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Now, 12 May 2023

Inputs Devoured the first Monk and Robot book from Becky Chambers, "A Psalm for the Wild-Built," and I plan to get hold of the sequel, "A Prayer for the Crown-Shy." It's a delightful read, hopeful and captivating. Taking a slower trip through Sharon Blue's book, "Self-care is not a bubble

Now, 16th January 2023

Thinking about What are my career goals? What do I want to achieve in the remainder of my work life? What do I want to achieve outside of work? Do I have to be in "go, Go, GO!" must-achieve mode? What does rest and recreation look like? Grateful After a

Now, 23 December 2022

This is a Now post, something I do periodically as a snapshot. Thinking about The YearCompass, which I saw linked on a Mastodon post and downloaded. It is a guided retrospective and plan ahead in PDF format with fields you can type in. It is a LOT of work to

Dusting off the old blog

A Now page is a dated update about what I'm currently focused on. And it has been over two years since I wrote one. It feels like a good time to bring the blog out of mothballs and poke at it. Today is Tuesday 8th November, 2022. Thinking about US

Now, 24th May 2020

A Now page is a dated update about what I'm currently focused on. Thinking about I am one of the lucky ones. My employer mandated everyone who can work remotely should do so, as of March 16th. I've done ten weeks working from the table in my craft room and

Now, 16 January 2020

Thinking about:Pondering my career and what I want to do with it. I'm thinking about a master's degree but a traditional MBA doesn't interest me enough to spend years of work on it. So what other subjects would hook my interest enough to complete a degree? Inputs:Reading more

Now, March 2019

Thinking about:I spoke at an out-of-town conference, Connectaha in Omaha NE. My talk was A Hero's Journey: Manual Tester to Automation QA. I got accepted to speak at KCDC in July, that talk will be Building a QA practice from scratch. Stimuli and input:Several books have been a

Now, 7 May 2018

Thinking aboutBack to recruiting, and also professional development. In a mostly flat organisation, how to you give people a career path? My company has more of a cargo net than a ladder. Stimuli and inputRead "Never Split The Difference" by Chris Voss, and "How Emotions Are Made" by Lisa Feldman

Now, 11 November, 2017

Thinking aboutRecruiting, training, and how to propagate a good company culture across locations so you get siblings instead of clones. I would like to see offices that incorporate the best of the local area and the home office culture. Stimuli and inputChewed through "The Rook" by Daniel O'Malley to get

Now, 12 August, 2017

Thinking aboutPublic speaking, I have stuff to say! Co-presented a talk at the company internal conference, 'Free cookies and usability for all,' and baked nine dozen cookies for it. I never want to smell cinnamon and brown sugar again. Solo speaker on a lightening talk, 'Agile for better mental

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