I've been reading a whole bunch of books on management and leadership lately. I've also come across this site filled with leadership tips. It also has a whole bunch of wholesome articles on diverse topics.

I've been reading Carolyn Kepcher's book, Carolyn 101. I also started reading Amy Henry's book, What It Takes, but I had to return it to the public library. I've found that watching Trump's show, The Apprentice, has been very educational indeed.

Bill Rancic's book is also on my list of things to read. Maybe I'll include some of The Donald's own books, but I'm not particularly interested in that. Maybe it's because I'm concerned that the Donald's books will focus too much on the money-making aspect of his work, rather than marketing and team dynamics. I don't know. Whatever the case, I shouldn't pre-judge his works.

I do want to read more business articles in general. The more I can deepen my knowledge, the better. I think this should make me a more skilled and capable techie-type in general.

The term "software engineer" is much-abused and often inaccurate, for reasons explained here.

Just felt like posting a link to the following biochemical animation today.

I had some discussions not long about about Lincoln, slavery, the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address. It amazes me that there are people who demonize Abe so badly. Sure, he wasn't necessarily a great saint, and perhaps he still wasn't properly enlightened about the rights of African-Americans (at least, in comparison to modern society). He had his faults. Still, the way some people speak so viciously about him bothers me terribly.