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Entries from August 2007

Software and quality assurance

August 31st, 2007 · · Work

I’m utterly disgusted by how my shop deploys software!  We (frequently) have a need to do a rush job on a project, be it an update or completely new functionality that a customer “needs…like yesterday”.
Short version of this bitchy-rant is every software shop needs QA!  If you don’t care to read the rest, thanks for [...]

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Soccer Practice

August 27th, 2007 · · Family

Aaron had his first soccer practice today! He had a ton of fun running around and kicking the ball with the other kids. Most of the kids are around his age but some of them are a bit older (I think there is a 5 year old on his team). He was hot, sweaty and [...]

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Another Vox Crossposter Feature

August 17th, 2007 · · Blogging, PHP, Web Development, WordPress Plugin

My plugin was in a write up about Wordpress plugins on the blog Mashable.  Here is a link to the entry: http://mashable.com/2007/08/02/wordpress-readers/.   How cool is that?!
I found it by looking through some of the incoming links to my blog.  I clicked on a link from an Asian site and saw a link to Mashable.com.  I [...]

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Pregnancy scare? oh no! excitement!!!

August 10th, 2007 · · Family

This pregnancy is different than the last.  Meri is only 8 weeks along and her tummy is already getting a shape to it.  It’s already getting a little harder and she’s already showing, but just a little bit.  With the first pregnancy, I don’t think she started to really show until she was about 5 [...]

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Aaron loves swimming

August 6th, 2007 · · Family

After a ton of anticipation (and crabby neighbors), the community pool finally opened (several weeks ago).
We have been taking Aaron to the pool quite a bit. Now you would think that a kid who hates water over his face in the bath tub would like to stay above the water on his many, many [...]

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