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Here am I - forrealone - 01-03-2018
Hi everybody!
I am way new to this forum thing. I don't even know if this will post under "Introduce Yourself" or if it will just land "somewhere".
I beg to differ, Ed, on "older" as I just turned 67. Yikes! Can that actually be true?
I have lived in many countries as both Mom and Dad were CIA. We ended up in Virginia, just outside of DC. Moved to Iowa when I married the first time and had two beautiful daughters. Now, I live in central NC where I must say I have never seen such diversity of Nature from our mountains to the coast. I love it here.
I started programming on punch cards back in the early 70's, designing financial systems and over the years designed, programmed and implemented a whole lotta systems for mom and pops to international corporations. I was good at it. Now, I don't know squat about anything computer related because it's been 14 years since (retired 2004) and you know how much things have changed since then.
I LOVE the Lord. I trust in Him. I believe His Word and I believe His Son lived on this earth and gave us all the most astounding Gift - Himself. I try to follow His Lead and His Example, though fail miserably way too many times. I don't give up though. It is only in my head that I would ever think I am un-forgiven. I live according to my heart, where He dwells. That is the true connection to Him and from Him.
RE: Here am I - Ed Hurst - 01-03-2018
(01-03-2018, 06:36 PM)forrealone Wrote: I beg to differ, Ed, on "older" as I just turned 67. Yikes! Can that actually be true?
Yeah, it's true, but I'm still the old man for now.
Welcome, Sister. It's good to see you here.
RE: Here am I - IainH - 01-04-2018
Quote:I LOVE the Lord. I trust in Him. I believe His Word and I believe His Son lived on this earth and gave us all the most astounding Gift - Himself. I try to follow His Lead and His Example, though fail miserably way too many times. I don't give up though. It is only in my head that I would ever think I am un-forgiven. I live according to my heart, where He dwells. That is the true connection to Him and from Him.
Yay! I mashed the wrong button and posted nothing.
I just wanted to say hello and that I liked your post. I heartily agree with your last paragraph it was a blessing thank you.
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RE: Here am I - forrealone - 01-04-2018
(01-04-2018, 02:07 AM)IainH Wrote:Quote:I LOVE the Lord. I trust in Him. I believe His Word and I believe His Son lived on this earth and gave us all the most astounding Gift - Himself. I try to follow His Lead and His Example, though fail miserably way too many times. I don't give up though. It is only in my head that I would ever think I am un-forgiven. I live according to my heart, where He dwells. That is the true connection to Him and from Him.
Yay! I mashed the wrong button and posted nothing.
I just wanted to say hello and that I liked your post. I heartily agree with your last paragraph it was a blessing thank you.
(Edited by Moderator to remove accidental excess copying.)
Well, hello back atcha, Iain. I easily envisioned your bike ride around your house! What fun!
I look forward to using this forum as means for us all to get to know one another AND more especially, to support and hold one another up.
RE: Here am I - jaybreak - 01-06-2018
(01-03-2018, 06:36 PM)forrealone Wrote: I started programming on punch cards back in the early 70's, designing financial systems and over the years designed, programmed and implemented a whole lotta systems for mom and pops to international corporations. I was good at it. Now, I don't know squat about anything computer related because it's been 14 years since (retired 2004) and you know how much things have changed since then.
I work/worked with a few people at my current company that were involved early on, like you were. Punchcards, knobs, waiting in line to test your program, etc. It's a much different world now, yes. For the book I wrote, I had to do some research on very early computer technology. Pre-digital, very rudimentary monitors; vacuum tubes and what not. That's before your time, I'm sure, but it was interesting to see how people went about things with this new tech they had.
I did nearly 20 years of front-end programming, but I'll be moving on into a slightly different area of UX design at the same company. I'm okay at OOP, but my bigger strengths are product development and figuring out the best way to please users.