Living in the future
Several years ago (okay, more than a decade) there was a great keynote speech by James Burke at ACM 97 where he talked about ‘The Next 50 Years of Computing’. Now, if you’ve seen James Burke’s Connections series, you know what he’s good at. Describing the intertwining relationships of time, technology, and happenstance.
Here, a [...]
Happiness CCCX
Finishing one chapter of a career, about to start another.
Pressure… it doesn’t work
I have to take a minute and talk about the atmosphere that I’ve been working in as a consultant for the last eight months. It’s been an unbelievable stressful environment. Why have I stuck with it? Guess I’ve fallen into that rut of feeling like I need to be “responsible” and keep the nose [...]
Happiness CCLXXXV
Believing in and acting upon your dreams.
Happiness CCLXXXIV
Working towards a goal that is crystal clear, but stretches one’s abilities.
Status Update – Nov. 2008
Hi! Sorry I’m not posting as frequently as I had been. I’m working on that, but am a bit sidetracked with my current client in Minneapolis. Its funny how some clients can take up not just time, but more importantly energy from your normal pursuits.
Sometimes it’s hard to work at client sites, where you [...]
Hi there – getting back
Hey there! Yeah, I’m still around. I’ve had a heck of a down week this past week. It started out just fine, got back from a great little weekend getaway with the family and started the week just fine. Got out on Tuesday and voted, but that’s about where it ended.
I’d spent the rest of [...]
Election Day 2008
GO VOTE!
Happiness CCLXXVIII
Autumn is passing in the northland, the leaves are quickly falling, and the cold wind finds an easier path because of it.
Happiness CCLXXV
A smile from my bride this morning, our 12th anniversary.
