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Had a former colleague reach out to me about a personal problem he was running into. This happens to me frequently since I have a good reputation for 1. being truthful, objective, and compassionate and 2. for keeping my mouth shut about information shared with me in confidence. The topic

I honestly don't enjoy the weekend too much. I can get caught up on doing a few little chores here and there, but then I'm filled with a bit of tension thinking about how I should be doing this and that instead in order to get

The last few years forced me to realize that situations can change. Moving out of California to Texas ended up being a good move for me personally, but professionally there's been some tradeoffs. Ultimately I think the situation is going to get worse in the United States. While

The past year was eventful. I welcomed a new member of my family in late 2022, taking advantage of my employer's leave policy to spend some time with them. As before, I didn't get very much sleep (nor did my wife, or anyone else, really!) but

Here's what I got done in 2022: Moved to Texas In December 2021 I made a snap decision to finally move the family to Texas. I don't recall what the final straw was, but the accumulated grievances I had against California became too great, so we

In November 2019, I finally went with the family to Japan. city view from セルリアンタワー東急ホテルI had intended to go for many years. It just never happened. There was always a good reason. Busy with school. Or work. Had a project to do. The common reasons. Finally going, however, was pretty

As of January 2021, I've had 10 years of "professional" work experience. Before that I had another 5 years of experience doing various dead-end jobs (retail, Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing relay operator, etc). I suppose that being cooped up for a year due to the pandemic got me