Who am I and what am I doing here?

I am Brad Butts--software developer, architect, occasional project manager, expert at flushing stray birds from my garage (are they really that dumb that they can't find their way out?), designated trash taker-outer for my family, etc.  I have been developing with Microsoft technologies (predominantly but not exclusively) for 15 years.  In this space, I intend to discuss software development matters.  Hopefully, you will find some of these posts relevant.  If not, they will at least serve as memory dumps for me.