Alionushka has often remarked that Vova's alertness and behavior changed radically after he was injected with all those vaccines at once when he was under a year old. I try not to think about it that much as it is too painful to realize that I allowed my boy to be damaged by these monsters out of blind ignorance.
The electricity (for now) has become more predictable. Little by little, my various battery and generator systems are providing reliable heat and internet, both of which I need to continue to generate some income. My wife reminds me that we are indeed blessed. Our home still stands, and we've lost no one close to us. Yet the loneliness of being without her feels like a dagger in my stomach. For now, I am guarding the fort, and she is with the kids. She believes it better that they are safe in Germany. My heart asks, "how long?"
Thank you for the comment about Vova. We have talked about him in the past, but I never knew the vaccine angle. My ex- and the pediatrician put my firstborn on the standard CDC shot schedule. I remember remarking to myself that he was a bit weird at about the age of two. The neighbor kid kicked a ball his direction and he just stood there and watched it roll by. I haven't heard from or about him for years - best guess is that he's living on the streets in Portland.
What always amazed me was software developers who never involved users. As a systems guy, I worried over the system - hardware, software, people. While I would collect requirements and specifications, of necessity they were incomplete outlines of the work. Trying to get developers to work with users was like pulling teeth.
I admire the efforts I see with spiral development in that the feedback from users is embedded. Build some stuff, try it. Don't pretend to have all the answers at once. Work the pieces and get parts right. Segmented, boxed code allows for that. While I've been out of the game for ~ 20 years <sigh>, from those I talk with that approach seems to be working.
In my years building command post facilities, each had to be grander than the others. Huge displays were on the BOM. At the time, quite expensive state-of-the-art stuff. Rarely easily maintained. I hated bleeding edge technology. But the bosses wanted grandeur. I often wondered what the retro-fits have cost.
We're OK, living frugally in a low-cost country, as you will glean from my posts. At least one of my subscribers is a disabled veteran, in his case of the Iraq war. Those of my war, Vietnam, have all passed away. Perhaps other vets can share some useful observations.
A stream-of-consciousness blog. Ah, I have fond memories of Nicaragua. I built houses with Habitat for Humanity in Jinotega in 1998 and 1999. Loved the people, the traditional values. I gave a thought to starting a new life there, but opted for a place where I would find a woman with a background more similar to my own. In any case, I commend your substack to our readers:
Alionushka has often remarked that Vova's alertness and behavior changed radically after he was injected with all those vaccines at once when he was under a year old. I try not to think about it that much as it is too painful to realize that I allowed my boy to be damaged by these monsters out of blind ignorance.
The electricity (for now) has become more predictable. Little by little, my various battery and generator systems are providing reliable heat and internet, both of which I need to continue to generate some income. My wife reminds me that we are indeed blessed. Our home still stands, and we've lost no one close to us. Yet the loneliness of being without her feels like a dagger in my stomach. For now, I am guarding the fort, and she is with the kids. She believes it better that they are safe in Germany. My heart asks, "how long?"
Thank you for the comment about Vova. We have talked about him in the past, but I never knew the vaccine angle. My ex- and the pediatrician put my firstborn on the standard CDC shot schedule. I remember remarking to myself that he was a bit weird at about the age of two. The neighbor kid kicked a ball his direction and he just stood there and watched it roll by. I haven't heard from or about him for years - best guess is that he's living on the streets in Portland.
What always amazed me was software developers who never involved users. As a systems guy, I worried over the system - hardware, software, people. While I would collect requirements and specifications, of necessity they were incomplete outlines of the work. Trying to get developers to work with users was like pulling teeth.
I admire the efforts I see with spiral development in that the feedback from users is embedded. Build some stuff, try it. Don't pretend to have all the answers at once. Work the pieces and get parts right. Segmented, boxed code allows for that. While I've been out of the game for ~ 20 years <sigh>, from those I talk with that approach seems to be working.
In my years building command post facilities, each had to be grander than the others. Huge displays were on the BOM. At the time, quite expensive state-of-the-art stuff. Rarely easily maintained. I hated bleeding edge technology. But the bosses wanted grandeur. I often wondered what the retro-fits have cost.
We're OK, living frugally in a low-cost country, as you will glean from my posts. At least one of my subscribers is a disabled veteran, in his case of the Iraq war. Those of my war, Vietnam, have all passed away. Perhaps other vets can share some useful observations.
There aren't many family doctors, hospital doctors, like Midwestern doctors.
Honest and smart, at least better than my doctor relatives.
I am made to study especially about Vaccine relation.
A stream-of-consciousness blog. Ah, I have fond memories of Nicaragua. I built houses with Habitat for Humanity in Jinotega in 1998 and 1999. Loved the people, the traditional values. I gave a thought to starting a new life there, but opted for a place where I would find a woman with a background more similar to my own. In any case, I commend your substack to our readers:
https://liborsoural.substack.com/