Second to last class session today. Working with classmates on group project tomorrow afternoon, and again next weekend each time for a few hours. Then, 5/18 is final class, 30 min presentation for group project, 2 homework assignments due AND the final exam. Group project is 25% of final grade and I think final exam […]
Activities
ToastMasters First Speech Revisited (Final Version)
I gave my first ToastMasters Speech yesterday. Here is the text of the speech – clocked at a few seconds under five minutes. Mr. Toastmaster, Fellow Toasties/Toasters: I spent my first 5 yrs out of high school, going to college, with the end result being NOT a college degree, but rather flunking or withdrawing from […]
Toast Masters First Speech (first rough draft)
So, I joined ToastMasters here at USPS a few weeks ago and I have to give a four to six minute “Ice Breaker” speech to my fellow Toast Masters in a few weeks time, telling them who I am, etc. Here is what I plan on saying, I’m sure I’ll be editing it a bit. [believe it […]
Daily blogging – life experiences – just start doing it!
Sometimes, I share the most boring stuff, which book I just finished reading, which movie we just saw, which TV series/season I just finished. Other times, I wear my heart on my sleeve, writing about feelings, friends, work, etc., and it seems i tend to knock it out of the park on those occasions (go […]
Software Engineering class
FSM (finite state machine), DFD (data flow diagram), PND (petri-net diagram), lions, tigers, bears, oh my. My head is swimming. Actually, I am getting most of this, and have been using some of these methods during my career (partially or otherwise), but, NOT consistently. Need to work on that! My class team of four met […]
