Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. May our God reach through the fog of sorrow and comfort all those who mourn. God is our refuge, our present help in time of need. We will not be moved, though the heavens fall and the earth be moved. The LORD is our refuge. … Read more
Programmer gets fired for automating his job “When he first got his software testing quality assurance job, he spent eight months automating all of the programming tasks. With all of his tasks fully automated by a computer, he was able to literally sit back and do whatever he wanted.” He lived that life for six … Read more
Ideas ruled the world. I thought so, I believed it, and delighted in unveiling and polishing mine where I had them filed. There were many secrets to making money, I was privy to quite a number. If ideas were cash, I was a billionaire at 19. I felt rich even if reality offered no parallel … Read more
The two teachers struggled to quiet the four-, five-year-olds cheering and chanting the names of every child who marched into the classroom — “Desola-Desola-Desola! Henry-Henry-Henry! Emeka!-Emeka!-Emeka! Amina!-Amina!-Amina!“ All of them seemed to be the stars in the class, not one child was singled out. Each child who was cheered joined the throng to welcome others … Read more
Today’s web gems: One-Thing Shops: How about a superstore selling only soda (soft drinks), not a wholesaler, one set up like a supermart? I know of luggage-only shops. I wonder how one can port this idea to other types of businesses. A call for plodding bloggers: Tim Challies encourages Christian bloggers. OpenAI: Artificial Intelligence for … Read more
Who do you fight for? Anyone working in IT has to choose. It is easy to settle into the mould of the tech-overlord who monitors users’ activities and punishes erring behaviour by unplugging the cable or limiting wi-fi access. It’s not ‘us’ against ‘them’. We exist because they are. Then again, they are (remain productive at … Read more
Daddy flies out of bed as the first whimpers reach him in sleep. It is such a joy to rise up two or three times every night, weekdays and weekends, to tend baby. It could be a diaper call or a food assignment. Daddy’s as skilled at changing the diaper as in turning on his … Read more
It’s difficult to save anything — not to talk of the desired 10% — these days with a shrunken income and increased expenses. I want to save money because I know it is important to have something left over for the rainy day; or so that I have ready cash to invest when opportunity shows up; … Read more
There’s always something left, Something you have that God can work with. After all you hold is gone, when the wallet is light, and when the stores are empty, There will be a seed left, some little thing insignificant in your perception But enough for God to turn a miracle in your life.
