Turning 40: no leaky bladder (yet), a Master's thesis, and a side project

At 40 you get hair loss, changes in libido, aged appearance, leaky bladder, and many more interesting defects according to Google.

Today is my 40th birthday and I had none of those. That I know of.

Master's thesis defended

Yesterday I defended my Master's thesis in Enterprise Architecture at INNOCOM, and received a great grade. Bucket list item checked off.

I'm not going to name everyone involved, but you know who you are. Thank you.

For anyone considering a course like this: you can do this.

Staying fit

I train frequently and hope to delay the physical breakdown for as long as possible. I also want to set a good example for my growing boys. Being fit has had only positive side effects so far. Flexibility is still a work in progress.

If you're curious why being fit makes you a better developer (and I think it applies to everyone), Magnus Nordlander gave a really good presentation on exactly this: watch it here.

A side project

I'm working on a project with semantic search and AI and Drupal. I think it will change the way people consume information on websites. I'm genuinely excited about this. After approximately 23 years in technology, the passion hasn't gone anywhere. If only there were more hours in the day.

A quote

"Dream so big that average people call you crazy." - Jean-Jacques Machado

Smile, it makes you look younger. Now go crush it.

Yee Haw.