For the two of you who noticed (other than people I work with),
I am back.  I thought about having some kind of 'Prodigal
Content Strategist' posting or summut, but that's overly
melodramatic.  Where was I? I took a short trip through madness.
Am I back? I'm not certain.  Either way, I feel well enough to
start being public again. So, technical blog up, personal to
follow (at some point Denatonium benzoate will rise again).
Instant Messenger will likely be turned on again. Signatures
return to my e-mails.  What did I learn over the last time? A
few things I'd like to share that are slightly appropriate for
this audience:    1. Development is not a part-time operation --
you must have bulk time blocks to do anything of value   2. The
sole purpose of management is to ensure #1, or the project will
fail   3. I am not a real dev, I only played one once   4.
Sanity is only brain deep  That's it - I'm hardly a Doug Purdy
when it comes to wisdom.  For those people I owe e-mails,
purchase orders and/or published arti