2011-07-29T20:30:29-05:00http://KevM.github.com/Kevin MillerAll Apologies2011-07-29T11:06:00-05:00http://KevM.github.com/blog/2011/07/29/all-apologies<p>I am deeply sorry.</p>
<h3>Why?</h3>
<p>The world does not really need another blog. But I do. I need a place to mutter about my interests. This is all about me and my needs. But I am ever thinking of you my reader. Hence the previous execution of an apology. I hope that covers it and makes you feel better.</p>
<p>This GitHub hosted blog will be a place for my professional mutterings concerning software development and general geekery.</p>
<h3>What?</h3>
<p>What kind of geekery you ask? I mostly work in the .Net space building web applications for big companies creating supportable, working, shipping software. The web apps for big companies part is usually nothing sexy or <a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/">Hacker News</a> worthy but I do my best to smooth out our user's workday.</p>
<p>During my workday I build on a budding open source web framework called FubuMVC made by my Dovetail colleagues and quickly growing community. On the side I have been playing around with what people are calling Modern Javascript and alternative data stores and a bit of Vim on a fun little a Macbook.</p>
<p>There will also very likely be random anecdotes about my new career as a part-time stay at home dad which has nothing to do with anything technical. I apologize for this as well.</p>
<p>Speaking of random anecdotes...</p>
<p><a href='http://postimage.org/image/28dqn7l0/' target='_blank'><img src='http://s4.postimage.org/2wbj43a3b/beyondthethornbushes.gif' border='0' alt="Big and Little Nutbrown Hare looking up at the sky" /></a></p>
<h3>Naming things is hard</h3>
<p>Wondering where I got the title of the blog?</p>
<blockquote><p>Then he looked beyond the thornbushes, out into the big dark night. Nothing could be farther than the sky.</p><footer><strong>Sam McBratney,</strong><cite><a href='http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/076360013X/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&tag=kevimill-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=076360013X,'>Guess How Much I Love You</a></cite></footer></blockquote>
<p>You've likely figured out it has something to do with the bit about me being a stay at home dad a.k.a. SAHD. My 9 month old boy gets a story before bed and my favorite story is the legendary tale of Big Nutbrown Hare one upping Little Nutbrown Hare in
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/076360013X/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&tag=kevimill-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=076360013X" title="The board book at Amazon">Guess How Much I Love You</a>. He, however, does not care about the story. He just wants a meal and to sleep.</p>
<h3>Micro Book Review</h3>
<p>In a way it is a terrible story containing an adult playfully toping his child's attempts to communicate their love. Some might think it demeaning. I find it fun and playful.</p>
<p>More importantly for me it captures well the idea that the little one has no way of understanding the depth of his parent's love. Becoming a parent made me have new respect for my parents. They have always given me lots of love and encouragement but never until now have I really known how deeply lies the foundation of their love for me.</p>
<p>Well my little and wonderful monster has awoken so that is it for today. Till he naps again.</p>