One of my favourite Smokey and the Bandit quotes. Prefer the complete version: “... and I’m gonna mow it. “

You know how realistic a show is when your (old) cat tries to catch the birds on #OurPlanet. Thanks Netflix - now I’ll have to clean cat prints from my screen. :-)

An Intro to Spark by Brian Clapper is tonight’s Philly Java Users’ Group presentation. Sponsored and hosted by The Judge Group in King of Prussia. Analysing crime data live on stage for 55 of Philly’s finest devs. #scala #java #ETL

Doing my bit to support @realdumbrunner. You should, too. Keep the puns and running jokes ad-free.

#RunningGear 57F and sunny: shorts, shoes, socks, shirt and cap. 57F and RAINING. Exactly the same clothes. If anyone tells you otherwise they are selling something. #KeepItSimple #Running

June’s meeting is about Quantum Computing for Java Developers. Super exciting! Presented by James Weaver JavaFXpert at @Cerner offices. Food from TEKsystems.

Always nice to see a familiar face in these things! Sean Simko

Learning about #Scala Philly JUG. Brad Miller from @IQVIA_US is teaching some of the salient points. Sponsored by Apex Systems.

What’s that ticking noise in the IKEA USA returns section? That’s the sound of your life draining away... #SlowestPlaceInTheWorld

July’s Philly JUG event has Prem Chandrasekaran talking about DevOps for Database Versioning. Everyone needs to know this! 40 members learning new skills. Thanks to Judge Group for sponsoring food and providing the venue.

Breaking out one of my favourite t-shirts on this hot summers day. #SuperDuperProgrammer

Great talk by @garysieling last night at Philly JUG. Always great to see a completely live demo like this! Thanks again to Accolade for hosting and Element 84 for food sponsorship! #java #apachezeppelin #DataScience

Morning run with ⁦#Headspace. #WheresTheBreakfast

#SundayRunDay when it looks like this outside, you’ve just got to get out in it. #PerkiomenTrail #Schwenksville

My Philly JUG talk on Functional Programming in #java is two weeks from today. Looking forward to catching up with friends that night, both old and new! @Cerner's Malvern office has plenty of space so there is room for everybody. meetup.com/PhillyJUG/even…

It feels like #JavaScript is dominating the Twitter space or at least my timeline. Are most .NET developers hidden in enterprises or do I follow the "wrong" people? Reply or RT if you're a #dotnet developer or if you know somebody to follow. Trying to catch up with #MSIgnite19

Another Philly JUG Meetup. 56 members learning about Functional Programming in Java from ex-alum Martin Snyder. High jinks with selfies taking. Thanks to @Cerner for hosting.

Finally strong enough to complete a 13.2 miler and claim to #BeatTheBlerch The Blerch . Now for cake and pizza, in that order!

Completed my #BeatTheBlerch half-marathon. A week late, but done. Now for cake…