Every Man a Hero, Every Woman a Coach

I am happy to report that my dear wife N'omi, the light of my life, is out of pain. If you know me, you know that I have a strong belief in a literal heaven, and in the literal truth of the Bible. I know N'omi is with the Lord in heaven, and I truly rejoice in that.

But I miss her more than I can possibly express, even though I know I will see her someday in heaven.

We're having a quiet burial on Monday, April 24. Then on Saturday, April 29, we're having a memorial meeting, to give friends an opportunity to share memories and testimonies about N'omi's life. Then we're going over to the home of my son John for a Glory Party, to rejoice in N'omi's graduation. (See http://www.nomiorr.com.)

At this moment, the location of the memorial meeting is uncertain; check http://www.nomiorr.com for updates.

Please don't send flowers. If your heart is prompting you to do something, ask God what it is. Perhaps it's something like getting a special gift for your spouse, or making a donation to your favorite charity. N'omi's life was about helping people hear God.

Joel

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The Development Abstraction Layer - Joel on Software

The Development Abstraction Layer

By Joel Spolsky
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
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A young man comes to town. He is reasonably good looking, has a little money in his pocket. He finds it easy to talk to women.

He doesn't speak much about his past, but it is clear that he spent a lot of time in a soulless big company.

He is naturally friendly and outgoing, and quietly confident without being arrogant. So he finds it easy to pick up small gigs from the job board at the local Programmer's Cafe. But he rapidly loses interest in insurance database projects, vanity web pages for housewives, and financial calculation engines.

The Development Abstraction Layer - Joel on Software.

Wisdom from email signatures

Ari Ollikainen <Ari@OLTECO.com>:

           +----------------------------------------------+
           | You need only two tools: WD-40 and duct tape.
           | If it doesn't move and it should, use WD-40.   
           | If it moves and shouldn't, use duct tape.           
           +----------------------------------------------+

What does this mean?

My friend Stuart Silverstone writes:

On Wednesday of next week,
at two minutes and three seconds after 1:00 in the morning,
the time and date will be 01:02:03 04/05/06.

Obviously, this won't ever happen again.

Adjust your thinking.

Yuo awlyas thought slpeling was ipmorantt

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to rscheearch taem at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

Amzanig huh? Yaeh and yuo awlyas thought slpeling was ipmorantt.