Hello from the lovely Affinia Dumont Hotel, where I have just returned from a very overpriced dinner. When one person’s hamburger and a beer (not draft - this restaurant that fronts as a local pub/bar only has bottles) goes over $20, you know things are messed up, even here. Manhattan is one place where I can almost always find good food without going broke.

I am here for the week, and it will probably wipe me out. I am the technical lead on this new project. As such, I am also pioneering the idea of using some of the Agile methodologies in projects of this nature. Trailblazing can really take it out of me. So, if things get sparse here, you will have an idea as to why.