Dieting and exercise for me, is the same as, I believe it is for most people. For a good portion of my life - I've been the type of person that had a hard time eating; so much so, that I decided that I could be proud of myself for just doing that - eating. I had to abandon the 'what' because the thought would overwhelm me, I'd decided it wasn't worth the angst and not eat. … [Read more...] about Metabolism, Diet, and Lumen
Academic Approaches and Experimentation with Oil Paint 2022
It's been a long year, but then again; what year isn't? This year, for me, was filled with doctor's appointments, food, data - and more data - and, as always, art. I'd like to send off this year, 2022 - sharing a piece I finally completed while attending the Academic Approaches and Experimentation with Oil Paint continuing education course at the Milwaukee Institute of Art … [Read more...] about Academic Approaches and Experimentation with Oil Paint 2022
Tableau Rest API Exploration
Continuing from my experience with Tableaus Coder Initiative, I returned to working with the Tableau Rest API. This post examines a generic use case for plausibility. Salesforce Superstore Data Source I started with the Salesforce Superstore data source, a sample data source offered by Tableau. I did a little bit of exploration and found that it might be interesting … [Read more...] about Tableau Rest API Exploration
Challenging Lesson
It's been a while since I've had a challenging lesson, one which brings me to realize my weaknesses. What's learned from accepting a challenge; regardless of outcome is what our own behaviors are as we are faced with a task or goal that does not come easily to us. I'll start with taking note, that I hadn't realized that this was going to be a challenge, let alone a lesson. … [Read more...] about Challenging Lesson
Tableau Coders Initiative
In the last technology post, I mentioned that I'd be perusing through some of the concepts brought up in the Tableau Coders Initiative. This blog article goes through their first four videos and includes some insights on how/where to go if you're struggling. I will also provide some additional fun tidbits of knowledge as, I mean, why not? The Tableau Coders Initiative … [Read more...] about Tableau Coders Initiative