I am a husband to a beautiful wife named Whitney and Dad to a wonderful baby boy. Yay! :) Damien Augustus Shaffer has come into this world on March 15th 2010.
In my professional life, I have accumulated over 4 years utilizing a wide range of technologies to develop software solutions for my current employer. Most of this time was spent learning methodical approaches within different environments to broaden my programming knowledge and project planning abilities. These environments include both open source and Windows based development, mainly Web.
I also dabble in Social Media and it applications in today's culture and marketplace. I consider it a hobby but some may say its an obsession. ;) I enjoy it immensely.
My first triumph is done. An entire week dedicated to learning how to run is bringing me closer to my goal to complete the Country’s Midnight Run this August. It has also allowed me to focus on using mobile apps to track progress. Running Was Never Like This In the header image you can see…
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I am not lazy. I am not an unhealthy person. But my recent activity over the past 5-6 years has brought me to a time in my life where I sure feel (look) it. That’s why I am taking up with an upcoming Couch to 5k program meeting at Cooper Creek with the Columbus Roadrunners.…
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I was sitting in a Chamber of Commerce meeting one afternoon and it just dawned on me. Why am I the only IT professional in the room? Yes. In a room of professionals I was surrounded by bankers, real estate pros or some type of service industry business owner related to everything but Information Technology.…
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It”s a ritual. It”s more like a dance that I do in my head. If I am not listening to music then my brain is sitting on the bench looking away at all the pretty butterflies floating around the world and I can not focus on my objectives. I have found that when I spend…
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Check it out! Spent a few minutes tonight cleaning up an old site. 🙂
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f=”https://www.lucaslshaffer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/T-Mobile-G2_Landscape.jpg”>It has come to my saddest attention that my G2 is now suffering from an ailment that is not covered by our insurance ($130 replacement fee?) nor my patience. For the past few weeks, my smartphone has been overshadowed by my android tablet and since then it has been “having issues”. Much like any relationship,…
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