When I was in high school, I used to run quite a bit. Not because I wanted to, but because I had to. I played soccer, and I knew that come the middle of August, I'd be be doing 120s, and our coach assumed we'd be in shape. For those unfamiliar with 120s:… more »

When our oldest daughter started first grade, one of her biggest adjustments was actually going to sleep at a reasonable time. She's apparently a lot like me in her night owliness (that's a word, right?), and would be up until 10 or 11 at night, while ne… more »

I'd like to interrupt this blogging drought to let you know that I'm running the 3rd annual RossCode.com March Madness Pool Contest, and I want you to enter! There's no prize, but if you can pick better than anyone else, you'll de-throne my uncle, who… more »

On November 11th, The Wife's laptop needed to be rebooted. But it didn't turn out to be a normal reboot. Why? Because it wouldn't complete that reboot for nearly two months. It hung while rebooting. It wouldn't repair the OS install. It wouldn't come u… more »

One of the biggest things I struggle with is a way to manage what I need to do. I do a pretty good job of that at work, but in my personal life, things tend to get dropped. And at work, I feel that the amount of overhead I spend tracking what I need to d… more »

Last year, I decided to actually step back and enjoy myself during the March Madness tournament and host my own pool. Well, I'm doing that again this year, and I'm inviting readers of my blog (that's you!) and my Twitter followers to join. And anyone els… more »

That's right. For the 5th year in a row, Develomatic is running a contest to see who can make the best picks for the Accenture Match Play tournament that starts this Wednesday. As is custom, we're giving away a $25 Best Buy gift card, so if you're intere… more »

About a month ago, I came across a post from Joey Beninghove that caught my attention. Actually, it was a tweet of his referencing his blog post. Anyway, it was about a job opening where he works, and what caught my eye was that it was a telecommuting po… more »

A little over a week ago, The Wife headed out to the garage to get us some dessert. When she came back into the house, she was pretty excited - she found some moose tracks ice cream - and she came flying up our back stairs (there's 4 of them). "Joel! I… more »

Mike Eaton, a member of my twitter tribe, is trying to get to know his tweeps better. As part of that, he asks a few questions to get a better understanding of our background. I figured that rather than answer in his comments, I' post it here instead.… more »