I have decided to spend sometime learning Python. I may actually have a small amount of time to do so over the next month. The main reason is this article by Darrell.
My hopes are that maybe I can write some Python for a quick problem solving session, and then use the code to write a design or whatever doc (if any) I need for the "Software Development Lifecycle" hell that I live in.... once I've solved the problem then I should be able to port back to VB or C# and move on.