Lola Montez Again

Drove up 80, took the Cisco Grove exit, crossed over the Yuba River and turned left at the Forest Service road. There was about 2 inches of snow everywhere with some mud and runoff. The road was good and my Jetta had no problems except when I had to stop on an uphill for some ATV riders. I just canted the front wheels and kept spinning till I got traction and then was on my way again. There's a turn off to Lakes Sterling and Fordyce and I parked there. The road to LM was just not as good as I could have like and I decided I'd dared the elements enough.

I hiked up the S and F road and up is the operative word. Still, I love snow and the elevation. I just took it slow and stopped often. The ATV riders passed me twice as did a white pickup. I hiked for only about an hour and a half and that was it.

Very relaxing, cleared my head and reminded me how satisfying I find the outdoors.

Interesting ideas

One of the things I like about blogger.com is the header which clicks through to a random blog. Here are some interesting thoughts I ran across today:

Comparison of Che Guevara and Osama Bin Laden--They're very similar, yet Che is revered as a leftist icon while Osama is reviled. (written by Gaurav Sabnis from Mumbai, India).

He makes an excellent or interesting point. I would also add, how do we properly respect those who fight for a cause we support, even if their methods aren't good? Or perhaps the method is everything?

More about Pineros

Well, I've done two things. I've sent some email to a forester at and sent email to the reporters at the sacbee.

It seems like a boot, or first aid kit, or safety goggle drive could help. There might be acceptable boots hanging around (people who decided that hard work wasn't for them) or safety goggles or money for first aid kits. I could contact the contractors who hire the workers and distribute the proceeds.

We'll see if I get any responses and if they think it's a good idea.

What's the Spanish word for work boot?

Pineros

The sacbee story about the guest workers who clear and replant our national (and state?) forests is pretty compelling.

I do a lot of hiking, kayaking, snowshoeing and camping in those forests and I like to think that the humans who make them happen are treated well. Apparently not.

I'll have to do some thinking about what my response will be.

Computer problems and frustration

I've been having a few computer problems lately...lost my website cgbikes.com...accidentally erased my internet settings and couldn't log on...installed new antivirus software and now have some lingering bad memory or hard drive sectors that means it sometimes takes 30 minutes to boot up. I usually respond to frustration by quitting. In this case, I kept pig headedly moving forward and now all of the problems seem to be fixed.

Dr Kerzner Best Practices in PM

BP-Stop light control
Earned Value-Difference between managing a project and just monitoring a project. EV is the tool.
2008 PMBOK-Are you managing a single project or a core part of the core business.

How would ADP define project success?

BP in methodology is based on forms, templates, and checklists not policies and procedures.

"The primary benefit of NOT planning is that failue will then come as a surprise rather than being preceded by a period of worry and depression." Slide 89 page 45.

How to calculate ROI for PM training classes.

Estimates of report cost per page: 800 to 1200 dollars.

Should the PMO help to set corporate culture? For example, what about ADP's somewhat laissez faire attitude to completing assignments on time.

Email PM best practices

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