I ran across this the other day – an old story fragment I had written long ago. The night was dark and still, but they could still see the figures dancing. Like shadows, they seemed to melt into the very darkness that created them. Yet still there was no sound, and that perhaps was the… Continue reading The Night was Dark and Still
Category: personal
Typing Speed
I’m a sucker for speed typing tests: 92 words (Try it out at Speedtest)
A New Theme?
In honor of what is now my 1002nd post… I’ve decided to change my theme. What do you think? The old one was very nice (and it matched my office – how geeky is that?) but it didn’t quite properly support Gravatars and was getting a little long in the tooth. This new one should… Continue reading A New Theme?
1,000th Post!
I just happened to look at my WordPress admin page this morning (after upgrading to WordPress 2.6 – as always, it’s well worth it to upgrade, they’ve got lots of nice new features for this version) and I noticed that my post count was at “999.” Well, now it’s at 1,000 – that’s one thousand… Continue reading 1,000th Post!
Some of MY Programming Book Recommendations
Well, I shouldn’t say “recommendations,” since I’m just recommending one book: Testing Computer Software (Second Edition) by Cem Kaner, Jack Falk, and Hung Quoc Nguyen. This is an utterly invaluable book for anyone who ever aspires to be more than just a code monkey. Technically speaking, this book was written more for “testers” and people… Continue reading Some of MY Programming Book Recommendations