Musings from the Peanut Gallery

Seth Godin wrote today about arrogance.
Better, I think, to make a difference and run the risk of failing sometimes, of being made fun of, and yes, appearing arrogant. It’s far better than the alternative.
If we are to make a difference, we have to take risks, including the risk of sounding arrogant at times.

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Yesterday I finished my assignment at Boeing on the P-8A program. It was a tremendous gig. The people were great, the program is exciting, and I had a great piece of code to work on.
I spent most of the past 11 months working on a java Swing-based tool that the Tactical Datalinks team used to [...]

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Pam Slim has this post on Martha Beck’s site, dealing with the part of our brain that deals in fear. She points out how to learn to deal with fear in a healthy way, when to back off and when to press on through it.
One of the biggest fears in my life is to [...]

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Got Nikki’s Lensgames Nature photo album live now. Check it out.Technorati Tags:Photography, Lensgames

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Got the word today that my contract at Boeing, on the P-8A is being extended until July 3rd. So I am not looking for a new gig for a few more months. Based on the program schedule, I don’t expect anything beyond that.

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