Right around the time kids are finishing up middle school is the time when they start thinking about what it is they want to do with their lives. Finding your passion is a very different thing than finding a career or finding a job. It’s an important distinction to make for kids, adults, parents, employers…
Had to Stop and Think. A Smart PDF?
Scrolling through LinkedIn the other day, a few connections had liked and shared a post where my initial response was, “That… That is stupid. Who would want that?” The link is below: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6544282671579754496 What on earth? Why would I ask a PDF a question? The first two things I saw that were wrong were: I’m…
Technology User Experience – TUX
I don’t think it’s a thing yet, but it sure should be. In fact, I’d love to help start it… or at least weigh in on it. Technology User Experience. There isn’t a single person out there that thinks about putting “new technology” in place that also gets enthused. The latest technology for technology’s sake…
The Best Conference You’ve Never Been To
Depending on the industry you’re in (and the amount of money you’re spending, I suppose) you get a wide range of conferences to attend. Being in technology, I’ve been to great big ones in great big cities, and I’ve been to small ones in great big cities. One of the best of all of the…
People are STILL Mostly Good, Right?
For the most part, I’m in the camp that people are basically good. I think that’s a safe assumption to make in most cases. Okay… Maybe it isn’t safe, but I’ll amend my statement to at least say that it’s the right assumption to make. Then little things happen that tick me off and make me…
My Technology Rant v1.0
While being in technology is sometimes exciting, it also spans a wide range of other emotions. Most notably is terror. I have always been enthused about technology. That’s not from a realistic perspective, but mostly from a science fiction perspective. I’m not even entirely sure “fiction” applies anymore. Perhaps, “science just hasn’t happened yet” is…
A House and a Home
For the last, gosh, two or more years, we’ve been looking for a new house. How on earth can it take so long? Well, we are somewhat unique in the world of home buyers, although we aren’t that unique within our circle of friends, but we do have some desires in a home that others…
Three Months Out
Is it really three months out? Three months since someone cut into my head without me knowing much about it… other than I went to sleep and woke up 9 hours later. And thank goodness for that! When you try to summarize an experience like this, it’s a real challenge to get it all down…
Worry and Trust
I’ve always considered myself as a trusting person, especially when it comes to trusting to God the things that should belong to Him. In my world, that has largely revolved around the things I have no control over. My career I can control. I can do better, learn more, quit, promote myself and so on…
A New Post! Pre-Surgery
Who knew it had been seven years since my last post here? I did, but I haven’t had the time or inclination to write an update. Facebook helps me give updates to my family very quickly, so it seemed unnecessary. I haven’t paid much attention to this page, but I should concede that this is…