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Bamboo
Today’s topic was sparked by a conversation with a co-worker who came into the office to share about his day. He mentioned bamboo, and I left work curious, thinking I did not know much about this fascinating plant. So, I decided to learn more this evening. After a couple of hours of research, here’s what… Continue reading
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Transport
Mom has moved into a memory care facility. The transport happened today, bringing her from Southern New Mexico to Northern New Mexico. I wasn’t capable of being there, as I had to work, and I wonder if my presence would have made a difference. Now she’ll have 24/7 care since she can no longer be… Continue reading
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Setback
Failure is the best teacher. Every setback is a lesson in bold letters, making us wiser and stronger. It drives us to reassess, adapt, and develop resilience. Without those stumbles, we would never reach the heights of real success or fully appreciate them. How have failures shaped me? Experiencing first disappointment can be humbling. Yet,… Continue reading
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El Camino
I’m back- Life has been incredibly eventful since my last post.Writing is cathartic and therapeutic for me, so I wanted to share my latest adventures. I returned to my hometown and realized the situation was worse than I thought. I’ll spare the details as it gets quite personal. From there, I traveled to Wisconsin for a race that was canceled, to Cincinnati for a work training, Oregon to run my 40th state marathon, and then to Atlanta for a job interview. Along the way, I embarked on planning a new and thrilling adventure: walking El Camino de Santiago for my… Continue reading
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Coherent
The evening was overcome with sadness—a profound level of emotional despair with a planned trip back home this week. I was informed of a distressing situation at home. Yes, it involves mom. Mom isn’t doing well. They said she’s okay, but I can’t have a coherent conversation with her anymore. “No, she’s not okay.” I’m… Continue reading
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Chestnut vs Kobayashi
There was an interesting live eating competition on Netflix today, and I found it rather intriguing and peculiar as a sport. Typically not a fan of such things, but I was entertained by the ten minutes of hot dog guzzling. Joey Chestnut became the champion as he managed to down 83 hot dogs in 10… Continue reading
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No Stress
I seem to have become desensitized to stressful situations around me, or perhaps I’ve just become better at problem-solving, so most issues no longer affect me. Even when multiple things went wrong today, I managed to handle it all without feeling pressured or stressed. While others seemed panicked and concerned, I remained calm, knowing that… Continue reading
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Discipline
This weekend, I was reminded of the importance of discipline when motivation is lacking. If you can stick to the process, everything else will fall into place. I’ve learned that life can be unpredictable, but adherence to one’s beliefs and hard work are essential for achieving goals. When the urge to pursue those goals diminishes,… Continue reading
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Hallucinations
Today, my mom called several times, but her conversation was incoherent. She did manage to recall my name, and she mentioned spending time with someone who doesn’t exist anymore; the hallucinations appear to be more frequent now, which is concerning. When my father realized it was me on the line, he picked up the call… Continue reading
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Apriori
Fun Fact Friday: The Apriori Algorithm is a widely used method in data mining, specifically for association rule learning in unsupervised machine learning. It was initially developed in 1994 by Rakesh Agrawal and Ramakrishnan Srikant. The primary goal of this algorithm is to identify frequent patterns. Continue reading
