Time to Tighten Our Belts

The market correction for the over indulgence of our country is finally catching-up with us and it’s going to smack a good bit for a while. We have been living on borrowed time with a false sense of prosperity for too long. Time to pay the piper and it is going to cost us big […]

Flexible and Relevant

I must be a glutten for punishment. I’ve always said that most techies are closet masochists. In truth though, I love the chase, the challenge of the learning curve. It seems that every six months or so I climb yet another hill with every project requiring skills that I don’t presently posses.
Four months into an […]

I Don’t Work for a Living

Do you work for a living? You know it can kill you don’t you? Maybe quitting is a good idea.  Stress is a major killer in its many forms and a job is a sure fire way to end your life early.
As for me, yeah I have a long-term arrangement with a company to […]

Our Rhythmic Lives in Concert

The tide is high in my mind this night as I stop to ponder the rhythms of life. Why does there exist such struggle between people? Do language, culture, beliefs or values create clashes or is it something more natural, more organic that generates friction? When you talk am I listening? Are we on the […]

Wall of Adversity

Have you ever travelled along a path in life, come around the bend and were faced with something that looked like this canyon wall? Maybe it was a physical ailment, an emotional pain, a financial hardship or loss of a friend. Or perhaps it was a combination of elements that together created the perfect storm […]

Ten Reasons I’ll Read Your Blog

Your blog is written with a professional and creative tone. Becoming an excellent communicator takes time. No matter where you are starting from, you can improve and develop your voice. I am pleasantly surprised by my twelve year-old’s blog Gloriana’s Book Blog. Call me biased, but for her age I find her short posts entertaining […]

Like Fine Wine

A life well lived, which I hope mine continues to be, is like a bottle of fine wine. It really does get better with age.
Yesterday, I sat down and updated my resume and posted it to Portfolio. It’s something I try to do every year or so as I figure it’s just a good idea. […]

The One Degree of Difference

There is a difference between good and shoddy work. It’s a one degree difference. One definition of perfect is: "excellent or complete beyond practical or theoretical improvement." Being perfect, complete in ones projects sometimes is the difference of a few minutes well spent.

Did you take out a piece of paper and think through the project?
Did […]

 

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