Work: it drives us, it provides for us and some of us thrive on it. In my personal experience, I moved from a job that simply paid the bills to a career that I love. As a programmer I can easily become engrossed in a problem or feature. I fully enjoy spending endless hours solving problems clients don’t know they have in a way most people would not understand. One may ask “What is wrong with that? It sounds like you have it great”. While that is true, with too much focus on one subject a person can lose their facets and become dull in both mind and body.

As a youngster growing up, my father, John James Weslaski, was an engineer for the Green Bay and Western Railroad. I cherish the moments of “riding the rail” in the locomotive with my dad at the helm. He was often “on the road,” spending nights in fleabag hotels away from home somewhere between Green Bay and Winona, Minnesota. But, when he arrived home, he always made time for me.

In the last few years, wearable technology capable of supporting complex applications has advanced from the realm of science fiction and R&D into real consumer products. However, the marketplace viability of “wearables” is still in question. How did wearable technology get to where it is today, and where can we expect it to go in the future?

Claire and I will have been married 23 years on September 21st. I still remember the day back in 1990 when we moved to Racine. We moved from Stevens Point where we met and went to college together. I was to do a one-year internship in the Clinical Laboratory Science program at St. Luke’s Hospital. We were taking a chance on Racine and each other.

Since its popularization in the early 90s, email has become a fact of modern life. Email is a backbone of business communication, and many still look forward to receiving emails from friends and family. In many respects, email is simultaneously a more private, decentralized, and versatile format than newer technologies such as social media.

The e-commerce field is highly competitive by nature, spurring perpetual innovation as businesses try to shorten the gap between a user searching for a suitable website and purchasing their product. These include advancements in mobile design and the growing popularity of long-form content.

For those who know me, I live with a hunger of athletic competition. Having caught the triathlon bug ten years ago, I’ve devoted thousands of hours of training to get my body into top physical shape. Swimming, biking, and running have become as natural as breathing, and I planned to continue competing at a serious level for years to come. I found my worth in athleticism, giving everything else a backseat.

Some reports called it the greatest security danger since commercial traffic started flowing through the World Wide Web. Thanks to the vast danger it suggested, along with the colorful name it was given, it swept international news in record speed. You may have been prompted to change your password on many popular websites because of it. However, many are still unclear as to the nature of the Heartbleed bug.

Imagine the following: You decide to go all out and visit a 5 star restaurant for a lavish meal. The venue is amazing, the patrons are well dressed and the atmosphere is top notch. You are handed the menu and the descriptions of the meals whet your appetite for a fantastic meal. Finally the meal arrives. You are surprised. While the description of your meal was accurate, they have packaged it in a paper bag and wrapped it up in something reminiscent of your local fast food joint.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. - Mark Twain