Risk, people, and toys
I am writing this on a brand new computer just days before I leave for NECC and hours before an important semi-annual board meeting for my non-profit company. There is nothing like having a video card die on a computer just as you are headed into critical days. Yes, I had thorough back-ups, etc., but the time required to reconfigure everything on a new machine (and new PLATFORM!) does not fit within the 24 hours I had. Thank goodness for a helpful spouse who continued installing things while I ran to an emergency dentist visit (on top of all this!) and a thoughtful boss who said, “Just go buy one NOW” when the display on my old brain machine was shutting off at random times.
Lessons learned:
Each of us is at risk of the unexpected every day. Nothing will ever prepare you.
When push comes to shove, it’s the people who make the difference, not the machines.
New toys are not nearly as much fun on a deadline.
I hope all at NECC will help me continue to learn about this new machine. It IS the people who make the difference.
