I started this blog on November 1, 2014. Having now completed my MS in Data Science this past June 2020, I find that I have again some amount of time that can be once again devoted to blogging, as well as the desire to do so. Revisiting my first post, I do find much of the same sentiments expressed there to still be true.
"...I recognize the value of blogging personally for me. It has generated good conversations in the past with others, and I have enjoyed the thought and work that has gone into various posts. It has kept my mind active and my skills sharp. It provides an outlet for creative work that is above and beyond what I do for my day job."
Since writing this, I have been blessed with two children, I have completed a MS in Data Science, and transitioned to a role in Data Science in a leading Seattle area tech company. A lot has happened, but this sentiment remains true. Despite the challenges of family and work life, and especially in the context of 2020 Covid-19 challenges and social unrest, the desire to create, to write, to analyze, to think, remains the same.
Hence my return.
My blog is called "Philosophical Analytics" to combine my love of philosophy and of analytics and to rely on both disciplines to inform and benefit the other. In going forward, I intend to look back and revisit prior blogs, updating, revising, and maybe contradicting my prior self. I also intend to look and move forward with new ideas and interests, hopefully beneficially informed by six additional years of academic, professional, and life experiences.
To quote my past self, " I hope someone out there finds something that I write and do on this blog insightful, intriguing, and interesting. If not, if only I benefit from what I do here, it will still have been worth it."
Let's begin again...
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