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Doc Holliday

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  1. Started it last night. Starts off well! I was surprised. Was kind of dreading all the backstory, fill in the gaps, set the stage and having that draw on for 2-8 chapters. So far I am digging it.
  2. I'm rooting for maine
  3. Oh I love Agile! Except most Scrum Teams are matrixed and that just jacks shit up. I designed a hybrid waterfall/agile approach for analytics at my old place and it worked for a while until other operational demands got in the way. I hope your place is better KC.
  4. Close...I'm working in technicolor
  5. With this new layout...I went down a rabbit hole and barely came back out alive with forums colliding. Politics and Football at once. Whoa. What am I seeing? what am I reading? and what is the number to my doctor as I need to up my blood pressure meds? Side note: I am curious as to what kind of processing power this option takes with the get/post queries. May be easier now with a new database and once we fill up the databases with our inanity it will require even more power. "Hey McFly, you bojo! Those boards don't work on water; unless you got Power!" - Biff
  6. Please, kill my hopes and dreams.
  7. Is this department just lipstick on a pig?
  8. In general, yes, I agree with you. I've also lost some ability to trust or put faith into the older generation leading some government circles. Their ineptitude is beyond comprehension when it comes to technology.
  9. This. At one point last summer/fall I went on dates with 3 different women in a row who all ended up telling me they had the herp which I quickly said no thanks to. I then stopped dating for a bit because fuck that nonsense. (no pun intended)
  10. Just started Consider Phelbas and by just started, I mean, I haven't read a single word, moved my bookmark to it and it's sitting in my passenger seat of my truck.
  11. wheels on the bus go round and round, which is another way of saying this is the circle of life, bikes have circles for wheels, and well, life is a circle and got damnit we need windshield wipers
  12. anti-trust seems ironic at this point
  13. oh and if you don't have the experience to back up not needing a PMP, get your damned PMP. Know it is just like a school test, know their info and processes, and then take the test. The key thing is, is that it actually sucks for real world project management.
  14. I've been in all roles of it. I've been the fall guy, I've been the go-to guy, I've been given carte blanche to be successful, and I've had my hands tied to the point of failure. If you want to be successful in the PM world, and here is where I get philosophical, is that you need to understand the dynamics of each project, each organization, each project group and know that they are all different. What you do on one project may or may not work on another, and you need to figure that dynamic out very quickly. It's the unspoken risk management and politic dynamics. Then the ability to be flexible with all things is important. Risk Management is vital in that it's the foundation you need to have documented to protect yourself, the team, and the project. Document, document, document. Meetings? Send email minutes and document. The work itself should never be managed below 3 levels. Project >> Phase >> High-Level Task To track a project, in my experience, to the specifics of each task creates a nightmare of busywork. You need to know what it takes for each task so you can call BS and drive the project and speak to it with leadership or clients. Status reports are a nuisance and necessity. Also, last point for this post, build relationships with EVERYONE. Relationships are what make the successes great, shitty parts better, and help allow you to create a space for success. If they trust you, you can lead, if they don't, you're in for hell. Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing. PM BINGO!
  15. If USA is tied to the lizard people from outer space, Hello Zuk, and the lizard people hate the grey people are the greys in cahoots with Russia? Is that why we are always at odds with Russia despite being very similar? #conspiracythoughtexperiment #popcorn #ishouldwritescifi
  16. I've been in varying PM roles for close to 7 years. I have loved it and hated it. I have stood up some amazing programs and completed many small projects too. I've been able to touch on nearly every category of IT operations and business. It can be a shitty job when you have unreasonable leadership and unreasonable clients. At one point I was working close to 80-100 hours a week due to my day job and then having to pick up PM work since I had to fire one of my employees. It does pay very well once you have the experience, thick skin, and ability to communicate effectively to all parties. Plus, you need a good team working for you. I'll add more later. meeting time....
  17. FB is making me some money, albeit, my stance with them is very small.
  18. Only Player that should ever be called a GOAT is the only one on my list too: Derka
  19. I'm starting to jump on the bandwagon of Pierce better get this team ready for OUsucks and for better competition. Not a fan of what I am watching/seeing against quality opponents. There are some bright spots and some of them will be gone next year.
  20. I've worked closely with peers who were at a certain place listed in your post. They've told me just how jacked up they can be and I don't blame you. At least Texas is separate from the rest of the nation in that regard despite being regarded by themselves.
  21. At the brake shop... Old lady #1 Why are they doing a memorial for both of them? Old lady #2 deadpanned: because they're both dead.
  22. I'm going to buy 12 life straws and start stockpiling magazines and maybe I might start downloading pr0n onto an old burner phone with a redundant power supply.
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