Time makes a difference

 My post on my brief stay at the Holiday Inn Express was good. That hotel stay happened years ago. The post included what I remember about the stay. I used a photo to refresh my memory. It would have been a very different post if I had posted right after the stay. I am certain I would have included more details and maybe highlight different things. There is a good chance I would have been more thorough, more particular about the details (more nitpicky). It is interesting that the purpose of the writing is exactly the same in both posts. However, the end result would be substantially different. My enthusiasm, my approach to writing the other post would have been different.

Known For

 Three things that stand out about me (I need to toot my horn from time to time):

I like to understand and make sense of things. I also have good ideas. My Lessons Project is one of my ideas/projects that stand out. Just aggregating the various lessons was good.

The statistics papers I had out there were the most popular. I excel at statistics.

I am accomplished at research. I have really good papers out there. I am also known for some good research ideas. 

Proverb

 It is true that all that glitters is not gold. It is a wise proverb, isn't it? It leads you to say: If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. There is therefore the need to ask questions and look into things. I know why I am saying these things. I like my lessons in this area too.

Income driven

 I am not doing much, checking my email and such. There is a request to update my repayment plan. I am happy I selected an income-driven repayment plan in the past. When my income is back, I will be able to pay. The plan needs to remain income-driven. No action may be required.

(Email account: moorefo1@gmail.com)

 

Today

 I feel good today. I am making progress with my book. 

I saw an interesting post on Psalm 143 in Facebook. I saw from the included Bible picture that the psalmist used the term "land of uprightness" to refer to what I believe is a straight path. "Land of uprightness" made me think of Enid Blyton's Faraway Tree which is a story of a magical tree that provides access to different lands (the lands are accessed from the top of the tree; one land settles at the top, and the lands move from one to the next sort of like a rotating banner). What a memory! I connect things easily.

Hotel stay

 This #ThrowbackThursday, I remember how grateful I was that a room became available at a Holiday Inn Express in Virginia so that I could stay for a while. I was driving through Virginia on my way home to Maryland. I decided to stop. I quite liked the hotel. I enjoyed the breakfast. From the pictures (shown here: https://fahmeenaodetta.blogspot.com/2022/08/more-travel-pics.html), you can see I had both coffee and hot chocolate!

 A few of my hotel stays are documented in this blog.

 

Interesting book on mistakes

 I stumbled upon a very interesting book on the mistakes made by 25 inflential women at work. I would love to read it. Mistakes are everywhere, I suppose.