kaizen, travel |
| May 20 |
Waiting for my Kindle |
geek |
| May 21 |
Presentation draft: Mentoring on the Network |
mentoring, presentation, speaking |
| May 21 |
Notes from the airport: Missed my flight; not the end of the world after all |
travel |
| May 22 |
Victoria Day weekend: back to the garden |
gardening |
| May 23 |
Gardening: Horticultural investments, social dividends |
connecting, gardening |
| May 24 |
Experimenting with standing desks |
geek, kaizen, life |
| May 25 |
The flow of opportunities in a large company |
ibm, work |
| May 26 |
Taking a break while working on presentations |
speaking |
| May 27 |
Developing a workflow with Autodesk Sketchbook Pro |
drawing, sketches, speaking |
| May 28 |
Weekly review: Weeks ending May 20, 2011 and May 27, 2011 |
weekly |
| May 29 |
May 29, 2011: bagels, banana bread, bok choi, bath stuff, and books |
life, sketches |
| May 29 |
Dealing with a bad calendar week |
geek, kaizen, life |
| May 30 |
Made a kitty soap holder |
sewing |
| May 30 |
Seasons and salad days |
cooking |
| May 31 |
Learning from Mr. Collins: Practice, conversation, and what to do when someone says something mean |
communication, life |
