Author: Doug McCaughan

I keep polishing the resume like an artist who cannot find the final brush stroke.

It’s interesting to look at the array of jobs openings, see some of the specifics, know you can do the job, and then figure out how to market yourself to the position. It’s almost like I want to update my resume to say that I’m currently employed as a full-time marketeer. A marketeer of me.

I find myself torn between the things I could or should be doing. For instance, do I take a few days to turn dougmccaughan.com into a marketing site? Do I use that same time to build a Vuejs app to demostrate skills in Vue? Or learn SharePoint migrations? Or go to meetups and work on social networking?

I’m reading “What Color Is Your Parachute?” and one sentence that struck me is “You are always looking for a new job.” I knew that. But I didn’t have time for that when I was working. Funny enough, now that I am not working, it feels like I don’t have time for it. Because looking for a job is a full-time job. So, it you are gainfully employed, polish that resume, update LinkedIn, and keep your people network current.

Today I got to use that stuff in the garage I’ve been saving because I knew one day I’d need it. I finally got around to fixing that problem I found in 1997.

I’m a long time Dotster user. Giving Porkbun a try and am pretty impressed so far. Low cost. Great security. 2FA includes authenticator applications as well as WebAuthn (I use Yubico). You can also purchase with cryptocurrency.

https://porkbun.com/

Was going to spend the day applying for jobs. Instead I spent the day working. How’s that for irony?

This was a 51 question test. As someone who mostly works in Adobe’s ColdFusion and PHP, I’m not ashamed of this at all.

Completed a rowing workout. It calmed my mind. Gave me focus. Helped me plan my day.

Of course it helped listening to Crazy Mama by J.J. Cale on Pandora https://pandora.app.link/tQQWeeV6jsb

It’s 6am and I awoke with a panic attack. Going to exercise then do some administrative work then spend the day applying for jobs like a machine.

A bout of insomnia left me with only 4 hours of sleep last night. However, I’m caffeinated and focused on getting resumes and cover letters written. Resumes and cover letters are not my forte.

Me: “This will be a productive day!”

Internet: “eh, about that. I’m down right now.”