I've resisted for so long...

Blogs often contain information of no relevance to anyone but the blogger/blogger's immediate circle, and I've held out for fear of adding to the noise. Until now, that is. Java- and developer-related blogs have recently pulled me out of a couple jams, so to return the favour I'll document my difficulties here on the web for the benefit any fellow developers struggling with Java, Hibernate, Spring, JTA, web frameworks, or what-have-you. At least that's the plan...