I know I promised no more posts until 14 June, but I wanted to point out that while I clearly suck at the human part of being, being human is an area where gentleman coder and genuine nice guy Scott Hanselman truly excels.

I'm not exactly sure why Scott is so good at being good.

I remember the first time I had a chance to sit down with Scott, it was at Tech Ed in San Diego. I wanted to show him some cool stuff we were working on and he generously set aside some time to talk. I remember him saying something about his legs and not being able to sit for too long but I didn't really make too much of it. A few minutes into the conversation Scott reaches down near his side, lifts up a small machine attached to his belt and checks the readout. Scott tells me he has Type 1 Diabetes; the machine he's connected to is apparently keeping him alive.

I'm stunned.

Here I am talking to Scott Hanselman, one of the most brilliant coders on the planet, and I'm realizing his life is constantly on the line 24/7.

Scott is raising money right now to fight diabetes. Tomorrow (18 May 2007) he'll be twittering his day -- tune in to that to learn more about how Scott lives with the disease.

His post got me thinking about something I wanted to ask you.

I realize there may be people out there who appreciate the hard work I sometimes provide to the community. Maybe you've laughed out loud listening to an episode of Mondays or Millahseconds, maybe you learned something from one of my sessions on dnrTV, Dot Net Rocks or at a conference. Maybe you're using one of the free versions of Refactor! or you're building or consuming plug-ins based on the DXCore.

If there's ever been anything I've ever done to help you get your job done faster or make your day a little lighter, I ask you now to show your appreciation by donating generously (and compelling your friends, co-workers and companies to also give) to Scott's totally worthy cause.

Speaking of giving to the community, I don't know of anyone who gives more than Scott Hanselman. From his amazing blogs to Hanselminutes to his presentations at conferences, as programmers we all owe Scott big time for everything he's done for us.

If not for me, do it for Scott.

The link is below. 

Click it and give.

Thanks Scott