During North American winter, Buenos Aires is two hours ahead of New York time. (It's only one hour ahead the rest of the year because Argentina doesn't observe daylight savings) Except for this eight-week blip, I'm living in New York time from the end of September '21-mid-June '22, so I decided to work 10:30am - … Continue reading In the City of Good Airs
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My Nomad Year
As this year wraps up and I find myself living in a foreign country, something I haven't been able to do since 2006, I can't help but marvel at how fortunate I am. I've been giddy since the second the plane wheels touched down at the Quito airport, and as this post hits my blog, … Continue reading My Nomad Year
Saying Goodbye (and Hello!) in a Covid-19 World
Just under two years ago, the company I worked for was acquired by a private equity firm. And as so often happens in these cases, the chipping away began. But the little cuts weren't really the problem. I work in software; the benefits are really good, even with the cuts that were made. The problem … Continue reading Saying Goodbye (and Hello!) in a Covid-19 World
It’s a Record!
No, not a running record (but stay tuned for that post soon) - a work record! I'm about to break my full time job tenure record. As of this Thursday, I'll have been at LogRhythm for 3 years. I lasted 2 years and 11 months at the job before this one, although in theory I … Continue reading It’s a Record!
Turning 40: Lists, Part 1
Yesterday kicked off a week-long series of posts all about me as I'm about to turn 40. The next two posts contain lists. Factual, thoughtful, silly, defining, wishful, nostalgic - all sorts of lists about who I am at this point in my life. Something interesting to look back on in the coming decades as … Continue reading Turning 40: Lists, Part 1
The Design of Everyday Things
I shamelessly poached the title of this post from a book I'm reading for professional development: The Design of Everyday Things, by Don Norman. I don't include books I read for anything other than pleasure in my semi-annual book reports, but product and user experience design has been so much on my mind lately that … Continue reading The Design of Everyday Things
Workiversary
Two years ago today, I was a fresh and utterly overwhelmed face sitting in a product training course at the LogRhythm headquarters. I didn't know what I was getting into or if it would really be a good fit for me, but I had been handed an opportunity at a successful and growing company, so … Continue reading Workiversary
You’ve Got Skills
And so do I. Our skills aren't they same, but they are equally valuable. This is what I'd like people I work with to understand. Part of being a technical writer or editor means being invisible and vastly underappreciated. We don't get a byline or an author credit anywhere. People often toss our creations aside, … Continue reading You’ve Got Skills
Sanctuary 2.0: Gratitude
Ok, yes, it's cliché to write about what you are thankful for on Thanksgiving. Several-years-ago-me would have rolled my eyes at the thought, just as I rolled my eyes at all things holiday related because of the commercialism and forced nature of it. I still despise the commercial side and don't decorate or celebrate in … Continue reading Sanctuary 2.0: Gratitude
Sanctuary 2.0: Where Everybody Knows Your Name
As of today, I have officially had a downtown Boulder address for six months. Once upon a time, I lived in a city of 12 million. Now I live in a town of 100,000. Sure, that's ten times the size of the town I grew up in, but it is still very, very small. Unless … Continue reading Sanctuary 2.0: Where Everybody Knows Your Name
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