Fond Adieu

 

It seems my Journey and Advisian’s Journey are headed to a fork in the road. I’m choosing the road less traveled, and Advisian won’t fit down that laneway.  I’ll be abandoning this soapbox, but the powers that be have let me put up some closing thoughts and a link to where I’ll continue to jot my thoughts for the few of you who, weirdly, seem to be interested.

I’ve been referring to this place as “we” and “us” for so long, it is unnatural to write in the third person “you”.  But “you” all have to keep fighting to remember it’s people who make this whole thing worthwhile, and not get distracted too much by the shiny stuff.  As long as there is “we” in there somewhere, there will continue to be an Advisian and I know the leadership is pushing to make it all work.

Happiness and Fulfillment

Knowledge…and Understanding – not the same thing.  Happiness…and Fulfilment – not the same thing.  I’m semi-randomly placing specific nuance onto these terms because English usage has lost a lot of nuance with the invention of the computerized thesaurus. Computers struggle with nuance.  Most of the synonyms in that drop down were once only kinda synonyms in a particular context.

Knowledge without Understanding is missing the why/how of things.  Pressing this button makes that light go on is Knowledge.  Pressing this button closes a circuit allowing electricity to flow through the lightbulb, making it fluoresce…etc…etc…is the beginnings of Understanding.  Knowledge and Understanding are often interchangeable through day to day life, but particularly diverge when troubleshooting a problem.  You really want your troubleshooter to have understanding of the process they are troubleshooting.

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Death Sucks

 

Death…the last journey where all the answers are received…or not.  “…To sleep, perchance to dream – ay there’s the rub for in the sleep of death what dreams may come, when we have shuffled off this mortal coil, must give us pause…” and whether you’re some Shakespearean Danish prince (Hamlet) on a bad day, or a pretentious working engineer with delusions of grandeur, it a topic that runs into all of us at points in our lives. Continue reading “Death Sucks”

Legends – and why we all need one

 

I like using the word “Legend” with a capital L to describe what people who don’t know you – or don’t know you well, know about you.  When your name is mentioned in some circles; whether it’s work related, or 1st grade teachers, or little league baseball parents or cosplay golfers, whatev…; what picture ends up in the listeners head, although they haven’t met you? The business folks call it “personal branding”  but that’s, totally less cool than Legend, so it isn’t enthusiastically embraced!

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