Monday Morning Sets the Tone for the Week

 
Treadmill

L.A. Fitness at 5 a.m. I don’t like exercising in a crowded gym. I also don’t like to get up early, but not as much as I don’t like exercising in a crowded gym, and if you get in there at 5 a.m., the gym isn’t crowded.

For 2011, I started doing different exercises every day of the week and changing up the entire workout every four weeks, instead of doing the same basic routine that I’d been doing since, like, forever.

I’m taking all major muscle groups by surprise on a regular basis. They have no idea what’s coming next.

If you’re not incorporating the element of surprise into your exercise regimen, you’re blowing a major opportunity.

Kanban, Scrum, User Stories, System Design

 

Kanban and Scrum: Making the Most of Both

 

Free download courtesy of Henrik Kniberg, Mattias Skarin and InfoQ.com.

The book includes:

  • Kanban and Scrum in a nutshell
  • Comparison of Kanban and Scrum and other Agile methods
  • Practical examples and pitfalls
  • Cartoons and diagrams illustrating day-to-day work
  • Detailed case study of a Kanban implementation within a Scrum organization

Quick Thinking

 
Cable Car of the Powell-Hyde line in San Francisco

My kid is in San Francisco with a Northwood High musical group. Among the chaperones is the school principal. We don’t like her. More on that later.

“Avoid the temptation to push her in front of a cable car,” I advised the boy.

“Why?” he asked.

“Well . . .” Now I had to think of something. “Because her fat ass would derail the thing, costing innocent people their lives.”

EppsNet Book Reviews: The Odyssey by Homer

 

The author displays a lively imagination. The cast of characters includes both gods and mortals, and the story builds to a thrilling climax.

I can’t wait to see what this promising young writer comes up with next.

Selling Typewriters

 

“My son just finished college last year. He wants to write but he’s selling typewriters until he gets started,” his mother said . . . the woman across the aisle said in a loud voice, “Well that’s nice. Selling typewriters is close to writing. He can go right from one to the other.”

— Flannery O’Connor, “Everything That Rises Must Converge”