My lack of posting here must not be interpreted as inactivity toward my goal of becoming a Microsoft code "hero" (vague as that may right now be). I have installed, troubleshot, asked for help, made discoveries all by myself, gotten things right, gotten things wrong, worn the Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 t-shirt, studied C++ in advance of really digging into C#, scratched my head, thought I'd never get it, seen light bulbs turn on, sipped many a cup of the hot, black brew, dived head-first into Inside C# Second Edition by Archer and Whitechapel, gotten really excited, been overwhelmed, attended a code camp (as opposed to a coed camp), worn the t-shirt again while at the same time tried to come up with a sound backup and data archival strategy (when I worked for my last company, the network guys worried about that, now I have to), purchased storage devices and media, written backup scripts, tried to install Vista SP1 (without luck so far due to an Intel video driver not being yet compatible), tried to love and interact with my wife and kids, tried to love and support some dear friends who really need it right now, and on, and on, and on.

 

And yesterday at supper, I said to my wife, "I had fun today."

"Doing what?" she asked.

"Code," I said.

"Oh."

 

It reminded me of the thrill of my early days in learning IT back in the mid-80s. I can have that thrill again?!!?

 

WOW!!!

 

Back to it.