Motley Crue certainly had a hit when they penned the eerily similar Girls, Girls, Girls. I am neither a Crue fan or about to express my disgust of most glam rock.
On my recent visit to Galveston, I learned of the well-known issue of the town's battle with prostitution. If confronted during a debate, I would certainly consider myself an adversary of the practice. Nonetheless, you have to admire the ingenuity of this taboo magnate.In order to keep the "business" rolling while dumb-founding local authorities, ongoing investigations, and an overall distaste for the professional, organized pimp organizations, the island's escort distributors changed tactics. We all know when to look the other way, keep the doors locked and cover the kids' eyes, right? When the sun sets on the strip.
Wrong! Most of the sexual transactions now occur at COB - close of business. Right when the men get out of the office and kill a little time before going home to the wifey. Genius. Pure genius.
Why can't we be more thoughtful and driven towards the needs of the customers in our respectable, respective businesses. Or for that matter, don't we tend to minister when it fits our schedule? "That prayer can wait", "this person will be there next week", "the homeless are always homeless." Typical thoughts of the average Christian. I am as guilty as anyone.
I'm not out to bring anyone down today or level the playing field. Life is good and there are tons of Christians out there doing the right thing. My point is that there might be something to learn in the strangest of places. Check out this video of the past weekend's message from Wes Hamilton (not a strange place to learn just a great commentary on obedience) ...
Title: "Old School - Gideon" by Wes Hamilton on July 27, 2008
Is there anything good or is this all about gloom and doom? In case you feel like not reading anymore or skipping to a particular topic, here's the agenda for remainder of this post:
- SCRUM for the non-SCRUMMER
- The Wii Fit and Mii
- Fun links from the Web
- Conclusion
When people learn that I'm a certified scrum master, I usually get a few odd looks, occasionally get called a SCUM master, and from time to time, the person justs walk away in disbelief. It's not my position but a way to manage agile projects. In my case, agile projects are software headlines that deliver value back to the customer in an incremental, iterative fashion. Each increment is shippable (ready for the world) and the work is defined as a planned, committed iteration.
That's all there is to it. Of those of us managers that implement this scrum style, there are even more questions. Folks just get lost in the details. Here are my Top 3 rules of SCRUM:
- Common Sense
- BOCTAOE (click the link to find out)
- "Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment." - (Google says) Mullah Nasrudin
A lot of people say Scrum is about common sense. I wonder if it's because of hindsight, after a person has learned about Scrum, it appears like it should have been common sense all along. Everyone in my profession has been conditioned to think about and carry out software development in a non-commonsensical way for the past several decades. When someone finally points it out, it's only natural to react with, "Oh, yeah. Of course. Why didn't I think of that?"
If you really want an overview of the Scrum process and some case studies of success and failure, pickup the following book:
The Wii Fit and Mii
So I got a Wii Fit. This is an amazing advancement in gaming. Alright - so I'm not a gamer. But I'm having a blast. The poularity of the Wii unit and its accessories is astonishing. The poor kid at Game Stop can't even keep a copy of Mario Carts for himself.
Elizabeth and I basically wrestle for position on this thing. It is a fun, organized, and accountable way of working out. I wouldn't suggest it for the triathlete, but it has certainly improved the quality of life for this psoriatic arthritic, sendintary, software manager.
Fun links from the Web
On my way around the Internet, I occasionally run into little jems ... noticably bais towards my tastes:
- BeerAdvocate | Respect Beer.TM
- Rush plays Rock Band to Tom Sawyer NOTE - I despise Rush but thought it was interesting to see an actual band interact with the game (other than Slash being drunk on a commercial.)
- Shatter Sports - Did you know this is a Rockwall based company?!
We've gone on a roller coaster ride - whores, Jesus, Scrum, Wii, beer, Rush, and Rockwall. Not the finest or well planned posts of the week. But this blog is as obscure as a Malaysian beauty contest winner. So be it.
For inspiration and a cleansing of filth from this post, read Psalm 7 today.
Stay wise.
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