Update

 I am dealing with a lot. It was a very eventful day yesterday and today has issues. Yesterday I straightened out a problem with appointments. I am not sure how that happened. I think I relied on my phone too much. We now have plumbing issues at our house. I am also dealing with transportation issues (my father will be unavailable). I do not like what is happening in my life right now.

About that paper...

 Last time I worked on my compensation paper, I finished rewriting the research problem and got to the quantitative model. I do not want to change the model much (from my school paper). I need to work on it some more.

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sharing

 There is much sharing on the internet. There is the sharing of personal experiences in blogs, on platforms such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Bluesky, and X, on websites, and more. Even the daily writing prompt involves sharing personal information and experiences. A lot of people respond to the daily writing prompt. I like to review what's out there. Sometimes I am surprised by the information people choose to share. I've seen detailed information on health issues and detailed accounts of traumatic experiences.

Some sites seek volunteers to share their story. The stories assist others. An example is this story/post for an association: https://diabetes.org/blog/meet-leora. The contributor, Leora, described diabetes as the scariest thing of her life. I don't believe there are stories like mine there. I had pre-diabetes years ago and was on medication. I am now off of the medication and experiencing life as someone without diabetes. I like to think of these positive things from time to time.

Link to site: https://diabetes.org/blog/meet-leora

Post

 I saw a lot of negative posts about LinkedIn recently. People are complaining that the platform is no good anymore. I think the complaints will lead to changes. I do enjoy reading about people's experiences and lessons in the workplace on LinkedIn. I hope those posts continue.

Today, I found a post on developing the skill of presenting information to others. The poster shared that a graduate student once commented that he should never teach at the university again (an anonymous review). Four years later, he won a distinguished teaching award at the same university. He must be very proud of his accomplishment. Life is a lot like this.

Link to post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/andrewhchurchill_sharing-a-bit-of-my-own-path-here-%F0%9D%9F%AE%F0%9D%9F%AC-ugcPost-7421988831886872577-e2yJ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAABmvj0BFHeOpC8Es9eLm35HBYiDrkydyUo

 

Snow day

 Just as expected, there is a lot of snow out there! I believe schools and offices are closed today. Usually, I would be out there clearing the snow. I cannot. We will pay someone to clear the snow. That is how it is sometimes in this neighborhood.

Storm coming

 It is freezing outside. The weather forecast for our area is freezing temperatures with around 15 inches of snow! I expect that it will take several hours to clear/remove the snow from our front steps and driveway (I usually take care of snow removal in my household - it is difficult and exhausting). As I am unable to get the task done, I expect we will be snowed in for a few days. We tried to stock up on food.

I was afraid that the snow would affect appointments. Luckily, I do not have any appointments scheduled for next week.

I have other issues to deal with concerning appointments. I applied for transportation assistance at a PG County Office. My application was denied. I am looking into options.

I hope to resolve issues quickly. I am not at my best so I know some things will take a while. I hope my life is not affected in negative ways. 

People probably look at me and tell that I am not at my best. My tooth is a dead giveaway. 

My current research situation

 From time to time, I check my preprints for comments such as suggested changes or suggested new papers. I am very happy that some reviewers recommended the papers for others to read (and maybe for publishing). I am making a name for myself in research! Just for your information, my preprints were submitted to journals months and months ago. Publishing is taking a while.

My papers are different and creative. I like what I came up with during my PhD program and beyond. It was a lot of work. I believe people have a high opinion of me from my papers. Maybe there is no need to have the pinned/featured notice for information. I will leave it alone, however.