I am proud to announce that I have a second book published. Empowered Collaboration introduces Purpose‑Led Peer Groups (PPGs), a next‑generation model for employee networks that blends belonging with capability building to deliver measurable business results. Unlike traditional ERGs, PPGs embed learning, innovation, and cross‑functional collaboration directly into daily work.
First Book – Sustainability for Business Growth – From Risk to ROI
Grateful for all the support by the team that co-authored my first published work, “Sustainability for Business Growth – From Risk to ROI”
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Aurora from May 10th 2024
Had grabbed a Sony Alpha 7S and used the highest iso settings. Needed to do a noise reduction in Lightroom with the results below:
Learning how to code – Python
A great how-to book has recently been made free-to-use online, Automate the Boring Stuff with Python. It assumes some familiarity with basics but allows new coders to learn basic building-blocks of code that allows them to create useful functions.
Updating Site
Went through a painful experience to update the stack. It went offline and took 4 weeks to troubleshoot. At the end, had a stale http address listed in the nu8m.com registry. Some items left to evaluate are:
- ways to keep the https address from changing with a reboot/restart of the web service
- automated backups to use if the website needs recovered
Happy New Year
Merry Christmas
Great Recipes for Christmas
These are a family favorite since 1994.
Chocolate Pancakes
| 1 1/2 cups | All-purpose Flour | Substitute cake/break flour for more cake-like texture |
| 1 teaspoon | Baking Soda | |
| 1/2 teaspoon | Salt | |
| 1/4 cup | Sugar | Substitute honey for a sweeter pancake, or maple syrup for fall flavor. |
| 1/4 cup | Cocoa | Substitute baking chocolate with butter to have lighter pancake |
| 2 | Eggs | Lightly beaten |
| 1 cup | Milk | Substitute skim milk or soy milk may require adjustment of liquid/flour ration for proper mixture flow on griddle |
| 1/4 cup | Butter | Substitute with margarine or vegetable oil will result in a smoother-texture pancake. Add vanilla for added flavor |
| 1/2 cup | Milk Chocolate Morsels | Fall mix with Dark-Chocolate and Butterscotch chips, for Christmas, use Christmas chips or M&M’s |
Shift together the first five ingredients in a large bowl. Combine eggs and milk; add to flour mixture, sitting just until dry ingredients are moistened. Add melted butter and chocolate morsels, stirring just until combined.
For each pancake, pour about 2 tablespoons batter onto a hot, lightly greased griddle. Turn pancakes when tops are covered with bubbles and edges look cooked. Yields: 18 (4-inc h) pancakes.
The Delaware Heritage Cookbook
The Deaware Heritage Commission
Wilmington, Delaware
The above instructions are as written in the source book. The personal substitutions are in the right-hand column.
I use a cast-iron griddle on a gas range. I set the temperature so the pancakes cook enough in three minutes per side.
I use either the 1/4 cup or 1/2 cup to dispense the batter onto the griddle.
Chocolate Chip Cookies
The Chewy Recipe | Alton Brown | Food Network
This is from an episode, Three Chips for Sister Marsha | Good Eats | Food Network.
For Christmas I would substitute either Christmas Chips or M&M’s in the recipes.
Christmas-time Beer
Old Fezziwig Clone All Grain Recipe (homebrewing.org)
For beer this year, I am trying the Old Fezziwig clone. I added extra Ginger and gave it a little-more kick. Over time the ginger will mellow, so after Christmas it should be a nice Winter beer.
Catching up on Photo Editing
These are images from a family visit to the DIA in 2017. Seem’s like a good time to review and publish visits to public places like Art Museeums.
John
Space Weekend
There were two space-related achievements this past weekend.
Comet Neowise
Captured a few good images of comet Neowise
Comet – one week later
First Satellite QSO – AO 91, Fox 1B
As the satellite moved north, soon to be out-of-range, I was able to snag one QSO