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My time has been divided recently as much is going on. From a missed PDC 2008 event; to a wonderful home birthing experience with our third child; to learning to play more than twinkle twinkle on the guitar; to spending an absorbent amount of time on Stack Overflow.

Like sand through the hour glass, these are the days of my life.

Yes, I missed this years PDC event due to the encroaching due date of our unborn child. Most of the content is now online so it’s just a matter of time before one can be caught up. The biggest thing that is hard to recover is the people networking that occurs at these events. So many bright minds in the industry come to share the knowledge. There is always next time and for now… I can always connect with people on twitter. :)

Next came the birth of our third child. We had this one at our house (yes, it was planned that way). All I can say is that the experience was absolutely amazing and a wonderful switch from the hospital environment.

Where else has the time went? Between family, work and play there is Stack Overflow. A developer’s haven for learning, helping others, etc. It’s a community site for geeks of the software trade to hangout and share their experiences.

I had the pleasure of being part of their private beta and was addicted from the start. It’s now in public beta and open to everyone (has been for months now). Check it out if you have not yet done so. It has become another tool in the box that assists in climbing out of those crazy situations us developers always seem to find ourselves in. If I didn’t have so many other things going on in my life I’m sure that a majority of my time would be spent at this site.

Thank goodness for all the other stuff that tends to bring balance to this software developer’s life.