Falling Further
What a wonderful autumn day! I baked tiny Blushing Apply Pies. Why would a little pie blush? Because its lattice is so wonky? Maybe because the cranberries in the filling make it a little tart. Bad joke. In any case, […]
Productivity
According to Rescue Time, I spent 7 hours last week on email and 5 on Skype. This is more than the previous week and my productivity level was correspondingly low — below 80% for the first time ever. Still, I […]
An Ordinary Day
I got a bit further on Adiri. I passed the Analytics Academy exam and got my certificate. I made the 400-connections goal on LinkedIn. I got a haircut, bought local eggs and honey, worked out the details of the study […]
Fail Forward
Failing Forward: Turning Mistakes into Stepping Stones for SuccessJohn C. Maxwell; Thomas Nelson 2007WorldCat•LibraryThing•Google Books•BookFinder The GOB recommended this book to me. I probably wouldn’t have found it on my own. I don’t usually think of myself as a failure. […]
What’s New?
Here’s Adiri, about 2/3 of the way through the first skein of Pima Silk from Cascade Yarns. It’s in Plum, and it is destined for #2 daughter’s Christmas. I’m worried that it’s too small, but she is pretty small, so […]
October Friday
I had a good class today, then lunch with a couple of colleagues, beguiled the drive home with Science Friday, got nearly all my work done, and stopped at 5:00. I took the dog for a walk, ordered pizza, and […]
Where Does Music Come From?
Good meeting today with the realtors whose site we’re building — The Art Professor brought the wireframe and we had a good collaborative discussion with the clients. I got home to find The Band outside my door, one minute to […]