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I picked up a very small freelance job. It’s pretty interesting–nothing I can talk about, really, but in journalism. I’m learning new stuff, which is the primary motivation. It’s fun, too. Like knitting, but different.
For the moment, I’m thinking of it as a lifeline, too. Options. Right now I need the comfort of options. Hm, […]

When I was walking from the parking deck this morning, I was considering how much time I spend thinking about different interests, both on a daily basis and on a general basis. I’ve been trying to decide what I would do if I didn’t need to work. Ah–that old chestnut. Hm….
I realized that money is […]

I’ve been thinking about ethics as part of evaluating my values system, particularly the ethical standards I have accepted as part of my professional life.
Most technical certifications do not have ethics statements attached to them. Security certifications do. The first one I signed was the ISC(2) Ethics Standard. The second is the CISA code of […]

If you’ve been paying attention to discussions about insider threats, this is old news. For the rest of you–you who aren’t concerned with this kind of thing–this is actually startling news.
A short excerpt from the article (located at Techworld):
Workers who sabotage corporate systems are almost always IT workers suffering from some form of mental derangement, […]

Part of the culture change meeting included a discussion of Covey’s Law of Reciprocity and his “emotional bank account” concept. If you’re unfamiliar with these, Terry Bragg’s website can clue you in.
You should probably read that website before you continue, if you’re completely in the dark.
The nutshell version is “you scratch my back, I’ll scratch […]

Today we had a kickoff meeting for the “culture change” project our department is embarking on.
As small groups, we discussed why the venture might fail. Responses ranged from lack of visible senior organizational support to the classification/compensation study last year. The consultants leading the kickoff referenced doubts we may have–management gimmick “flavor of the month” […]

We’ve been working on the house this weekend. Specifically, we had all the interior doors replaced with prehung, panelled doors. We also got new brass lever door handles.
We both helped the contractor with the work. I did the doorknobs, Sdalek helped rip out & replace the doors. The contractor left then, and we’ve been painting.
The […]

I was saddened by a conversation I had with a friend a few days ago when we were comparing notes on mixed gender relationships.
Why does spousal/SO jealousy have to interfere with mixed sex friendships? Isn’t it possible for men and women to have friendships without a sexual component? Office-based relationships are acceptable because they […]