Every engineer with whom I have worked has prided themselves on being a problem solver. Very pragmatic, very practical. Years ago on a missions trip we went to Reynosa Mexico. The work site was a Colonia which is a poor community where utilities and resources can be quite limited. This community we were assisting had…
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Goodbye Gambler!
Thunder ripped across the darkened skyline as the bearded gentleman walked down the path. It was dark but in the distance he could see lights and, far out on the horizon, a beautiful dawn, one far different from any he had seen before. Just ahead was a gate. It was tall, with lighted poster cabinets…
Now What Do I Do?
WOW did I make a mistake on a recent project. I was working for a client that publishes textbooks, posters, training materials, and other items. The professional they hired to produce this material had no experience in publishing. She had access to the entire suite of Adobe products but preffered to use Word and Powerpoint,…
Why writers can be challenged in technical environments?
I work for a software development company and the teams with which I am associated are some of the most talented folks with whom I have ever worked. Their expertise includes coding, business analysis (for application development), quality assurance, and the ultimate brilliant-bad writer, engineers. I say that so that what I write here is…