We occasionally need to take inventory of what we “bring to the table” to advance our personal stake and holdings in the world … to advance the enterprise(s) in which we are engaged … to advance the profession or industry with which we are associated … to advance our community and the world at large.…
We adopted a kitty about 12 years ago that is now in marked decline … with issues of hyperthyroidism, high blood pressure, a detached retina, arthritis, hypokalemia and kidney problems. She is on six different medications, four of which are on an alternate delivery schedule twice a day. The hyperthyroidism, a “prime contributor” to the…
“Cache or caching [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cache ] refers to: … a food storing behavior of animals … a collection of artifacts [… a nest of duck’s eggs!] Computing Cache (computing), a collection of data duplicating original values stored elsewhere on a computer, usually for easier access Cache memory, a small area of fast memory used by the central…
Every construction project remains unfinished until the completion of a final sign-off “Punch List”: a list of final “finishing” details, as well as a list of mistakes and imperfections (things which fail to conform to the architect’s original specifications) that must be corrected. (Importantly, nobody gets paid until the Punch List is completed!) Historically (before…
We need to talk. Seriously. In case you were looking for / hoping for / counting on your “ship” to come in or your Prince or Princess to ride by on a white horse or the “Dream Job Offer” to come to your door, I feel compelled to break the sobering news that an idyllic…