Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. ~ Winston Churchill When I started using this title and updating the number, I really thought it was a boring title for a blog post. What's going to attract readers attention? Nothing! Now, it's the only way I can…Read more Working from Home: Week 12
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Working from Home: Week 11
One always measures friendships by how they show in bad weather. ~ Winston Churchill Another week has passed. We are still in shelter in place or stay home, stay healthy. A few things have opened up for phase 1 of our safe start, but really not much will change before June and not even then…Read more Working from Home: Week 11
Working from Home: Week 10
Life is a challenge, we must take it. ~ Mother Teresa Another week has gone by. We're still working from home and social distancing and wearing masks and gloves and quarantining items as needed. Our stay at home orders have been extended through the end of May with some very limited restrictions being lifted. Different…Read more Working from Home: Week 10
May Day 2020
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence. ~ Martin Luther King Jr. May 1 is often referred to as May Day or International Workers Day. Since the beginning workers have needed to fight for their rights which included an 8 hour work day. In 2020, we're…Read more May Day 2020
Working from Home: Week 9
The only impossible journey is the one you never begin. ~ Tony Robbins Another week has passed. I'm amazed at how long the days feel. Sure, it helps the days are light longer now here in the PNW as we move to the summer equinox. We are still in shelter in place until May 4.…Read more Working from Home: Week 9
Working From Home: Week 8
You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life. ~ Winston Churchill It's been eight weeks since I started working from home. When this started, I didn't foresee it lasting this long. I'm not sure why. I had no scientific data. I also had no frame of reference to…Read more Working From Home: Week 8
Happy Anniversary
How you make others feel about themselves, says a lot about you. I originally planned this post to be about the 1 year anniversary for Criterion Channel. Then I remembered my very first blog post was four years ago today. Having too many projects was my problem then, and I'm still working on it now.…Read more Happy Anniversary
Still Working From Home
Those who endure, conquer. It's another week of working from home. Week seven to be exact. I'm starting to think that this commuting thing was an illusion. Did I really spend hours of my life sitting in traffic? We're still sheltering in place and will be until at least May 4 for now. We're still…Read more Still Working From Home
Knitting Gone Wild
When you are knitting socks and sweaters and scarves, you aren't just knitting. You are assigning a value to human effort. You are holding back time. You are preserving the simple unchanging act of handwork. ~ Stephanie Pearl-McPhee My vacation week is coming to an end. Don't get me wrong, I am grateful to still…Read more Knitting Gone Wild
Working from Home: Week 6
We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us. It's week six of working from home, but this week I'm on vacation from the day job. Sure it seems a bit odd, but the world is an odd place at the moment. I've been thinking a bit about how Godzilla comes…Read more Working from Home: Week 6
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