Saturday, September 26, 2020

Miscellaneous



 The last couple of weeks of work have been brutal.  I need to learn to say no, I ended up with 6 major trainings in three weeks, three in one week.  If they weren't virtual, it would have been impossible.  I am entering a new contract year on my primary project.  Painful would be a good description of the process.  The first of the trainings was a smashing success, over 3,000 attendees online.  This time of the year is often intense.  This will pass.  

I produce an annual national conference, gone virtual this year - coming up later in October.  We have negotiated with the hotel and I now have until mid March to make a decision on going in-person, or virtual, or something else for 2021.  

The weather has started to cool, a few mornings in the 50's, days under 80.  Nice.  

I will vote, soon.  I will encourage others to vote blue. But I am disconnecting from the news right now.  The hypocrisy is nauseating.   

I met Ruth Bader Ginsburg at a reception at the Supreme Court 3 or 4 years ago. I had the pleasure of watching her ask intelligent questions in the Court, several times.  I am sad, she will be missed.  I think she did what she found value in as long as she could do it, I hope she died with no regrets.  She made a real difference in our lives.  

I am adapting to Bloggers ongoing changes.  I am easy, as long as it works, I use it.  I do wonder if they have solutions in search of problems.  

What is happening in your world?

 

17 comments:

  1. Anonymous9/26/2020

    How good could America be if it was made in the image of RBG's imagining of the country.

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    1. We'd have a lot less discrimination, and a lot more access to heatlh care,

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  2. Anonymous9/26/2020

    Oh yes, is that a woodpecker?

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    1. I think it is a Gray Catbird ~ Dumeta Carolinenis

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    2. Your work sounds exhausting. I can barely manage a staff of 10 from home. I can’t imagine doing what you do. RBG was a loss we will not soon recover from...but then, the same could be said for the last 4 years.

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    3. Breenlantern, my only direct reports are out student interns. This is a crazy busy time of the year. Always is.

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  3. spouse is recovering from heart surgery (stents) on 9/11. there has been a minor complication.

    I lost my job on 6/30. I'm coasting on unemployment compensation and am looking for a part-time job.

    the 3 cats have no worries; they keep us sane.

    keep on truckin'. keep calm and carry on, stiff upper lip, pip pip.

    PS - I'd go virtual for your conference next year.

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    1. Oh AM, I had no idea. Hope the hubby improves. My recommendation was that we go virtual for 2021, someone who makes more money than I do, wanted to delay that decision as long as we could.

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  4. I had no idea how much work you had despite the pandemic. Congratulations on the success of Training #1!

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    1. About 90% of my job, I can do from here. The other 10% is traveling to do training, consulting, and that isn't going to happen any time soon.

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  5. I have an exceptionally busy work schedule coming up in the next few weeks so I can relate. Thank goodness I only work 4 days a week so I always have a three day weekend to relax.

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    1. I am thinking about cutting back to 80% in a year or two.

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  6. Busy, busy, busy at work! I remember those times. Glad to be retired now. Hang in there!

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    1. 34 months, not that I am counting or anything. It is mostly work I enjoy, things just bunch up at times.

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  7. I lead a dull life. I am going to make hummus this weekend; I have never made any before.

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