I just wanted to add links to some of my favorite books about software creation and methodologies. Software Craftsmanship by Pete McBreen presents an ethical framework for the discipline of software creation by master software craftsmen. Object Solutions by Grady Booch presents a good introduction to incremental and iterative development for object-oriented software. Agile Software Development by Alistair Cockburn presents a theoretical framework for software creation based on the central concept of communication. Extreme Programming Explained by Kent Beck presents a radical approach where various software creation practices are taken to extremes in order to support each other. Refactoring by Martin Fowler presents a rigorous method and catalog of examples for redesigning software without changing functionality. The Inmates are Running the Asylum by Alan Cooper presents an approach to software creation that focuses on making the user happy about interacting with a software system.

When my parents (Garry and Valerie) were still together, we lived in a house in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada at 1222 Temperance Street. That was a really nice neighborhood. We were only a block from my elementary school, Brunskill School. I remember walking to school every day. I remember the leaves on the street in the fall. I remember running down the block. I remember the odd blue apartements at the corner of Temperance and Wiggins. I remember that the large high-rise known as "Luther Towers" went up while we were there. I also remember the corner store and getting yoyo’s there and seeing a fabulous yoyoing demonstration. We moved out when I was pretty young: maybe seven years old – I think it was when my parents split up.