Here. testing, please ignore

Here. Craig lays out a subtle but important different between thinking about XML as serialized types and thinking about XML that can be serialized to/from types. Nicely said, Craig.

Here. In the "truth is stranger than fiction," category, Arnie does it. As I hail from the first state with a professional wrestler as it's governor, I think Cali got off easy. : )

Here. Jason Clark digs further into C# generics, including the niftiness of constraints and why they're so important (nicely told, Jason!).

Here. It seems likely that unlike most conferences since the bubble burst, the PDC will sell out. If you want to go, register soon.

Here. I'm guessing that the American Teleservices Association doesn't even realize how two-faced it's being when they get upset at unwelcome calls. Oh well. : )

Here. I can hear mothers around the world saying to their children, "See? I *told* you not to play with tigers!"

Here. "The fruits of your success will be in direct ration to the honesty and sincerity of your own effort in keeping your own records, doing your own thinking and reaching your own conclusions." Jesse Livermore wrote these words in "How to Trade in Stocks," but they apply widely, I think.