I think it hit me late Saturday night, standing next to $600 of fine Whiskey while watching a Keynote presentation on the subtle distinctions in Regional variations, that geeks wear their passions on their breast pocket, sometimes right next to their MiFi card. Geek culture is a rhythm that, if audible to your ears, will drive your soul to seek out fellow dancers.
eRubyCon 2009, latest edition of EdgeCase’s Enterprise Ruby Convention, isn’t really about racking up the largest number of talks and demonstrations on the most number possible parallel track, like some conferences I could name. One track, one room and at most 6 speakers in a day, it is less of a conference and more of a Gathering.
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Everyone in the auditorium knew when she stood up that this was going to be an interesting weekend. Sister Mary, dressed in a stark white Habit, stood out from the crowd of faded jeans, Converse low-tops and silk screened Tee shirts with ironic catch phrases like some lost Lawrence Welk fan at a Neko Case concert. But what she told the audience, how passionately she expressed her excitement for what was in essence just a new website, was nothing new by then. They had heard the same that night from a dozen other local charities and non-profits participating in 
The official start of Spring is this Saturday. I am just so excited. For many Northerners like me the first day of spring is like a starters gun, signalling an important transition. After months of near hiberntion we start getting active again. Spring is the start of outside activities, big trips and even bigger home repair projects. Part of the ritual of inviting the sun and fresh air back into our lives is the annual Spring Clean.