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In this episode – Change your Performance . . . Hard to believe it's been over two years already; my service at Cenergy Power has invigorated me now more than ever. Why, you ask? To paraphrase Dr. Seuss, When you’re on your own. And you know what you know. You’ll be the one who’ll decide where to go. Employ your mind with work you enjoy, you will blossom my friend. In January 2019, while still working at Home Depot, I realized that it was time, once again, to continue my lifelong commitment to self-evaluation and personal expression. Like many, I needed a change. My performance was suffering. But what to do about it? Then it hit me, stretch yourself. "Re-Fire!" Don't retire. And what better way to do that than go back and revisit old friends. Books. Books that made a powerful impact on my thinking and my professional behavior. "Of course, the parables co-authored by Ken Blanchard." But this time, as I reread those books commit to putting the learning into a...

In this episode, A Tribute to Dr. Seuss . . . by; Patrick Ball From Amazon, it must have been kismet, I received my  first  book, such a joy to revisit. Hand-delivered by truck, Dr. Seuss,  Oh,  what luck! Oh, the Places You’ll Go! I know what you’re thinking, “You’re too old for kids' books, wake up - stop dreaming.” The winter is dark, a rediscovery - who me? The  thrill  of reading, It’s what sets you  free .   Like you, I’m off to great places. “We’re off and away!” Reading is fun amidst the news of today. Come on - you’ve read Ted Geisel, you may recall, The Grinch  Christmas podcast was recorded last fall. That wasn’t a book, but a digital rendition, We read from a Kindle, O h My , we  Broke  tradition! It worked, on an iPad, artwork in color. But let's be clear, it wasn’t that clever. Somehow - someway - it’s just not the same. Having a book in hand, that’s the name of the game. What a tactile sensation, Not to mention the sm...

In this episode, Web Addresses . . . Have you ever wondered why internet web addresses are in English? While poking around on the web, we discovered a riveting segment (if you're a Geek) from  howstuffwork.com  to tickle your RAM (Random Access Memory). Ok - "Why are internet web addresses in English?" The short answer: Web addresses are in English because the people who developed the standards for web addresses were, for the most part, English-speaking Americans. Are you ready for a longer answer? In the early days of the internet, the only way to connect to a remote computer was to know its unique Internet Protocol or  IP address , a long string of unique digits such as 165.254.202.218. But in 1983, as the number of computers on the network continued to grow, the University of Wisconsin developed the  Domain Name System (DNS) , which maps numeric IP addresses to more easily remembered domain names like google.com . In 1990, according to the Computer History Museum,...