Some days start slowly. I didn't sleep well last night and am paying for it today. Energy, my mother used to say, is eternal delight.

After a delightful evening of food and Whiffle Ball at Mike's house on Sunday and a leisurely lunch with Adam yesterday, I can only say that we're truly blessed with a wonderful family.

Last week I had a conversation with a former co-worker who now works at Microsoft. He directed me to a Microsoft web site that describes some very interesting new products focused on software development teams. I've spent an hour or so reading web pages and watching demos of the new products.