So I have finally done it. I have started my very own blog. I have been intending to keep a journal for some time now. It was just one of those things that I hadn't got around to doing. Andy Tinkham convinced me it was about time, though it didn't take much convincing.

So why did I want to keep a journal anyway? There are a few reasons, though I mostly want to capture my musings, ramblings, and thoughts. I hope that the act of writing will force me to focus my thoughts and develop a coherent voice. I need to learn to be a little more stingy with words; I tend to be a bit verbose.

On the practical side, I am a software developer and coach who has a lot of ideas about development processes, team dynamics and the various technologies we use. I hope to capture and refine these thoughts. Also, I frequently make references to books, sites, and tools to others that I work with. I would like to provide a listing of for these references and reviews. I also work on a variety of open source projects (like NUnit) and would like to discuss them.

I also love to cook and watch movies. You will probably find a lot of ramblings about both.

Finally, if by some miracle someone else reads this, I hope to get feedback from people regarding my ideas and their related experiences.

What can you Expect to Find Here?

• thoughts on software development
• reviews of books, tools, technologies, movies and restaurants
• conference and workshop reflections
• open source projects
• article drafts
• recipes
• random thoughts