Adam Zimman

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Inigo, the most amazing 80 lb. Bernedoodle, lying on the floor looking up wishing for just one more gochujang kernel.
Inigo, the most amazing 80 lb. Bernedoodle, sniffing a kernel of gochujang popcorn.
Inigo, the 80 lb. lap dog, lying on his bed waiting for some spicy chicken 🍗 🔥
Picture of the Old El Paso Taco Dinner kit box.
My favorite Bunnykins cup with a shot of espresso on a wooden table.
Cake in the shape of Lightning McQueen and Mater from the movie Cars.
Me partner juggling with my friend Tim. We are passing three red, two blue, and one silver juggling clubs between us on the grass. My young child is watching from a couple feet away.
View of the Atlantic Ocean from a backyard in Maine. In the foreground is a wooden deck, a coffee cup resting on the arm of an Adirondack chair, and my feet. Beyond the deck is a green lawn and a corpse of trees and then the sparkling blue water. It is really quite lovely.
Screenshot of Apple weather app showing 10-day forecast for Brunswick, ME. Forecast shows rain starting tomorrow through the weekend.
Meme of man in glasses holding up right hand Tod Wards a yellow butterfly. Text over the man’s head reads, “is this Progressive Delivery?” For those not familiar with this meme, the answer to any questing this guy asks is, “No. Not it is not.”
An 80 lb. black bernidoodle with white paws sleeps curled between the legs of a person (me) sitting on the floor in a straddle.
Atop a wooden cutting board sits a Bunnykins mug with two bunnies in roller skates and multiple bunnies (three visible) scampering around the lip of the mug. Inside the mug nestles a delicious shot of espresso atop a dollop of hot water. The world around us is a mess But I turn again to my espresso press While it cannot fix our global strife It can provide some joy in my life As bunnies skate away my stress
Six large blueberry pecan ginger cinnamon scones on a wire cooling rack. The tops of the scones are golden brown and look delicious… and indeed they are delicious.
Sue Smith stands on a stage. Podium with Monki Gras logo in the foreground. Screen in the background with a slide that has a developer statement of something like “Code is dead. There is no moat.” Over the top of the statement is a stamp reading “NOT TODAY SATAN”.
Image of a dog on a dirt trail on a ridge of a canyon with the Sutro Tower in the background. It’s a nice day with blue sky and whisky clouds.
Image to a woman holding a cup of coffee with the words, “DRINK COFFEE Do stupid things faster with more energy.”
Drake meme: first image of Drake putting up his hand to say ’no’, text next to image reads “ML.” Second image Drake pointing with a smile to say, ‘yeeeah’, text next to image reads “deterministic AI.”
Two lemon meringue pies on wire cooling racks a top a wooden table.
White dish on a wooden table with sautéed mushrooms and shallots.
A Pyrex dish with sweet potato casserole with baked jumbo marshmallows on a wooden table . In the background is an overly ornate crystal bowl with cranberry jelly from a can… according to my brother this is the taste of childhood.
A wooden table set with blue plates and a white bowl of dressing (stuffing) and a white platter with racks of lamb and rosemary sprigs.
A large white bowl with a medley of roaster vegetables (Brussels sprouts, delicata squash, cauliflower, onions, butternut squash, garlic, and broccoli).
Behold! the baked face. Two pumpkin pie They’ll do for eyes A loaf or rye bread Puts a nose on the head And seeded round boule Makes the mouth hole. I have elegantly arranged two pumpkin pies, and two loaves of bread into a face on my wooden table.
Image of number of devices on a network. Reads, “All (65). Wired (18). WiFi (44).”
Adam Zimman on stage during his talk with Brian Scott about Adobe’s use of Progressive Delivery techniques for rollout and adoption of AI technologies. Adam is wearing a dark blue shirt with gold writing that reads, “Please slow down I’m from the 1900s” Or, the transitive from Ferris Bueller said, "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
Rachel standing at a podium presenting. The screen she is standing next to says, “I’m not taking advice from a cartoon dog.”
“Don’t make me tap the sign meme” Top picture is a Simpsons bus driver, driving the bus and the text “Don’t make me tap the sign.” Bottom picture is the bus driver’s hand tapping a white sign that reads, “xkcd 2347.”
Meme of Drake. Top image of Drake shying away holding up a hand in a stop motion next to text, “Hot garbage.” Bottom image of Drake smiling and pointing a finger next to text, “Vibe guessing.” Marketing is an art That is never too late later to start Like lipstick on a pig Or a frog wearing a wig As easy as smelling your own fart
The most perfect sticker in the shape of a generic raffle ticket. The ticket is numbered “827830” and says “⭐️SHIT⭐️ SHOW” in bold letters and “ADMIT ONE” in smaller text underneath. This is my own personal ticket to the SHIT SHOW. I feel like I’ve finally made it. I always knew I needed to go The mayhem just continues to grow I’ve waited my turn for a ticket Now I know just where to stick it Finally got my ticket, to the shit show
On the wooden table rest a forswunken ceramic cup. My forswunken self is tired It tried to fill me up But alas I still feel mired Now so does my little cup
Sitting on a wooden table is a small ceramic cup. On one side of the cup is a small hand (that is part of the ceramic cup). I’m holding the small hand as a handle for the cup.
A grey ceramic espresso cup with a white interior and espresso inside sitting on a wooden table. The coffee calls to me Beckoning me to drink an embrace the day A the bottom awaits a moment of clarity And the need to poop.
Wet shaggy dog on the beach looking for the next seagull to chase. Small waves ebbing in the background with an overcast sky. I am a wet dog Just a happy dog Chasing the birds on the beach.
Bunnykins mug with a scene of two bunnies roller skating together. One bunny is dressed fem with a cottage-core white dress with polka dots and carrying a teapot. The other bunny is masc with a red jacket and light green pants. There are three naked bunnies running around the outer lip of the cup as well.
Hand holding a diminutive white cup filled with espresso on a wooden table. The cup is small. The beverage hot. A lovely good morning shot.
Yet another debutante tea cup is held by my hand over a wooden table. The cup is decorated with colorful blue and red flowers with green leaves and splotches of yellow.
Hand holding yet another debutante cup. Cup is white with an intricate floral pattern with gold and yellow stripes outlining the lip, foot and handle. Below is a saucer matching the cup with similar gold and yellow line accents.
Hand holding a debutante tea cup filled with espresso. The cup is shaped like a tiny coffee mug but ornately decorated with a silver and light blue flower pattern. In the background is a wooden table. This cup is tiny But the flavor bold Easy to drink, hard to hold
Ornate debutante tea cup, white with gold inlay sitting on a matching saucer with a lead pattern and points at the edges like a flower. The cup has espresso inside and the saucer rests on a wooden table.
A hand delicately holds cute little ceramic cup with a white exterior and red interior made from a slip cast 8oz. mason jar over a wooden table. The cup is tiny But the coffee is mighty Ready for the day
There is an adorable bernedoodle wearing a hoodie. He is looking at the camera with an expression of longing and complacency… he basically looks like Eeyore. “I always knew this tail would be the end of me.”
A delicate China cup with swirling petals of dark blue on a background of light blue sits on the tray of an espresso machine as a shot of liquid deliciousness is slowly pulled into its voluminous form. The day has begun As molten coffee flows down Possibilities #coffeehaiku
Sitting on a wooden table is a cup. Out stretched from one side of the cup is a little baby hand. The hand is intended to be the handle of the cup. But it is awkwardly designed and looks like the disembodied hand of a baby that is going climb through the cup or pull you into it. … it was a gift from my mother-in-law. She thought it was cute.
There is a bottle of vermouth “Vermut Lustau” and a glass with said vermouth, ice and some soda water sitting on a faded wooden table. In the background is a stone wall just an inch or so shorter than the table with a raised garden bed behind it filled mostly with weeds and a small blueberry bush. Behind the bush is another stone wall. The vermouth is quite delicious and has a complex and fragrant aroma of wormwood, gentian, coriander and orange peel. Highly recommend.
Photo of computer monitor with Google docs open with our Progressive Delivery manuscript. The page reads: “Progressive Delivery How to build the right thing for the right people at the right time By James Governor, Kimberly Harrison, Heidi Waterhouse, and Adam Zimman Portland, OR IT Revolution”
Inigo (the amazing Bernie-doodle) is sitting at the top of some stone stairs in front of a white baby gate. This head is tilted in an inquisitive manner to the right. His left eyebrow is raised in an exaggerated manner. This is further accentuated by the coloring of this fur, which is predominantly black with white muzzle, chest, paws, and two white eyebrows. He is quite adorable. And so, we adore him.
It me. Juggling flaming torches in the dark on a beach. My first job was as a professional juggler. After working almost 30 years in tech I find the greatest irony in the fact that the producing a show in an actual circus is less of a clown show than shipping software in most large organizations.
Sunset at Hanalei Bay on the north shore of Kauai. A long pier runs up the right side of the image while the water of the bay is encircled by the western side of the hills that make up the protected opening splits the image, water on the bottom, sunsetting sky on top.
A book cover with a graphic of orange ripples or half circles radiating from the spine and getting paler further from the center. The title is Progressive Delivery. The subtitle is broken up onto separate rings: Build The Right Thing | For The Right People | At The Right Time. The authors are James Governor, Kim Harrison, Heidi Waterhouse & Adam Zimman.
In the background a wooden table In the foreground a hand so stable Holding a little tan cup of clay A little bit of espresso to start my day. The espresso is strong and delicious But gone so fast, it oft’ feels malicious A metaphor for life, to perk you up But maybe too much for this little cup.
Cave painting from cave in South Africa. There are what appear to be horses, cows, and people painted in red on a tan stone wall. At roughly 45,000 years old, this is likely the earliest known example of drawn communication of an idea. The user experience was far superior to Windows 98. A cursed operating system only eclipsed by Windows Vista for its utter hatred of users.
Small square jar of black ink and long black feather that has been trimmed and notched to be used as a quill. Both resting on a rough and aged sheet of parchment. These are the writing implements that preceded pencils and pens. This is intended to imply that I am older than Betty, which I’m not. It is an attempt at humor. But only an attempt. I you do not find humor is this post, please provide feedback. Feedback is a gift.
@quinnypig impersonator holding up a large circular blanket colored to look like a flour tortilla. Or it is an actual 7’ diameter flour tortilla. It is a bit hard to tell, it looks so realistic…. And delicious.
On the table of wood Sits a cup made of mud Behind is a puppy, so good Waiting at the window for a bud
The wooden table Sits under cup of clay Within a splash of café Alt haiku for you. Descriptive, a must. Poetic, is the art form.
It’s dark outside for the meat smoking In the darkness rests a 10 lb. brisket Not one, but two probes, ‘cause I’m not joking Don’t do this often, so I can’t risk it The smoker grates cast an eerie feeling Like, “I’m sorry my brisket, you’re in meat jail.” Dinner will come, with lots of good cheering Smoked brisket will triumph, we shall not fail!