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my dinner with Brian

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

I had dinner with a friend last night. We'd worked together in 1997-1998 at the original imoney.com.

Neither of us could remember the last time we'd met, but we'd recently worked together on the Caritas project, when he volunteered his assistance in the overall look and feel of the site. We had help from a few such old friends, and I was happy to treat him to a really good dinner at "Nota Benne" (sp?) on Queen Street as a way of saying thanks.

We caught up on the many years that have passed, and he told a story that seemed familiar. The IT industry is a weird and difficult way to make a living, all too prone to failed projects, cancelled contracts, imploding employers, and generally speaking bad vibes.

[note from future self, 2021.07.29: it would be the last time you'd see Brian. He'd take his own life some five years after this dinner.]