One of the more frustrating things in Consulting: clients who ask you to work for free.

I’ve had two in the last month, one client asked me to work for free because he’s married!

This meme has been making its round with techie bloggers– I was tagged by my good friend Ben Scheirman, here are five things you might not have known about me:

1. I love books and I read tons of them, ALL the way through, cover to cover, including the introduction, preface, afterward, acknowledgments and bibliography.
2. I got my first computer, a Commodore 64, when I was 7; during initial setup I couldn’t find the ‘any’ key.
3. When I was 11, I wanted to move to Canada and become a nature photographer, how I became a programmer is another story.
4. My nickname Shey was given to me by my 4th grade teacher, Mrs. Graham, my real name is hideously difficult to pronounce.
5. My favorite cafe ever is Empire Café in Houston. The coffee is awesome and the food is delicious, my favorite place to be on a cold Houston winter night.

Watch me kill this meme, I tag:

Thomas Nguyen
Paul A.

Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and Happy Festivus.