Happy St. Paddy’s day

https://youtu.be/DXI4W1P7buQ And I have no wife to blame me, I've no chains upon my hands. I take my ease at what I please, 'Cause I'm a rambling man. Happy St. Patrick's day. Don't be fooled by the green beer. Irish don't drink that. Drink some Guinness instead. It's only 140 calories or so. They aren't … Continue reading Happy St. Paddy’s day →

What’re You Giving Up?

Lent started this last Wednesday. Lent is a solemn season where Catholics prepare for Easter by fasting, abstinence and more. Basically, by behaving. Adam Piggott has a good piece here about Lent this year for him. It'll be just the same for me. Each lent I try giving up this or that, but usually fail. … Continue reading What’re You Giving Up? →

Welcome to Planet Real World

We're having a bit of a Tech meltdown. I've seen this one before. Got the t-shirt. Been my third, at least. What's different about this one is the sheer number of spoiled tech workers. I've seen videos from Twitter and Google employees. This is the latest one I've seen: https://youtu.be/7sGBLFi_WCI The Twitter one was nearly … Continue reading Welcome to Planet Real World →

That’s gonna leave a mark.

I was at the dentist the other day getting a filling repaired. It wasn't usual dentist, since he was too busy with another patient. Fair enough, I've often been the one that breaks into the schedule in the middle of the day to have something or another looked at. While they were working the doctor … Continue reading That’s gonna leave a mark. →

There’s no I in my AI

A few years ago, I was having a phone interview that a friend of mine setup. I really wasn't looking for a job. But this was a well known company, an industry standard, and one whose products I've used and liked for years. It went well enough, however, my friends boss told him it didn't … Continue reading There’s no I in my AI →

Get to the Purnt, Edith…

https://youtu.be/Z8EKndHBy7U I've had to sit through some godawful talks lately. Some included the tool of the evil one himself, powerpoint. Didact had some good stuff on powerpoint. Tried to find it on his site, but it was probably on his telegram channel and quite frankly, I'm too lazy to search. BTW join that channel if … Continue reading Get to the Purnt, Edith… →

Where I hit an Estate Sale

I love estate sales. But you have to hit them early. Most have bullshit. All the crap one collects before you pull the croak chain and the kids have to clean out the house. I read a piece awhile back where the consignment shops were full, and it was tough to get rid of mom's … Continue reading Where I hit an Estate Sale →

When there’s no I in my AI

One of the things I do is create eLearning courses. I'm a hybrid - A techie that can teach, but also can translate that material in recorded, or eLearning format and still make it interesting. A high tech instructional designer. Many instructional designers like those AI text-to-speech generators to craft their narrations. There are many … Continue reading When there’s no I in my AI →

Sacrifice

This thread on Blab it a nerve with me: After my son was born, my wife scored what she thought was the dream job. And so it was. But it didn't take long to figure out that she was working to pay the car note and daycare so she could go to work to pay … Continue reading Sacrifice →

Sunday Music

In my opinion, there are few bands better live than the old Little Feat. Waiting for Columbus is a seminal album, recorded at the Bayou in DC. K Street in georgetown to be precise. My old stomping grounds. Download the whole thing. But the two mental patient cuts - those you play over and over, … Continue reading Sunday Music →