Summer
Day 131. Summer at Biltmore Estate
Aug
06
2020
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09
2020
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08
2020
Jul
07
2020
Night Walk
Day 102 9:00 PM EST at the beach... walking with a lot of people ... after-dinner-walk, I surmise.
Jul
06
2020
Jun
27
2020
Jun
26
2020
Jun
21
2020
Happy Father’s Day
Day 86. Brunch! Prepared by my family! The most famous chess game — the applause — game 6 of the 1972 world chess championship between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky. Framed as gift to me from my wife, son and daughter. They know I am a Fischer — Spassky fan and chess enthusiast. Thank you to my family for a great Father’s Day celebration!
Jun
20
2020
Jun
16
2020
Another Face Of Racism
Day 82. Just finished watching ‘The Hate U Give’ on Netflix. A movie release in 2018... and it felt like it was made this year... two years later! Must watch movie.
Jun
13
2020
Jun
12
2020
Interesting…
Day 78. Watching ‘Da 5 Bloods’... Timely movie. My son said: ‘It felt like watching real people; great cinematography; has a sense of place’. I agree. Netflix digitally released Da 5 Bloods worldwide on June 12, 2020.[2]Rotten Tomatoes said critics found the film to have "fierce energy and ambition" and to be one of Spike Lee's "most urgent and impactful films" Must watch!
Jun
09
2020
Another Face Of Racism
Day 75. Another film we’ve just watched: I’m Not Your Negro. The film explores the history of racism in the United States through James Baldwin's reminiscences of civil rights leaders Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr., as well as his personal observations of American history. A must watch!
Jun
08
2020
Another Face Of Racism
Day 74. Last night, my family and I watched the premier of ESPN’s ‘Be Water’ under their ‘30 for 30’ series. It’s about Bruce Lee’s life and the racism that he and other people of color faced during that time; how he forged ahead finding ways to advance his vision not just for him but also for all humankind! A must watch!
Jun
08
2020
Yesterday
Day 73. My family and I have just finished watching the movie titled ‘Yesterday’. We loved it! Everything about it is great: the actors, the cast, the places, the plot, the directing, the twists and turns, the songs by the Beatles!!! Everything! A feel-good movie! I recommend it for the whole family to watch.
Jun
06
2020
May
31
2020
Roses
Day 66. Today, the whole family went to Biltmore Estates at Asheville, North Carolina. We had a great time taking pictures... and walking around... hiking. Walked almost 9,000 steps. Since the covid-19 lockdown, this is the first time we got out of the house this far ... 2 hours from our place. It’s great to recharge and relax... specially with family. Biltmore’ Rose garden is in full bloom!
Feb
12
2020
Everyone Needs A Downtime
100% utilization of any system is not good; it is not Lean Agile... 80% utilization or less is best. What is a system? A system is any assemblage or set of correlated members. A human body is a system... needs downtime ... needs rest... needs nourishment. People who are working on a system are also part of that system... they also need downtime. In SAFe, the last iteration of the program increment is called Innovation and Planning'... this is where 'downtime' happens... no usual work is planned into it. Instead, creative endeavors like hackathon, research, learning, retrospective, and planning for…
Nov
04
2019
Chilling with Hot Coffee
It's good to have downtime once in a while to combat 'staleness'. Give your team some slack... downtime... they'll come back refreshed with greater energy. 'Luxury in a cup' -- the foundational idea of the Starbucks business... and its true! I use it as 'downtime in a cup'. Man is meant to produce and rest enough ... not too much rest though ... otherwise the 'weeds will take over the garden'!
Sep
10
2018
Series (7 of 7): Building High-Performing ART — “Give your ART Downtime”
Give your agile Teams and team of Agile teams some downtime...space. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy! The same is true for your ART. Let them be creative and innovative -- away from the current work -- during this downtime. Remember, innovation is very important to any enterprise's future. In SAFe, this downtime is called the 'Innovation and Planning (IP) Iteration. The last iteration before the next Program Increment (PI). Here is another beauty of this IP Iteration -- in addition to being a space for innovation: It is a built-in buffer (albeit small) between Program…