I have a Google Docs file that is my home screen for my browsers and so I see it everyday, when I begin the day and frequently thereafter. Here is a part of what I see for 2018: The first thing it lists is my 3 Primary Goals for the…

It seems you can’t go 5 minutes before you hear a reference to Bitcoin these days. At the time of this writing this cryptocurrency has appreciated from about $700 US to about $6000 US in roughly the last 12 months. Crazy! No wonder so many people are talking about it…

Everyday I read a story quoting another pundit from the traditional investment community telling us what the future of bitcoin will be, and why it is still destined for massive growth or is in a bubble that is about to inflict pain and suffering on all those foolish enough to…

Heard about the shortage of programmers? Yah, right. I’ve always had an interest in computers. I bought my first one in 1980, a TRS80. I dabbled in coding a little bit now and then. Some things haven’t changed. The ‘if’ ‘then’ concept is still alive and well. All these years…

we come to the first massive mistake that almost everyone makes, no matter how compelling the evidence is to the contrary se·man·tics səˈman(t)iks/ noun the branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning. the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text. As with many things, the first problem begins with…

For me, JavaScript started out like trying to unscramble eggs. It soon became more like untangling old, dry spaghetti. But it got better. Slowly. Very slowly. I don’t know how many articles and posts I’ve read by people self-teaching JavaScript, but it’s a lot. I read them for two reasons…

In my pursuit of happiness, I have learned many things. While I certainly haven’t found all of the answers, here is a bit of wisdom you may find worth adding to your own store of knowledge. Politics is not a sport. It is wise to remain open minded and flexible…

I frequently read about the shortage of programmers in the tech industry. There’s no shortage of ads beckoning to coders to come join a fresh, young, passionate company with flexible hours, beer in the fridge, nap rooms, and ping-pong tables. …

I am not as young as I once was, but I am much wiser than I have ever been. Due to the vicissitudes that life visited upon me from 2008 to 2012, I have reinvented my life. Life 2.o if you’ll indulge me. This time around I vowed to do…