Motley: Man, I have not seen that James guy around in months. I think he must have left us. Maven: No, don’t give up hope. It’s true he hasn’t been too active here, but he’s got a side gig. Motley: Side gig? Eavesdropping on us and reiterating our conversations to the world...

Thanks to the brilliant work of a coworker and friend, Fred Chao, Maven and Motley now have faces! You can see them in the title bar of the blog and in the about page. Thanks, Fred! Motley: Maven:

Hello all, Happy New Year! Hope you had an enjoyable and restful holiday season with your friends and family. Maven and Motley are back from their extended hibernation. I was out of town for the majority of November and a good chunk of December, so that left little time for spying and reporting...

Hello faithful readers! I just wanted to say that Maven and Motley will be on hiatus through the month of November 2008. I will be on vacation and Maven and Motley will be coming with me :-). I'll try and get one more post in before I leave, but no promises. In the meantime, please let me know...

Hello faithful readers! A small announcement: I have decided that with the summer months approaching here in the Pacific Northwest I am going to decrease the frequency of blog posts for a while to once every two weeks (biweekly). The reasons are several: Work is taking up quite a bit of time...

[Context: Motley just found out that James has been taking advantage of the conversations between Maven and him, and he's not pleased] Motley: Hey Mave, do you see James around anywhere?? Maven: You know him - he's always eavesdropping on our conversations. Wait - I just saw his head pop up and...