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Shrinking List November 2, 2009 1:19 pm

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life
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Knocking items off my todo list…but are they the right items?

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Resume Archeology November 2, 2009 12:23 pm

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life
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The computer that held my resume and related professional documents died. It just needs a new stick of ram but that is pretty low on my list of priorities. I started poking around for a copy of my resume at the request of someone who may want to do some work together and the most recent thing I could find is from August of 2006. Could it really be over three years since I updated my CV? You are supposed to update that every six months! I despise resumes. There has to be a better way. But even LinkedIn isn’t necessarily representative unless you are really working it.

Update: Oh! Much better. One from May 19, 2009. Looks like I am updating it…or was.

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Play Podcasts Chronologically on an iPod November 2, 2009 9:31 am

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The intuitive way to play a podcast on your iPod is to drill down to the list of episodes for a particular show. Unfortunately the most recent show is at the top and plays downward. You may want to play your podcasts from oldests to newest. This video shows you how.

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State of Me November 2, 2009 8:50 am

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Health, Mental
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Stress is high right now. So high I can feel the blood coursing through my veins. I am not having dizzy spells but if I do not get this under control, I could see them happening in the not to distant future.

What has me stressed? Two factors. Primarily a coding project to which I have volunteered my services. My piece is now mission critical. The other is that always present thing which some people mistakenly think can not buy you happiness…money. I should have control over both of these but this morning they have control over me. It’s a simple trick of the mind. I’m thinking about these things so much that I’m not accomplishing anything.

There are dreamers that dream
And dreamers that do.

[Source unknown..I always thought that was Ogden Nash but maybe it was me :) ]

So I need to do more and think less. As I type this, it occurs to me that neither the project nor money is the problem. I am simply addicted to brain crack (language warning).

This video contains words that begin with the letter F.

Update: Coffee must have kicked in. I’m on fire now!

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