Goals: 2017

Rather than make resolutions, which tend to be a bit trite and are typically abandoned soon after making them, I thought this year I’d try to make some specific and concrete goals for 2017. I’ve also read that one way to make yourself more accountable for those goals is to Read more…

Book Reviews

recently finished a book which made me want to do a quick review. Then I wanted to contrast that with a different book. Then maybe toss in a third book, just for contrast. Finally, I thought I’d mention a book I’m looking forward to. I think I’m doing some book Read more…

Up, Up and Away!

have a very tolerant spouse. This is never more true than her reaction to my taking up a new hobby. I’ve been interested in flying radio controlled for a number of years. A few years ago for my birthday she bought me all the parts to build a flying wing Read more…

The Interview

nterviews are interesting things. When I first started out, I thought they were all about me and, in a way, they were. I wanted a job and the company had to establish whether I was worth taking a risk on and giving me the job. As time went on I Read more…

Eyes Forward, Eyes Back

t’s cold outside and I am at home, warm and happy and a bit contemplative. The end of the year approaches just a couple of days away. All of this nudges me towards that most dangerous of activities: The Year In Review! And, as a coda to that activity, what Read more…

H-a-c-k-e-d!

I’ve been using a couple of WordPress installations on my site for a couple of years now, one for the front page and one for the blog.  The main page has been h*a*c*k*e*d three times in the last three months.  Basically malicious code over-writes the main WP install and does Bad Things ™ and the site is useless after that.

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