A Person, Artist, Software Engineer, Geologist.

I've realized that I've lost my fear of failing.  It's not that I don't fail, it's just that I don't get all stressed out when I do fail. Maybe my tool chest contains enough tools for what I need.  Maybe I'm surrounded with others that also understand that failure is part of what we do.  Maybe I find there is so much to learn from failures.  It could also be the job market and the others that I see trying to create and implement UX/UI design heavy project. Whatever the reason (and I'm sure it's a mix), fear is just not in the mix. Without fear, progress can always be made.   It's an exciting time when there is a new project, new team, new tools and new designs all at the same time.  It's my job to pace, schedule, assign, review and plan for all of this to come together, and, in the end, be a success. Funny, no fear here either.  I've been doing this for so long that it's been easy for me to clear the chaff and focus on what

Yes, It's Been a Year.  Time just flies by. So is it just me or is everybody getting hit by head hunters these days?  With the Utah unemployment rate of ~3% and the rate for UI/Web engineers approaching zero, no wonder they are all calling.  It feels like a fishing hole where the whole of the lake is ringed with fisherman, all after the same few fish. I place this onto my luck of picking the right fields (or them picking me) and right directions. Gotta stay with the times.  The tech keeps moving and the Web tech is really moving.  It's hard to know what to skip and when to jump on the train.  There where many times I've felt that I had already missed the boat, only to see many of those boats sink with failed adoption or direction.  The server side page creation has peaked.  RoR was to be a saviour, only to be the last of the great steamers in the age of planes.  Moving on.... You could see the beginning of the transition when the iPhone was released and br