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Sound of crickets chirping...
Yes, it has been a bit quiet around chrisoverbeek.com. I just renewed the domain for a couple of years, though, so for the time being, we're going to be around. Things have been pretty busy for me and the family. I have been putting in a few extry Read More...
Paris, Wednesday, 2/27/2008
Today, the customer we've been working with took us to a little restaurant in the area where we're working (Pantin), and we chatted about camping and hiking in America. It is pretty neat to talk to people here and learn of their impressions of Read More...
Paris, Sunday, 2/24/2008
I am on a business trip to Paris, France to work with a customer. I have been trying to make notes of our non-work activities for my own benefit, and decided to post it here... We landed at Charles De Gaulle airport around 11:15 or so, and Thierry met Read More...
Kinda torture
I got a little award for doing some good things at work, and the prize was a technology gift of my choice within certain parameters. As such I chose something I've kind of wanted for a while anyway ... an Xbox 360. The person who procured my prize Read More...
Short trips
I travel a little here and there for work, but not too much. In all the trips I have taken, only twice have I flown to and from somewhere within a 24-hour period (Detroit to White Plains, NY and back in a day, and Detroit to Laguardia driving just into Read More...
Grumble
I am sitting at my desk having one of those 'I kinda hate my job right now' moments. At least it is late enough that I can crank some music up loud and not have to worry about offending any coworkers. While I am whining, I am hungry, too. Anyone Read More...
Sometimes being a manager is a drag...
I don't write too much about specifics about work on here, for many reasons. However, there are times when the boundary between work and my personal feelings is hard to discern -- this is one of those times. One of the developers on my team has decided Read More...