"Murphy was an optimist!"
And then it got real September 27, 2017 9:17 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeYou know the programming is getting intense when the incense comes out.
add a commentTurbulence September 17, 2017 10:15 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeIt is a beautiful Sunday. I could easily spend it just being outside. Instead, I will be on the computer all day. I am making good progress but want to make better progress. The potential to allow stress to get out of hand is high but I’m staying frosty.
add a commentFrom the mouths of babes September 5, 2017 9:05 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Evan, Family, From the mouths of babesEvan: "Daaad, I know how to brush my teeth. I’ve been doing it for 12 years."
add a commentHow Cards Against Humanity spent the Black Friday money. August 29, 2017 6:03 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of InterestKarlee, Holly, and Maria 🙂
https://cardsagainsthumanity.com/blackfriday/
add a commentHappy 16th Anniversary to My Wife August 25, 2017 9:39 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Anniversary, Cathy, Daily Life, Family, Holiday16 years of amazing adventures with Cathy and so many more adventures to come.
I use the Adobe Creative Cloud August 19, 2017 10:10 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeI like Adobe products. I pay for the Adobe Creative Cloud as a means to get my work done. So I want to learn a little more about Adobe Captivate. I type "Captivate" in the Adobe Create Cloud Apps search bar. It takes me to this:
From the mouths of babes August 3, 2017 12:22 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Evan, Family, From the mouths of babesEvan, entering the house with an Amazon package: "The postman says we are his best customer!"
add a commentContinuous learning July 28, 2017 10:47 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeI believe we should be learning all the time. These are just a few of the things I work on in my idle time: Ham radio, Fusion360, growing my own food, and cryptocurrencies.
add a commentNeed mwar hardware July 25, 2017 8:51 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeI really need a 27-inch iMac on my desk at the house.
1 comment so farOuch July 18, 2017 8:27 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeI’ve noticed of late, that my injuries are not healing as quickly as they did in the recent past.
add a commentIt’s Sunday night July 16, 2017 10:14 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeI really want a few more days in this weekend.
add a commentExhausted June 26, 2017 9:09 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeSo tired.
add a commentLove/hate relationship with invoicing June 25, 2017 4:20 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life"What is your greatest weakness?" It’s the interview question we all hate. I’d have to answer, "invoicing." Granted, when I get into it, I love invoicing because generally, that means money will be coming in from my clients. But I really dislike asking for money. Except when I do ask for money and it arrives. I also dislike justifying my time which is why I enjoyed the dangerous fixed rate work for so many years. Fixed rate was nice because my tightly budgeted clients knew what they were paying and if I did my job well, I made a profit; the risk was that I didn’t assess the problem correctly and ended up working fo minimum wage or less. For instance, when I was running my ISP, I received a phone call asking if I built websites. Naturally, the answer was yes. She asked, "How much?" Having no idea what I was doing, I responded $600. She became my first client and I ended up supporting her on that same $600 for 2 years. When I finally asked for money for my services, she dropped me like a rock and gave her business to someone else.
I learned a great lesson from someone who hired me to juggle at an event. She said she had a 4 hour event and wanted me doing atmospheric juggling for the 4 hours. I gave a rambling reply as I worked up a rate on the spot, "Well, I normally charge $85 for the first half-hour then $50 for every half-hour after that. So four hours comes to $435." Before she could speak, I spat out, "But you are a non-profit so you probably have no money so I could probably do it for $200-$300." She paused, then said, "Okay. Let’s do it for $200. But I’ll give you a bonus in the form of a lesson. You need to know that I was budgeted for $500 so your original $435 would have been acceptable. Additionally, you quoted me $2-300. Why would I pay $300 when you told me that $200 was fine? Put that in your pocket and I’ll see you at the event."
The most annoying aspect of invoicing is that it gets in the way of producing work which could be invoiced for money. I cannot bill for invoicing (based on my bills from my lawyer, he would disagree). I have systems in place to make invoicing easier and more accurate. Three months ago I was doing better at time tracking and invoicing than three years ago; today I am doing it better than I was three months ago. None-the-less, I have a mental block that hinders the process…but I’m fixing that.
add a commentDressy dress June 23, 2017 9:40 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeRight now I am wearing a kilt…because I can.
The weekend is upon us June 23, 2017 9:33 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeWhat I would like to do: learn F360, design and build a bookshelf, build a tool shed, write an Alexa skill, balance my books, create a website for my son’s scout troop, train for being a scout volunteer, prepare for camping, finish my client’s websites, chill out and ponder life, clean, paint, fix the house up, study for my HAM license, create a podcast, create a video for a weekend project, dabble with my electronic hobbies, play with my children, teach my children, meditate, spend time with the wife, spend money, work on my own websites, win the lottery, and more.
What I will do: program, program, program, program, nap, program, program..
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