My nephew asked me recently to look at a story he’s writing and give some feedback and asked if I had any advice about writing. While by no means what I consider to be a writer, I had a few things to share that I thought worthy. The first question Read more…
This video hits on three great techniques for making the most of a technical interview. While the technical skills are important, if not critical, the soft skills are the Jedi Mind Tricks that can make the difference in an interview. It’s easy to underestimate the power of these interpersonal skills. Read more…
Testing how well one can write and post from a tiny (virtual) keyboard. It ain’t quick, but if someone had something to say, they could get it done. I loves me some gadgets!
[Link to Pics: here] You’d think that after three days of dragging the Daughter around San Francisco and her fighting a cold, I’d take pity on her and just take it easy for the last day. But, no. Really, what’s the fun in that!Since our flight didn’t leave till 5pm Read more…
[Link to Pics: here] The plan for the day was to include The Museum of Modern Art, SFMOMA. I had a great time there the last time I was in town. Back then there was a Keith Haring exhibit, as well as some really amazing art painted on acrylic involving Read more…
[Link to Pics: here] On our second day, we started by walking down the street to a local cafe where I had an omelet which was cooked in a waffle maker. Seemed to work just fine, so no complaints here.One of the primary goals for the day was to go Read more…
[Link to Pics: here] This year I decided to take the Daughter to San Francisco. In past years I’ve taken my kids on a few trips for Spring Break and I figure it’s not going to be very much longer before she is making her own plans for Spring Break, Read more…
Last week I attended a special meeting of the Homeowners Association that we belong to as a part of the community the lake house is in. The reason for this was that there was substantial damage as a result of the flooding in the area back in December of 2007. Read more…
We’ve had significant flooding in the area twice in the last 10 years of so. Back in 1996 there was significant flooding in the area. At the time it was declared, depending on where you lived, as a “100 year flood” or a “thousand year flood”. Out in Vernonia, I Read more…
My goal for this evening was to try and turn a video captured from a camera in to something to be shared via the Internets. The source material was a dance competition. The material was about 2:30 in length. No real editing since it was basically from start to finish. Read more…