I just read the news story on the courtside appearance of Beyonce's daughter Blue Ivy with her father. From the photo it seemed that the two had a good time. It is good to see that fathers going out with their daughters is mainstream. You may know that I have lunch with my father from time to time. We both like eating at Golden Corral. I think such father-daughter time is useful for discussing issues and sharing ideas.
I can't believe it is Wednesday already. The days are going by quickly. I am spending a lot of time resting. My foot still hurts.
I am having trouble taking care of some things. I like to take care of my business (get started on things and get things moving). I cannot get to CVS Pharmacy to pick up a prescription. I am unable to do some other things (such as take out the trash for pickup). There is the need for workarounds or alternate ways of doing things. It is the current situation. I am dealing with it.
Even my meal intake has changed. I am not eating as I usually do.
Christmas carols/songs always make me feel better. I listened to quite a few Christmas songs today. I enjoyed favorites such as O Holy Night, Little Drummer Boy, and Jingle Bell Rock. The songs helped to put me in the Christmas spirit. I want to also go see Christmas lights/decorations out there. That also makes me feel festive. Hopefully I'll be able to go out despite my aches and pains.
Here is a version of Little Drummer Boy by Pentatonix that I enjoyed:
During the last few days, I was not my normal/usual self. My foot hurt a whole lot. I used a walker to get around. I had trouble walking up and down stairs and moving around. It seems that I am back to rehab days. I am trying to stay positive. I think it is getting better.
As I write this my foot is in pain. My foot is wrapped again to deal with issues the doctor found. I am thankful for doctors and other healthcare professionals. I am thankful for God's grace and guidance. I am thankful for family togetherness. I am thankful for all that happens in my life. I hope that all things in my life work for good.
It is a new day. I just grabbed the playing cards and started a game of Solitaire. I will play Solitaire for a while. I had a question about the wheelchair I got years ago. I have to go look for it. It may come in handy.
The weekend went by quickly. I am doing better this Monday. I will just relax today. I am currently enjoying a can of coconut juice. It tastes much like the fresh coconut water I grew up drinking. Too bad it does not come with the full jelly. I always liked to scoop out the jelly from the cracked coconut and enjoy. Instead there are bits of goodness with the juice. This coconut juice must be a top seller. We all enjoy it.
It is a quiet Saturday. I am a little tired today but feeling good. I had a great idea yesterday which led to me proposing a project to an old classmate. I am so happy I got up, went to the computer, and sent the note. The project felt right and I believe great things can come from it. There is potential, potential, potential! I am certain she will see what I'm talking about. It is important. I trust all will be well. I am thankful for such ideas and look forward to Thanksgiving.
Today I throwback to a day that stands out in Gainesville, FL. When I lived in Gainesville, I was working towards my PhD. My days were filled with lots of work. I enjoyed my PhD courses and tried to do my best at assignments. I made time for other things too. I have several videos from Gainesville. One is a video of a busy highway close to my old apartment. One day, when I went for a usual walk up the road from my apartment, I recorded the video. I remember a police officer came to see what I was doing. Link to video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mbdzNZW5R4A&t=2s.
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I had an appointment yesterday. It was good to be out and about. The appointment (with my doctor) went well. My blood pressure was normal again. The changes in my blood pressure are worrisome. I am gaining weight again. It is a problem.
I spent some time reviewing my information in ResearchGate, Academia.edu, and Google Scholar. The profiles show my school/university as Northcentral University. I would like to update the school/university to National University (Northcentral changed its name to National University) but there is one important issue. I am not enrolled at this time and therefore unable to verify my institutional email address. The school can verify that I am a PhD student on a break. The school is also aware of my publishing efforts.
I noticed a new feature in Academia.edu - podcasts for listening to research papers. The podcasts led me to some interesting research. One is a paper on Designing the User Experience for C4ISR Systems in the US Army. The paper indicates that user experience is important for even military systems. I am happy that this information is shared with non-military professionals. Link to paper: https://www.academia.edu/76955353/Designing_the_User_Experience_for_C4ISR_Systems_in_the_U_S_Army.
I also noticed that ORCID now allows featured works on a profile. I featured some of my papers in my ORCID profile.
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It is a cold, quiet Saturday (49 degrees Fahrenheit). Everything seems still. I will not be doing much today. I am currently enjoying some green tea. Maybe I'll watch TV or watch a movie on YouTube.
Yesterday I found an interesting paper on happiness -- The Secret to Happiness Lies Within You, Or Society - Or Both (https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/secret-happiness-lies-within-you-or-society-or-both) by A. Fell. A quote from the paper:
"'But we all know people in our lives who experience traumatic events yet seem to be happy,' Beck said. ... This suggests a 'top-down' perspective, where happiness comes not from external circumstances, but from personal attitudes and qualities, implying that we can improve happiness by improving our mental states through practices such as mindfulness meditation or therapy, rather than by targeting external factors."
I am feeling less stressed and burdened today (some may say lighthearted). My eye still feels weird and I have other issues but I feel good. Listening to music also does this.
I found a deck of cards in my home. Similar to my current situation, cards may be viewed as evil (associated with gambling and so on) but cards could also be used for fun. For example, snap using cards is a game of matching and fun. I remember playing snap at President's College. The girls enjoyed it. (See more on snap here: https://bicyclecards.com/how-to-play/snap/). I also found a post that shared positive lessons learned from cards (https://grammargoddess.com/lessons-learned-from-playing-cards/). Isn't it interesting? What does this all mean?
I need more days like today.
It is a new day. Today I decided to continue sending my papers to journals for publishing. I did just that. I also need to continue working on the compensation paper. I like that I am active in some way (on a good day such as today).
I had an appointment yesterday. There were problems all over. Even the check in kiosk behaved in a weird way. My blood pressure was high again. I never had high blood pressure. Are these signs?
I had a good time at Golden Corral with my father yesterday. We got there a little earlier than usual - at "brunch time." I didn't eat much. I had an omelette and some other food. It was good to get out of the house. I didn't feel like going out or dressing up but I decided to go and looked pulled together as usual.
My eye is a situation. It was not-so-good yesterday and it is a lot worse today. It feels puffy and is running water. I am not sure how it got this way. I am worried. Maybe I should go to the emergency room. If not, I will have to wait until my appointment with the specialist in a few weeks. My father suggested a special appointment with the specialist. I don't think I can pull that off.
I am not doing much today. One of the things I did was call the Social Security Administration about my application. A decision has not yet been made. I was surprised that an agent assisted me (looked up my info and so on). He said he was working for free during the shutdown.
I thought I should write about my father. I didn't see him for a while because he was not feeling well. From his explanation, it seemed to be a serious issue. During this past week, he came over. I was happy that he did. He was a little thinner but his usual fatherly self. A few days later he brought fruits and other food items. I am grateful. He takes care of me. And, I always appreciate what he does. Thank you to my father. We will be going out for our usual father-daughter lunch at Golden Corral.
I don't believe he is back to normal but I think he will be around for a long while. I don't like the scare.
I can't believe there is all this going on. Life is complicated right now.
Since my last post, a lot has happened. I had my video visit with my primary care physician. It went well. I had a good conversation and the doctor explained quite a lot.
I also submitted my online review players paper as well as my organizational structure and innovation paper to new journals for publishing. I am still experimenting with journals for the online review players paper. It is multidisciplinary and would be of interest to a lot of people. I sent the paper to a strategic management journal and then to a MIS journal. Those journals were not the right fit. The replies were swift and very supportive. One journal recommended a consumer behavior journal which was confusing. Another journal actually recommended two other journals. I think I am making progress with the organizational structure and innovation paper. I submitted it to a journal that hasn't replied as yet.
I am working on the compensation paper again.
I decided to respond to the Wordpress prompt for today 10/18/2025. The writing prompt is: What's something most people don't know about you?
Most people don't know that I started wearing glasses because I needed it for driving. I was around 24 years old. I am not certain how and why my vision declined. I am certain that my eyesight was normal when I was a little girl. I actually remember being able to tell what was displayed on the front of a bus from a distance when I was about 7 years old. I could tell what was on the blackboard in school even though I was not at the front of the class. I did not have pre-diabetes then or some degenerative eye disease.
I am feeling better mostly because of the breakfast I had. I had the McDonald's big breakfast. My sister had it delivered.
I feel out of sorts today. I will not be doing much. I wish the appointment with my primary care physician was today. It is not, however. The appointment is about 8 days away via video. Maybe I should have scheduled an in-person appointment so that I could receive shots. I would like the MMR vaccine and a flu shot.
I requested the MMR vaccine a while back after reading about an outbreak of measles in the U.S. I don't want measles again. I had measles quite young. I must have had the measles vaccine then (I really don't remember). I remember receiving a measles vaccine (MMR) over 20 years ago in order to meet vaccine requirements at The George Washington University (GW).
I see that measles is still a problem.
I just made myself some green tea. I can hear the wind outside. It must be chilly outside. From the sounds outside, staying indoors seems to be the best thing. It will be a quiet day indoors for me.
I submitted my online review industry players paper to a new journal. It took about 15 minutes and I get some exposure. I hope the journal likes the changes.
I also created a Research Spotlight in ResearchGate to feature my organizational structure paper. That took about 5 minutes.
I am happy to spend about half an hour a day submitting papers, writing, and so on to stay busy. This World Mental Health Day, my mental health is good. I am not sad or depressed. I try to stay positive and I am looking forward to better days.
I added another paper as a preprint in ResearchGate (and also Academia.edu). It was inspired by my first signature assignment - the signature assignment on online reviews.
The preprint:
Players and Issues In the Online Review Industry: A Theoretical Investigation
General Academia.edu link (link to my profile): https://northcentral.academia.edu/FahmeenaOdettaMoore
I got up late this morning. I am assisting with my mother's health issues. However, I have issues myself. I need to set up a recommended appointment. I had a cup of tea. I believe I can handle this.
I see AI all around. A Google search now includes an AI overview (as shown below). Another example is AI in Paint (see below). I know that people are also using AI to assist with writing. Although I learned from articles and posts that provide useful information, I need to learn more about writing using AI. I currently write all my papers, letters, and so on without AI input/assistance.
Google search result example:
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Experimental AI in Paint:
I am thinking of signing up to try the experimental features in Paint. This reminds me of experimental work performed on the job. I was once assigned to a rather experimental position after completion of a training program. I was placed in the position with an experimental task/assignment (it is explained in my marketing paper for publishing). I can think of other experimental tasks/work at other organizations. At another organization, I got into designing screens/wireframes because BAs were tasked with additional duties. Maybe I need to include this in a paper.
I ran across AI information links at the bottom of a few of my posts in Facebook. The links provided information on related areas/questions. I like the idea.
Four preprints/papers added to academia.edu with links to publishing paths in blog.
I am up enjoying a cup of tea. I am thinking of the reviewer request from that journal. I am still elated. I submitted my lessons project research paper to the journal many years ago. Because of that paper/project, I guess I am an expert in the career success field/area.
I am thinking of another paper - my motivation paper. I liked that one too. I submitted it to Computers in Human Behavior (journal) many years ago. Suggested reviewers attached to their response/letter were: P. Gaudiano and M. Yadrovskaia. The journal recommended another specialized journal for publishing. I never got around to submitting the paper to the journal. I added the paper as a preprint in ResearchGate just yesterday.
Link to the preprint in ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/396142520_Motivations_to_Use_New_Retail_Technology_An_Analysis_of_Findings_Approaches_and_Issues
An early version of the motivation paper is available in Google Docs: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13cugSQHOoofQuNYUB37DyQGRAwe23Uth/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=102188806763555458254&rtpof=true&sd=true
It was a rewrite of a paper I prepared for a course on qualitative research at Northcentral University.
See the MotivationPaperPublishingPath tag/label for additional information on the paper (the history).
I woke up early this morning. I feel like a cup of tea. Maybe after this post.
I am catching up on my email. I just noticed an invitation to review a paper from a journal. I felt honored. However, I declined. It is not a good time. I am on disability pretty much. I am not certain why the journal referred to me as "Dr.". Maybe it is standard for the letter/email.
Life is complicated.
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It is a good morning in Maryland. I am up early today. I had a rough night. I am worried that I will end up in the hospital again. Maybe there is a facility I could go to to receive care/treatment. I am thinking of a "live in" facility that specializes in what I need. I will talk to my family about it.
I dropped off the letter I prepared for the Social Security Administration yesterday. My father drove me to their building in Seabrook. They now have the letter. I await their decision.
These days I don't do much. I tire very easily. I have a cold. I am hoarse. I am not feeling well.
I am feeling a little better today. It is a good thing too because I need to work on a response to a letter from the Social Security Administration concerning my application for benefits. I have 10 days to respond. I am in the process of writing the response. More writing practice.
New version of the paper on Organizational Structure and Innovation submitted to a reputable journal. I need to work on creating a named collection to show the publishing path of the paper (much like the collections I created for two other papers: https://fahmeenaodetta.blogspot.com/search/label/HandHygieneTechnologyPaperPublishingPath and https://fahmeenaodetta.blogspot.com/search/label/MarketingPaperPublishingPath)
The paper on Organizational Structure and Innovation is available as a preprint in ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/395594500_Organizational_Structure_and_Innovation.
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I am working on the paper again. I am not feeling my best but I like to practice writing. I like what I have so far. The research proposed in my student/PhD paper is clearly important. Maybe I need two papers. I realize there are other important issues.
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Now that I have a good concept map, I can start working on the paper (I don't usually prepare concept maps for my papers; this time was different). I think this will be a paper that raises issues.
The following diagram shows how concepts related to compensation and performance connect. I developed it from the information gathered on compensation in previous posts (for development of a paper for publishing on compensation and performance). I didn't want it to be too large.
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Wordpress prompt for today: How often do you walk or run?
My response:
These days I don't walk a lot outdoors. My neighborhood is very hilly so it takes a lot to walk a short distance from my home. I am unable to drive to another location or to the gym to walk. I do walk a lot when I go shopping at stores like Costco (and that is not very often). A treadmill would be good for exercising indoors.
Starting a few years ago, I had problems with my legs. I was even in rehab to get back to normal walking. Walking isn't the same today. I need to exercise. I don't want the walking to perform daily/typical activities to be difficult. I recall I had trouble walking in the airport the last time I left the U.S. (see my previous post: https://fahmeenaodetta.blogspot.com/2024/03/feeling-good.html).
I feel out of sorts today. My right eye feels puffy and painful. My left eye is also affected. I need to rest.
Incidentally, I received an email for alumni of another school to provide updated contact information, information on achievements, and so on. I provided updated contact information. The email gave me the idea to announce the publishing of papers and my poem book when it does occur. The publisher is supposed to handle the marketing of my poem book, but I can promote the book in outlets such as alumni magazines/connections.
#ThrowbackThursday
Today I throwback to an assignment I prepared for one of my database courses at NCU now National University. In the paper, I pulled together federal and state regulations/rules, standards, and policies that pertain the data protection. The paper was similar to a document I prepared on an audit project at Grant Thornton. However, the topic was different.
I recall that I qualified for that assignment at Grant Thornton because of my auditing background.
Interested in reading more? See this post on database courses at NCU: https://fahmeenaodetta.blogspot.com/2023/08/database-courses.html
I conducted a very brief review of federal and state laws that regulate wages/pay because it is related to my paper on compensation and performance. There are laws that require equal pay, that is equal pay for people holding similar positions and for men and women. However, I read about wage gaps all the time.
There are also regulations that require a minimum wage. I wrote a paper on minimum wage. This also touches on compensation. Maybe I should add this as one of my research areas.
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