I'm doing 35 things
I now contract full time in Rails Development. I’m getting better at it every day!
dpickett's Life List
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1. raise a family
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2. pay off my student loans
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3. cook more
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4. Get an MBA
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5. learn to fix my car
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6. design and build my own home
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7. keep my house cleaner
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8. get rich
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9. get a dog
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10. Finish reading all the books I own before reading new ones
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11. learn cpr
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12. Take more pictures
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13. Save money
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14. Learn to speed read
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15. Invest
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16. go to Macworld
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17. play more guitar
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18. Make new friends
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19. write a book
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20. Become an expert rails programmer
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21. write more
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22. program smarter
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23. Contribute to an open source software project
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24. learn Itallian
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25. speak French
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26. Own a successful business
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27. present at a conference
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28. be a leader
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29. Finish my company website
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30. get into a routine
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31. be more creative
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32. be a CEO
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33. get married, stay married, and live happily ever after
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34. Get into an exercise routine
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35. get an iPhone
2 team members239 people
How I did it
It made me
happy 
How I did it: I used autotest, part of ZenTest's suite. I started with RSPEC, but I'm now actively using Shoulda as it's built on top of test::unit. I use CruiseControl.rb for continuous integration although I'm looking at integrity Read how I did it…
Recent entries
I got engaged and we couldn’t be happier. We’re now planning the wedding for May and our love is growing every day.
I send my payoff balance a few months ago, and it is really nice to not have that extra payment. What’s great, is I’ve taken the monthly expense and started putting in my savings account
