The Importance of Mentor - Joe Says: "I say if you want to do something with your life and are willing to make a life-changing and risky change in your life to pursue that goal, then stop being such a chicken and go for it." Agreed. Great post Joe.

SOA and the ROI - If you sell SOA without ties to MDM, Portals or Process Improvement initiatives, you're just selling a technology with the ability for reuse, but no framework to foster reuse.

Periodic Table of Visualization Methods - Just about every conceivable way to visualize information is on this table, with examples. A great resource to keep around for a visual learner such as I.