Since ancient times, there have been legends about demons. One legend comes to mind: If you know the name of a demon, you can own him. One variation of this story is, of Course, Rumplestilskin. He will grant you a wish for a high price, but you can break the […]
I couldn’t stop laughing. I’d start to cry if I did For the third time in a week, a company I deal with has given us passwords easily and securely enough but forgot to tell us the User IDs. The passwords were the usual random jumble of characters and letters. […]
“How About We Cosplay together for C2E2” my wife asked me one day in the car while listening to our favorite sci-fi novel on an audio reading by the author. “You could be Ish, and I could be Bev,” she said. I’m still reeling from how much this would change […]
I got a rejection letter yesterday. The first thought in my head while reading it was a small, brilliant spark of excitement. This was a project I was very excited about and put several weeks of work to get right. It would launch me into new directions, turning my creativity […]
The last two weeks have been a whirlwind. Since the last time I sent you a post, I went to a convention and went on a vacation with no time to get to any writing. If you have been following this for any length of time, many of you know […]
Saturday, I ran 9.3 miles (15 kilometers) training for my next race, the Disney Wine and Dine Half Marathon in less than two weeks. I won’t be doing any heavy training after this run, although I still haven’t trained to 13.1 miles, the length of the race. There’s a reason […]
Why is the quick fix so seductive? What happens when we get too involve in them? This week I talk about the real costs and the culture it creates. https://media.blubrry.com/sliceofapppie/content.blubrry.com/sliceofapppie/03_01_Bandaids_TK3.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS
Okay, so You’ve wandered onto a page with a whole bunch of podcasts even though you were looking for the Mifitness trails app stuff. Let me explain. You are in the right place. Things happened much faster than I ever thought would happen. This is a website I own that […]
In the middle of trying to get five projects done, I’ve been hearing a lot about Imposter Syndrome. A week or two ago came an article on LinkedIn about Impostor Syndrome in programming. Ever since I’ve seen an article pop up here or there. I’ve known this all too well for […]
Last week I was on vacation. During that time I’ve walked through a big bookstore: The Tattered Cover on Colfax Avenue, Denver Colorado. Ten or fifteen years ago, perusing the shelves of my nearest Borders Books, I would have had a very different reaction than the one I was having there. […]