James, F.E.

Recent Blog Comments By James, F.E.

• The School Of Practical Philosophy: Love - Week Five

  Posted on Nov 15, 2011 at 7:43 PM

  @Anna, oh well, it was worth a shot. :-) If you happen to know anyone who wants to invest in a creative, eccentric individual with a wide variety of interests that may or may not eventually hit on something that pays big bucks, send them my way. And good luck on the new relationship. I hope it wo... read more »

• The School Of Practical Philosophy: Love - Week Five

  Posted on Nov 12, 2011 at 11:54 PM

  @Anna, want to be my Patron? You pay my bills, I'll work on what I want, and I might even come up with something along the way that is financially viable that I could eventually repay your investment. :-)... read more »

• The School Of Practical Philosophy: Love - Week Five

  Posted on Nov 11, 2011 at 12:32 PM

  @Lola Yes, I have many outside interests beyond coding and work. But @Anna hit it on the head in that there are many days when I'm so tired at the end of the day that I just don't want to do anything when I get home. I think what I want is a situation like Leonardo da Vinci had. He had a Patron tha... read more »

• The School Of Practical Philosophy: Love - Week Five

  Posted on Nov 2, 2011 at 7:07 AM

  @Ben yeah, I do what I can to make my job more entertaining but it doesn't always help. I think it is better to be frustrated at work and have the rest of my life going well, than the other way around. Fortunately work is not my entire life, but it does tend to drain a lot of energy from the other p... read more »

• The School Of Practical Philosophy: Love - Week Five

  Posted on Oct 20, 2011 at 9:00 AM

  Well, I've found I can do what I love, and make no money and struggle every week to get by, or do something I do well, get paid well for and be frustrated at work, but not have to struggle to get by every week. There doesn't seem to be a way to have it all - do what I love, get paid well for it, and... read more »

• One Man's Search For Love - My cf.Objective() 2011 Lightning Talk

  Posted on May 16, 2011 at 6:57 AM

  In the sage words of John Lennon - all you need is love. :-)... read more »

• Tales Of Revolution And A Sense Of Community

  Posted on Apr 22, 2011 at 9:01 AM

  Congratulations! It is a well-deserved honor.... read more »

• Eloquent Javascript: A Modern Introduction To Programming By Marijn Haverbeke

  Posted on Mar 22, 2011 at 1:02 PM

  If you like the passages in Eloquent Javascript you'll probably enjoy the Tao of Programming. - http://www.textfiles.com/100/taoprogram.pro... read more »

• The School Of Practical Philosophy: Philosophy Works - Week Eight

  Posted on Mar 9, 2011 at 1:15 PM

  For a more cynical view - seek the Truth and it will set you free. It will also get you killed by those who don't want it known.... read more »

• Ode To ColdFusion On Valentine's Day

  Posted on Feb 14, 2011 at 1:14 PM

  ColdFusion coder, body builder, and with the soul of a poet no less. Mr. Nadel, you are a true Renaissance Man. :-)... read more »

• My Sleep Experiment And Schedule Shift

  Posted on Jun 9, 2010 at 1:08 PM

  Martin, I just came across the Pomodoro Technique ( http://www.pomodorotechnique.com/ ) the other day. How is it working for you?... read more »

• BenNadel.com Gets Its First Valentine!

  Posted on Feb 15, 2010 at 1:02 AM

  That was one of my complaints working in a bookstore all those years ... no groupies. :-)... read more »

• The New BenNadel.com - Same Content, Fresh New Look

  Posted on May 11, 2009 at 8:52 AM

  Looking good!... read more »

• Hal Helms - Real World Object Oriented Development, Sarasota - The Cookout

  Posted on Feb 23, 2009 at 9:13 AM

  I'm still disappointed that things didn't work out so I could attend this class. Sounds like it is going to be a good one. But I trust you will be doing your usual excellent job at blogging it.... read more »

• Way Of The Peaceful Warrior - Living In The Moment, Letting Go Of The Future

  Posted on Jan 12, 2009 at 6:43 AM

  Have you read The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle? If not you may want to get a copy. It sounds like it would fit well with your philosophy of Life.... read more »

• Six Months Of Epicenter Consulting

  Posted on Jul 29, 2008 at 10:29 PM

  Congrats Ben. I hope the future continues to be bright for you, Clark, and Epicenter for a long time to come.... read more »

• CFUNITED 2008 - So Many Great People

  Posted on Jun 23, 2008 at 11:27 PM

  It was good to meet you at the conference this year. For some reason I though you'd be taller. :-) Keep up the good work on the blog. It does a lot for the community.... read more »

• Thanks Adobe!

  Posted on Jan 28, 2008 at 11:18 PM

  Congratulations Ben. Well done.... read more »

• Favorite Folders In HomeSite (Thanks John Elliott!)

  Posted on Aug 1, 2007 at 3:20 PM

  Thanks for pointing that out. I never knew that was in Homesite. Ya learn something new everyday I guess. :-)... read more »

• Lenny And Bo, ColdFusion Programmers (Vol. 1)

  Posted on Mar 21, 2007 at 12:56 AM

  That was good. Please post more.... read more »