Misplaced Lens Cap
he wasn't even looking at me and he found me
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occasionally subtle
"I'm Dorothy Gale from Kansas"
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PUT YOUR BEARD IN MY MOUTH
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Love Begins
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Acquired Stardust
oozey mess
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Claire Keane
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I love you, you know that
but sometimesit feels like you’re lookingfor something to break like even on the good daysthere’s this momentwhere everything turns and I don’t always understand it I just stand theretrying to hold on to uswhile it slips and then somehowwe find each other again like we always do and I love that part toothe way you come backthe way we come back I just wishwe didn’t have to fall apart…
Dulce Far Niente
I sit where the light fallsand do not move. Time loosens its grip,slips quietly pastwithout asking to be held. Thoughts drift in and outlike distant waves,never staying long enoughto matter. Nothing is required of me here.Nothing is expected. And in that quiet absence,something gentle returns.
From Data Responsibility to Trust
Let us get real. Most companies talk a big game about data platforms, self-service analytics, and unlocking the potential of data. Then complicated topics like PII enter the scene, creating chaos or prompting many to turn a blind eye to the problem. This is why the role of a data platform owner is critical. Without clear ownership, compliance is not a checkbox; it is a ticking time bomb.…
Sleepless
She doesn’t say no,but she doesn’t say yes,and I’m left in between. I replay her wordslike footprints in snow,already fading. Some nights she feels close,other nights she disappears. And in the silenceI stay awake,trying to understandthe spacebetween what she givesand what I hope for.
Critical Data Elements
This time, I am focusing on Critical Data Elements and, more importantly, the perspectives through which they must be understood. CDEs are not valuable on their own. Their value emerges only when they are placed in the right context, tied to business processes, and supported by clear roles that both contribute to and rely on these perspectives. Before reading this post, I strongly recommend…
Master Data Management Platform Selection
From Tool Evaluation to Operating Model Alignment Selecting a Master Data Management (MDM) platform is often framed as a technology decision. In practice, it is far more consequential. The choice of MDM platform implicitly defines how data governance is executed, how business processes are enforced, and how complexity is managed across the enterprise landscape. This post presents a…
A Double Edged Sword
In modern IT organizations, compartmentalization is the practice of dividing responsibilities, systems, or data domains into clearly separated units. This approach can be incredibly helpful when it brings clarity, control, and protection. It can also create problems when it interferes with collaboration or end to end visibility. Nowhere is this balance more important than in Master Data…
Amor’s Last Arrow
Amor’s last arrowfound you like a warm whisper,a slow‑rising emberbeneath the skin. No haste,just a quiet sparkthat made the world lean closerto your heartbeat. And in that momentyou became a placewhere longing stirsat the slightest touchof thought.
Watching the Temple Dance upon the Waters of Lake Beratan
Gede Kenyang
I am your “bule”you are my Balinese ladieand when you move toward methe island softensas if Bali itself wants to holdyou and me. Your eyes carry the glow of duskgentle gold before nightfalland when you look at methe world slows its breathingas though time lingersjust to witness us. I am the outsideryet your family welcomed mewith the warmth of open doorsand open heartsand they called meGede…
A Visit to Saint Thomas Aquino Catholic Junior High School
A Visit to Tanah Lot, Wrapped in Waves and Quiet Light
CANONICAL MODELS: Adoption Flywheel
For some time now, I have noticed a recurring pattern when teams begin new data or AI initiatives. The business‑oriented layers usually gain momentum first. They are concrete, easy to recognise, and create an immediate sense of progress for stakeholders. The more generalised layers move at a slower pace. These foundational models often receive less attention at first. They are abstract, less…
Artificial Intelligence Isn’t Intelligent
I’m tired of having to pretend that “Artificial Intelligence” is anything close to intelligent. Every day, I watch the hype grow louder, the expectations rise higher, and leaders talk about AI like it’s some sort of digital oracle , a wise machine that understands the world and will magically fix all the problems they don’t want to deal with. It doesn’t take much insight to understand the obvious…
The Unrealistic Promises of AI for Master Data
AI in MDM • Data Governance • Data Quality • Enterprise Data Management For the last two years, the technology world has been obsessed with one idea: AI will change everything. But as with many tech promises, reality is far behind the hype. And if there is one discipline where the promises are loudest, the expectations highest, and the disappointments most predictable, it is Master Data…
MDM vs Data Governance vs Data Quality: No Buzzwords, Just Clarity
If there’s one challenge that trips up almost every organization, it’s this: telling the difference between Master Data Management, Data Governance, and Data Quality. These three concepts get mixed together, squeezed onto the same PowerPoint slide, bundled into the same project, or treated as if they’re interchangeable. And the result is predictable: confusion, slow progress, and expensive…
When Opinions Outvote Facts
Some days it feels like the loudest opinion automatically becomes the truth, at least in American politics. From a distance, you might be forgiven for thinking the whole thing is a logic exercise gone wrong. But the closer you look, the more obvious it becomes that predicate logic was never invited to the discussion in the first place. The problem starts long before the shouting even…