http://www.jasoncampbell.org Contractions are a shortcut to laziness, which is an unpaved road to certain failure Sat, 12 May 2007 00:00:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You will remember that a little over 3 weeks ago I posted here about a freelance writing opportunity that had come my way. I am sure you are all waiting with baited breath for an update, so here goes. Today was a day of several milestones in my quest to ... http://www.jasoncampbell.org/2007/05/11/as-the-waters-reach-my-ankles/ Some of you are aware of the freelance writing gig that I picked up this week and several of you have wanted to know where to find the articles. The links are below, but be warned that the site I am writing for is dedicated to content management systems. ... http://www.jasoncampbell.org/2007/04/19/dipping-my-toe-in-the-waters-of-freelance-writing/ I was capturing notes in my Moleskine from my current study of R.A. Torrey's "How to Pray" and I realized that while many blessings have been written over the years - the most famous being "An Irish Blessing" - I had never heard of a blessing for writers. I planned to ... http://www.jasoncampbell.org/2007/03/28/a-writers-blessing/ My oldest son (Son #1) had surgery today. Minor outpatient surgery that required 30 minutes of operating room time and 3.5 hours of pre-operation and post-operation time. Don't get me wrong, I am not complaining. I was raised in a medical family (Father = ER Doc, Mother ... http://www.jasoncampbell.org/2006/09/15/realizations/ "Do you remember your father?" asked the judge sternly, "that father whom you have disgraced?" The prisoner answered: "I remember him perfectly. When I went to him for advice or companionship, he would look up from his book on the Law of Trusts, and say, 'Run away, boy, ... http://www.jasoncampbell.org/2006/08/18/devotional-8182006/ Success in the world means power, influence, money, prestige. But in the Christian world, it means pleasing God. - Charles Colson Can a man achieve both? Absolutely. Why are the men and women who achieve both not known? Because the people who achieve both have no need to ... http://www.jasoncampbell.org/2005/10/17/success-3/ This was the second session I attended on Wednesday. This was the first of the three "break-out sessions" that were held in the afternoon. These sessions lasted 70 minutes. I chose this session over the following two available sessions: "Aspect Oriented Programming: Myths and Realities" by Ramnivas ... http://www.jasoncampbell.org/2005/10/14/jia-agile-requirements-from-static-specifications-vincent-frisina-10505/ This was the first session I attended on Wednesday morning.  The morning sessions are considered "Training Modules" and last for 3 hours.  Thankfully, the speakers provided breaks otherwise I would have never made it through (kidney stones shrink the bladder, I have no scientific evidence to back that up).  So ... http://www.jasoncampbell.org/2005/10/10/jia-portal-with-portlets-doug-bateman-10505/ Yesterday was the first day of the Java In Action Conference presented by TechTarget and TheServerSide.com.  Overall, I have been extremely impressed. First of all, Disney's Yacht Club is top-of-the-line with respect to convention centers.  I fear that future conferences will pale in comparison.  Exactly like what you would expect from ... http://www.jasoncampbell.org/2005/10/06/java-in-action-conference-day-1/ In about two-and-a-half hours, I will on my way to Orlando for the Java In Action Enterprise Java Conference and Training Experience which being put on TheServerSide.com. But wait, isn't Disney World in Orlando?  You would be right and the conference is being held at Disney's Yacht Club Resort.  I will be ... http://www.jasoncampbell.org/2005/10/04/on-the-road-again/