We all handle Valentine's Day. As with all things, our perspectives change with time. This year, I asked myself, when was my last good Valentine's Day? What the hell have I been doing all this time? When I searched through old photos and documents I found no evidence of any Valentine's Day experience. With that in mind, I decided that I needed a day that will make me smile and … [Read more...] about A Valentine’s Day Story
Metabolism, Diet, and Lumen
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