It’s a Sunday evening, I have pictures, thought I’d post them as something as a reminder of the small things that are still so wonderful to see. I suspect I will sound like an excited five year old as I describe each picture. 🙂 I am using a camera with a better zoom lens so…
It’s been a while since I’ve posted a computer technology article. There are some observations I’ve made on different topics, thought I’d share my thoughts about it. Investment in the protection of intellectual property over cybersecurity – While reading of yet another cybersecurity incident, and the loss of data of a company/individuals/secrets/etc, I was wondering…
Over the last year I have been experimenting with painting on canvas. During the pandemic I worked with watercolors but found it unsatisfying. I don’t have quite enough patience to wait for paint to dry before adding additional color. I also like strong colors so I decided to try painting with acrylics on canvas. I…
Earlier this year I developed a schedule for blog posts. If things had gone well, I would have written and published a post about spring in the spring time. I had planned on returning to topics that I like to write about, even if it seems repetitive. The year has not gone well, at least…
It is hard to believe the summer of 2023 is starting to come to a close. After the last two years, this year seems to be flying by. I also have many activities occurring in my life, I suspect this higher level of activity is increasing that sense of time zipping by, perhaps powered by…
When planning my topics for 2023, I identified the topic of “Troubled Times” for earlier in the year. Fortunately for me the year continues to have troubled times so I can still find something to write about. The thing is that times are always troubled for someone somewhere. While we might like to have enough…
Over the last few years I’ve read more non-fiction books than I usually do. I have also cooked after a break of many years. I restarted my cooking to help our budget. I continue my cooking because I’ve learned to enjoy it again. When I restarted, I found cooking easier than I remembered. It was…
It has been a busy year with man changes and transitions for myself. In between the busy time, I have taken walks and captured pictures of the spring colors and sights. Here is a selection of our spring foliage that I’ve appreciated during my breaks. With the extra rain this year there was a variety…
Theory Versus Reality: Earned Value Assumptions – #308, May 2023 Many years ago I took classes about project management. One of the classes was about a method of tracking project progress called Earned Value. The intent of Earned Value is to set up budgets for tasks on a project. Progress on the tasks is…
Theory Versus Reality: Accounting Principles, Project Management Best Practices and their limitations – #307 April 2023 After reading about project management and business practices I slowly came to the realization that business practices, including accounting and project management, are built around the idea of optimizing manufacturing processes. Which makes sense, optimizing manufacturing processes is a…
