Author Archives: Brave Thoughts

Why We Keep

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Brave Thoughts

So maybe you don’t keep. Maybe you shed things like water off a duck’s back. Maybe you don’t find anything slightly fascinating about junk mail. Maybe you think you don’t need old receipts and stuffed animals and clothes and paystubs and cassette … Continue reading →

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Now Where Did I Put That List of Goals?

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Brave Thoughts

I would like to say I’ve been so busy fixing, making, moving and changing that I haven’t had time to add posts to this blog… Not to say I haven’t done anything. There has been change: a new diet and … Continue reading →

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Not Doing

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Brave Thoughts

Here’s what I was into for the last two weeks: learning about how people are affected by and distracted by our electronic gadgets. Here is what I am doing: being distracted by TV and not doing anything else. The first … Continue reading →

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Got an idea?

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Brave Thoughts

 So I got this idea one day. I was going to make a shower curtain. It was going to be a gift for someone, so I had a deadline. Remember how I said that deadlines helped? The theme was going … Continue reading →

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You CON Do It!

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Brave Thoughts

Every time I leave the con, I feel like I can write again. I’m inspired and motivated, encouraged by those who have succeeded. The con, for those of you who can’t make sense of it, is CONduit. For me, this … Continue reading →

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Why Not Procrastinate?

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Brave Thoughts

So I’m really not feeling this. I’m holding back, I’m not really using my real voice. Why? I don’t know. It’s like the idea isn’t coming across the way I had intended. Here’s a real truth: I am a great … Continue reading →

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Are You Distracted?

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Brave Thoughts

Wow, time flies. I forgot how much I could like going to work and getting into debugging on a tough problem without all the distractions. What’s interesting is that the things I thought I would miss (daylight, large monitors) are … Continue reading →

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Relief and Renewal

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Brave Thoughts

So the job search journey comes to an end… no, a pause. Because I don’t believe there are any ends in life, just times when you can stop and breathe for a bit. I got a job offer. Actually, I … Continue reading →

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Disassembler for Hire

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Brave Thoughts

Last spring, I got involved with a group that was reading and discussing The Artist’s Way, a book by Julia Cameron. We would read a chapter a week, do the exercises, and talk about our reactions. The book walks you … Continue reading →

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The Brain Has Reasons

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Brave Thoughts

So as I mulled over the reasons for doing x and not y, I started to use a program that I had installed a while ago, called Personal Brain. This is a mind-mapping tool that lets you build a network … Continue reading →

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