Odds and Sods

(That’s Brit/Canadian for odds and ends, if you were wondering.)

I’ve been a bad blogger over the past couple of months, I know. I haven’t been posting near as much as I’d like, mostly because I’ve been rather busy. It’s not just consulting work, but other varied happenings in my life as well. I don’t know what the next couple of months will bring, but I’ll try to generate some pithy blog posts for y’all.

I’ve been re-reading a book that I read early in the decision-making process about becoming a consultant way back in 1996. It’s called The Consultant’s Calling, and it’s really a book about consulting as a calling, a vocation. One of my favorite quotes about vocation is from Frederick Buechner, who said that a vocation is where “the worlds deep need and your deep gladness meet.” There is a new updated version of the book. It’s really worth a read.

I’m convinced that I have a sense of humor. Really, I am. Except, well, I just don’t get this LOL* pheonomena. I have to admit I’m a sucker for cute pictures of kittens. But I have to admit the bastardized language thing (“hai, I iz doin stuf”) just isn’t funny to me. I am glad some people are enjoying themselves. And LOLnptech seems to have quite the following (just not me.)

I’ve been writing a series of articles for LASA’s ICT Knowledgebase. The first article, on Mac database options, just got published last week. One on Open Office, and FOSS on the Mac are forthcoming. It’s enjoyable writing them, and also writing them for a non-US audience (although I’m sure plenty of US folks take advantage of their amazing resource.)

This will be my last tech blog entry until at least August 6th. I’m taking time off to work on science fiction writing!