An Old Joke

An architect, an artist and an engineer were discussing whether it was better to spend time with the wife or a mistress.

The architect said, “I enjoyed time with my wife, building a solid foundation for an enduring relationship.

The artist said, “I enjoyed time with my mistress, because of the passion and mystery I found there.”

The engineer said, "I like both."

"Both?" they questioned.

The Engineer said, "Yeah. If you have a wife and a mistress, they will each assume you are spending time with the other woman, and you can go to the lab and get some work done."

About Me

Well I thought I would share information about myself out to the few people that read my blog. I am a contractor working at a large web hosting company doing application support and development. I mainly code in .NET at work, but I might also have to fix problems in ASP or Cold Fusion. My partner and I support about 8 applications that handle the business and everyday operations of the company.

The biggest project I have worked on here would be a helpdesk system. My partner and I revamped the system from scratch making it more user friendly. The managers have said they have seen a large improvement in service times since they have moved to the new system.

I have had only one real programming class and that was C for engineers. I graduated from Penn State University with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. I spent months trying to find a job in the engineering field but I never made it past the first interviews. The average opening had 50 to 100 people fighting for it.

So I spent my free time developing games in JavaScript like Reversi: The Game. I developed other card and puzzle games over a couple of months and posted them on JavaRanch. My site ran out of bandwidth since people were playing my games all the time. Eventually I got an offer for a job which I am working now.

Everything I know of programming is self taught. I first started out programming TI-Basic on my TI-85 when I was bored in class. I then bought a computer and taught myself HTML and JavaScript. Over the years I picked up other languages.

Over the years my girlfriend has had to put up with me sitting in front of the computer and ignoring her. If you see any comments in my blog that seem fishy, it is probably her since she comes here to make fun of my spelling mistakes and grammar. And yes Shona I spelt grammar right for once!