Continuing on from last post, the second book on my list this past month was: The Mad Scientist’s Daughter by Cassandra Rose Clarke. This is a real science fiction story that doesn’t feel quite like a real science fiction story. Yes, the SF is in the forefront from the beginning, but the story is always […]
Read More ...Update: Resolution #2
I’ve written recently about my triumphant domination of my New Years resolution regarding physical activity–that being my quest to average at least 20,000 steps a day. I admit it’s fun to discuss the “walking resolution” because I’m kicking total step butt on it. It turns out that 20K is really not that difficult when you […]
Read More ...Wherein I may be a sucker for a good epiphany
Here is my latest working idea about this chapter five hang-up I’ve got going on: The problem is that–as loveable as I may be–I am an idiot. At least I’m pretty sure that’s the problem. I’ve been struggling with this piece of the puzzle for over a week. That alone should have given me a […]
Read More ...It’s the final countdown!
“How many days?” Lisa was driving us home from work. It was a question she had asked before–how many more work days before my career at the day job is over? In the past I’ve poo-pooed the question. In the past I didn’t have a solid date selected, but that’s different now. Now there is […]
Read More ...Identities
At the continued risk of sounding like a pretentious, overblown navel-gazer, I suppose that during this period of semi-introspection I’m going through it’s not too surprising that I’m finding a bunch of cases where synchronicity is raising its marvelously strange head. (Odd, isn’t it? When you start actually paying attention to something, you see it […]
Read More ...People with a truth
For various reasons I’ve been thinking a lot about quality work recently, and likewise about art. Some of this is tied up in things going on at work, but most of it is probably me trying to decide who it is that I want to be as I move into this next phase. It comes […]
Read More ...How many hours will I work?
“How many hours a day will you work as a writer?” a friend of mine at work asked. This is relevant because I’m spending a lot of effort studying work hours and organizational effectiveness. And it’s relevant because I’ve taken a lot of this work to leadership for overall discussion and awareness. It’s relevant because […]
Read More ...“Primes” nears publication
Ran into this fun little bit about “Primes” earlier today. Can’t wait! Share Me
Read More ...Dear Chapter Five
Dear Chapter Five, I think it’s time we had that talk. You know, the one where we come together and agree to figure out how to get along. You know what I mean. The one where we make certain commitments. For my part, I agree that I will continue to appear before the monitor every […]
Read More ...Math, Work Hours, Failure, and Engagement
Yesterday, Lisa and several other Facebook friends of mine linked to this very interesting article, the title of which suggests that it’s about math, and the content of which gets clouded by its use of math as its front-and-center example. I read it yesterday, and said that I had to think about it more before […]
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