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Train time # 24
Today it’s the 5:05 bound for Homewood. And to be honest, this one took two days to finish. I think one of the hardest things one can do, is try to stand firm on what you believe when people around you keep trying to tell you your wrong. And I’m not talking about things like “I believe the earth is flat” kind of beliefs. I’m talking about things a bit more personal and close to home. Especially things about you! let’s keep this simple: I think criticism is a good thing. It can help one to hear an opinion from another prospective. But I believe there is a difference…
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Train Time: #23
Today we are going to get technical. Actually, this is a rant about technical things… but that still makes it technical. I work in an industry that uses a lot of software: expensive software. The target for today, is Bentley. Not be car maker, but the purveyor of engineering software. To the wrong crowd, this company means very little. However, to engineers, architects, and other technical people, this is their entire professional world. This software is the replacement for drafting pencils, and protractors; ink pens and electric erasers; and a whole collection of engineering gadgets and do-dads that engineers used to use to do things by hand. It is, without…