Rambling...
Rambling...
Saturday, February 14, 2004
9:22 PM
Seattle is known for its rainy winters (and spring, and fall). But some days even during this time of year can be spectacular. The clouds part, the sun shines, and it becomes obvious that there's more to life than computers and debating XAML v. XUL.
Mt. Rainier as seen from Bellevue
Not that technology isn't important, or that debating such things is boring. But when you look out the window and see a spectacular sunset over the Olympic Mountains with the Seattle skyline in the foreground… even Rainbow Six 3 on XBOX doesn't seem all that important any longer.
Seattle skyline with Olympics and sunset, as seen from Bellevue.
(I took these pictures (above) the last time I was in Seattle (or actually at the Microsoft office in Bellevue). It happened to be a clear couple of days.)
But then the sun goes back to its usual hiding place for another few months, and we forget about "trivial" things such as "why are we here?" We can get back to the heady topics of Nunit, extreme programming, C# v. VB.NET, and proper application design. When the clouds take over, it's time to join friends and acquaintances in rousing discussion, even if it's through a blog.
A flock of Nerds seen at January's Portland Nerd Dinner. (Those are Rory's hands off to the right. They made a surprise appearance, ate a serving of Indian food, then said "goodbye" to rejoin Rory at his apartment. They didn't say whether they walked or took the bus.)
At least we've had a chance to sit back and reflect on things great and small.