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  Believe it or not, I’m still  redoing the categories on my WordPress blog in the Dewey Decimal System.  I’ve had 6 years of creating a taxonomy that doesn’t quite do what I want so why not? Obviously I cover a lot of different topics on my blog. While each post can be categorized by Dewey, tags exist outside the taxonomy and help identify lateral connections that may not have been obvious as I wrote the articles. An additional problem is that most of the things I blog about didn’t exist in the 1870’s when Melvile Dewey created the system.  I’ve used a number of web sites to help me convert the troublesome computer and technology categories.  Fortunately OCLC maintains the DDC on an ongoing basis. I’ve used a number of sites to help me create the taxonomy.  I’d like to share them in case anyone else is considering standardizing their categories. http://www.oclc.org/ OCLC is a library service and research organization whose purpose ...

Almost six years after beginning this blog I have realized that a blog is more easily browsed if the categories are predefined and logical rather than added haphazardly as new posts require new categories. For that reason I’ve decided to use the Dewey Decimal System . The Library of Congress Classification Outline (LCC) is more widely used but it is clumsy and complex. There are vast numbers of books designed to help librarians shelve their holdings. I have been using Dewey.info to verify some categories. The fact that I’m considering the Dewey Decimal system should be a red flag for me. Clearly this blog doesn’t have a focus, and this may discourage visitors who want to read bipolar rants and instead find an article about Australopithecus-munching saber-toothed tigers. Oh well. I yam what I yam. When browsing Amazon.com’s classifications, I came across an interesting book called The Accidental Taxonomist which gives an excellent explanation of developing ...

I am going through some old accounts and found this one.  Just for kicks I took the latest version of the Keirsey Temperament Sorter to see whether I am still INTP, “ The Architect .” This a personality test of sorts that categorizes the client in order to help them better utiliize their strengths. Read more about the Kiersey Temperament Sorter Your Keirsey Temperament Sorter Results indicates that your personality type is that of the Rational . Rationals are the problem solving temperament, particularly if the problem has to do with the many complex systems that make up the world around us. Rationals might tackle problems in organic systems such as plants and animals, or in mechanical systems such as railroads and computers, or in social systems such as families and companies and governments. But whatever systems fire their curiosity, Rationals will analyze them to understand how they work, so they can figure out how to make them work better. In working with problems, Rat...

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Back in the late 1980s I trained to administer a process called a Transition Session. I didn’t finish the training because with my poor social skills I was unable to get enough clients. It’s too bad, because the Transition Sessions were a powerful tool. I’m about to throw out all my notes, but first I thought I’d skim over and see how I have changed since then. And blog any nuggets I come across in the process. There is a lot of material so I’ll spread it out over a few posts. First I thought I’d start off with a couple of open-ended statements that can be used to help clarify goals. Declaration Out of my mastery of ______________ I can be counted upon to notice when I am inclined to flee the challenge; to acknowledge that avoidance to someone; and to get appropriate support, with the purpose of manifesting ______________________ in the universe. Vision Out of my mastery of ______________ I inspire and empower others to ______________ for the pur...

I haven’t been blogging for quite a while. There’s no real reason for it, only excuses. I love being a geekess, a technician, and engineer.  Science is my beautiful, ever-changing universe. But as the years go by it gets more and more difficult to maintain my concentration for an entire 8-hour day. My job performance is so inconsistent that I can’t be counted on to complete a task on schedule. On my last job my boss wanted to lower my already obscenely low pay even lower. So I applied for SSDI.  They turned me down, of course, which means I have 12 – 16 months to wait for the appeal.  Binder and Binder is representing me and that’s a real plus.  On the minus side my psychiatrist of 21 years, the keystone in my SSDI claim, passed away suddenly in December. I will have to find another and be evaluated before the appeal comes up. He was in his early 60s, in great health, a really happy guy. It was quite a shock. RIP, Lynn Cobb Montgomery. He was not only an ex...

Does coat color affect personality? There is some question as to whether a cat’s coat color is a good predictor of his personality. Any cat owner will tell you this is true, and the web has several lists of personality types. This quote provides three possible mechanisms for the relationship between cat coat color and personality type. Coloring can affect the animal’s perceptions, putting him at a physical disadvantage. The chemicals involved in pigmentation are related to, or metabolized to form, neurotransmitters that affect mood. The genetic code for personality is on the same chromosome as the genetic code for coat color. Relationships between coat colouring and behavior appear to occur in a variety of other species, and a number of possible reasons for their occurrence have been suggested. First, changes in pigmentation may directly influence the function of sensory organs. For example, the lack of protective pigment in the iris of albino animals leads to problems of...